Disclosed cyclonic flow-inducing pumps overcome drawbacks associated with known adverse flow conditions that arise from flow of certain types of materials through a material flow conduit. Such cyclonic flow-inducing pumps provide for flow of flowable material within a flow passage of a material flow conduit (e.g., a portion of a pipeline, tubing or the like) to have a cyclonic flow (i.e., vortex or swirling) profile. Advantageously, the cyclonic flow profile centralizes flow toward the central portion of the flow passage, thereby reducing magnitude of laminar flow. Such cyclonic flow profile provides a variety of other advantages as compared to a parabolic flow profile such as, for example, increased flow rate, reduce inner pipeline wear, more uniform inner pipe wear, reduction in energy consumption, reduced or eliminated adverse considerations such as slugging.

Provided is a method for extracting plasmid DNA in bacteria, realizing lysis and neutralization during plasmid production in two mixing assemblies connected in series, and comprising the following steps: (1) mixing, (2) lysing, and (3) neutralizing. Step (1) is completed in a first mixing assembly; step (2) is completed in a lysis helical tube; step (3) is completed in a second mixing assembly; and the first mixing assembly, the lysis helical tube and the second mixing assembly are sequentially connected in series. A device used in the plasmid preparation process is simple, is convenient to operate, is low in costs, can remove a large amount of impurities during cell lysis without professional customized device and expensive device, has safe components, realizes automatic continuous lysis, and facilitates industrial production.

Provided is a method for extracting plasmid DNA in bacteria, realizing lysis and neutralization during plasmid production in two mixing assemblies connected in series, and comprising the following steps: (1) mixing, (2) lysing, and (3) neutralizing. Step (1) is completed in a first mixing assembly; step (2) is completed in a lysis helical tube; step (3) is completed in a second mixing assembly; and the first mixing assembly, the lysis helical tube and the second mixing assembly are sequentially connected in series. A device used in the plasmid preparation process is simple, is convenient to operate, is low in costs, can remove a large amount of impurities during cell lysis without professional customized device and expensive device, has safe components, realizes automatic continuous lysis, and facilitates industrial production.

Apparatus uses engineered collection media to recover mineral particles in a slurry. The apparatus has a tumbler cell and a rotation device to rotate the tumbler cell. The tumbler cell has a container to hold a mixture of the engineered media and the slurry containing the mineral particles. The container is turned such that at least part of the mixture in the upper part of the container is caused to interact with at least part of the mixture in the lower part of the container. As such, the contact between the engineered media and the mineral particles is enhanced. The surfaces of the engineered media are functionalized with a chemical having molecules to attract the mineral particles to the surfaces so as to form mineral laden media. After the mineral laden media are discharged from the tumbler cell, the mineral particles can be separated from the engineered media by stripping.

Disclosed cyclonic flow-inducing pumps overcome drawbacks associated with known adverse flow conditions that arise from flow of certain types of materials through a material flow conduit. Such cyclonic flow-inducing pumps provide for flow of flowable material within a flow passage of a material flow conduit (e.g., a portion of a pipeline, tubing or the like) to have a cyclonic flow (i.e., vortex or swirling) profile. Advantageously, the cyclonic flow profile centralizes flow toward the central portion of the flow passage, thereby reducing magnitude of laminar flow. Such cyclonic flow profile provides a variety of other advantages as compared to a parabolic flow profile such as, for example, increased flow rate, reduce inner pipeline wear, more uniform inner pipe wear, reduction in energy consumption, reduced or eliminated adverse considerations such as slugging.

A resin dispensing apparatus includes a supply unit including a syringe having an internal space configured to hold a phosphor-containing resin. An agitator is disposed in the internal space. The supply unit is configured to rotate at least one of the syringe and the agitator to prevent settling of phosphor contained in the phosphor-containing resin. A discharge unit includes a cylinder having a discharge nozzle through which the phosphor-containing resin, received through a connecting pipe connected to the syringe, is discharged. A piston provides pressure to discharge the phosphor-containing resin through the discharge nozzle inside the cylinder.

In a reaction apparatus, a kiln part includes a supply port configured to receive a raw material supplied to one end side thereof, a discharge port configured to discharge a reaction product to another end side thereof, a cylindrical par extending along and rotatable around a central axis thereof, and a baffle plate provided so as to extend from an inner wall of the cylindrical part and pass through a central area of the cylindrical part including the central axis thereof. A driving part rotates the kiln part around the central axis. A heating part heats an outer peripheral part of the kiln part. The kiln part is configured so that a received predetermined raw material is conveyed to the discharge port along the central axis while being in contact with the baffle plate.

A mixing machine for continuously mixing powder material in a liquid flow, including a mixing body including: a mixing section in which a rotor is rotatably mounted, a liquid inlet section located above the mixing section, and a powder inlet section located above the liquid inlet section The powder inlet section is movable between a closed position and an open position, such that in the closed position the powder inlet section closes an upper edge of the liquid inlet section, and in the open position the powder inlet section is detached from the upper edge of the liquid inlet section.

The invention relates to a mixing conveyor for an injection molding system, in particular a thixomolding injection molding system, or the like for conveying a granule-powder mixture, comprising the following: a mixing container (10), with at least one feed (11, 13) for granular material (12) and/or powdery material (14); and at least one mixing device (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d) which is designed to mix the granular material (12) and the powdery material (14) to form a granule-powder mixture; and a mixing container outlet (15), which can be arranged in particular in the vicinity of a melting area (51) of the injection molding system (50) or the like, and is designed to discharge the granule-powder mixture or to feed it to the injection molding system (50) or the like for at least partial melting.

The invention relates to a mixing conveyor for an injection molding system, in particular a thixomolding injection molding system, or the like for conveying a granule-powder mixture, comprising the following: a mixing container (10), with at least one feed (11, 13) for granular material (12) and/or powdery material (14); and at least one mixing device (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d) which is designed to mix the granular material (12) and the powdery material (14) to form a granule-powder mixture; and a mixing container outlet (15), which can be arranged in particular in the vicinity of a melting area (51) of the injection molding system (50) or the like, and is designed to discharge the granule-powder mixture or to feed it to the injection molding system (50) or the like for at least partial melting.