An ingredient blending apparatus is disclosed which blends a plurality of ingredients into a homogeneous blend. The apparatus includes a container which receives various ingredients in a prescribed amount. A vacuum motor has its intake side in communication with the interior of the container to suck the ingredients from the container and blow the same into a blending chamber. The ingredients blown into the blending chamber are mixed and recycled into the vacuum motor and the blending chamber until the ingredients are properly mixed or blended. When the ingredients are properly mixed or blended, they may be sent to an ingredient collection apparatus.

The present invention is directed to an applicator having an agricultural product mechanical and/or pneumatic conveying system which transfers particulate material from one or more source containers to application equipment on demand, and meters the material at the application equipment. The conveying system includes a static distributor interconnecting the supply lines of the conveying system with the distribution lines connected to the individual nozzles. The static distributor includes internal structures that effectively divert the incoming particulate material evenly across the interior of the static distributor such that the particulate material is evenly distributed into each of the distribution lines. The static distributor accomplishes this without the need for any moving parts or control systems/devices. In addition, damage done to the particulate material flowing through the distributor is not high, and the operation of the distributor creates a lower pressure drop across the distributor than prior art vertical distributors.

In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, systems and methods for efficiently managing bulk material are provided. The disclosure is directed to systems and methods for efficiently combining additives into bulk material being transferred about a job site. The systems may include a support structure used to receive one or more portable containers of bulk material, and a mulling device disposed beneath the support structure to provide bulk material treatment capabilities. Specifically, the mulling device may facilitate mixing of coatings or other additives with bulk material that is released from the portable containers, as well as transfer of the mixture to an outlet location.

Provided is a quinacridone solid solution pigment that develops a color more clearly than a conventional pigment does. The quinacridone solid solution pigment includes at least two kinds of quinacridone-based pigments including unsubstituted quinacridone and 2,9-dialkylquinacridone. When a diffraction peak intensity at a diffraction angle 2? of 5.9??0.2? and a diffraction peak intensity at a diffraction angle 2? of 6.4??0.2?, which are obtained by X-ray diffractometry, are represented by T1 and T2, respectively, T1 and T2 satisfy T2/(T1+T2)?0.13.

Provided is a quinacridone solid solution pigment that develops a color more clearly than a conventional pigment does. The quinacridone solid solution pigment includes at least two kinds of quinacridone-based pigments including unsubstituted quinacridone and 2,9-dialkylquinacridone. When a diffraction peak intensity at a diffraction angle 2? of 5.9??0.2? and a diffraction peak intensity at a diffraction angle 2? of 6.4??0.2?, which are obtained by X-ray diffractometry, are represented by T1 and T2, respectively, T1 and T2 satisfy T2/(T1+T2)?0.13.

An organic peroxide composition in solid form comprises a) at least one organic peroxide of the formula

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wherein each R is individually chosen from Cis alkyl groups; b) at least one water retaining agent that is a solid at room temperature; and c) water.

An organic peroxide composition in solid form comprises a) at least one organic peroxide of the formula

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wherein each R is individually chosen from Cis alkyl groups; b) at least one water retaining agent that is a solid at room temperature; and c) water.

The system, in one aspect, includes a first bulk storage container for holding a first bulk dry flowable material having a first dispensing assembly coupled with a first outlet, and a second bulk storage container for holding a second bulk dry flowable material having a second dispensing assembly coupled with the second outlet. The system, in one aspect, may further include a mixed storage vessel, as well as a controller in communication with the first dispensing assembly and the second dispensing assembly, the controller programmed to cause the first dispensing assembly to discharge the first amount of the first dry flowable material to the mixed storage vessel and cause the second dispensing assembly to discharge the second amount of the second dry flowable material to the mixed storage vessel over a comparable time period based upon weight based readings the controller receives from first and second load cells.

A device for mixing powders by cryogenic fluid, characterised in that it comprises at least: a chamber for mixing powders, comprising a cryogenic fluid; a chamber for supplying powders in order to allow the powders to be introduced into the mixing chamber; means for agitation in the mixing chamber so as to allow the mixing of the powders placed in suspension in the cryogenic fluid.

Animal litter having up to a sixty percent reduction in bulk density can be produced by combining flat-shaped cellulosic materials and sodium bentonite clay. Not only is the resulting litter lighter, but it also maintains a high clump strength as compared to clay-based animal litters that contain greater than ninety percent by weight sodium bentonite clay.