Provided are: [1] a foaming method including: a step (X) of mixing a foamable composition containing a foaming agent (A) having a time required for a reduction in dynamic surface tension thereof to start of 60,000 ms or less, which is measured by a maximum bubble pressure method, and an organic solvent (B), and a gas, and foaming the composition; and a step (Y) of reducing the size of foam with a porous body; and [2] an article including: a foam discharge container; and a foamable composition in the foam discharge container, wherein the foamable composition contains a foaming agent (A) having a time required for a reduction in dynamic surface tension thereof to start of 60,000 ms or less, which is measured by a maximum bubble pressure method, and an organic solvent (B), and wherein the foam discharge mechanism of the foam discharge container includes a porous body.

An apparatus for controlling viscosity of a slurry includes a mixing module mixing raw materials for a secondary battery, and a processor performing machine learning for prediction of viscosity of the slurry, predicting viscosity of the slurry in real time during a mixing process through machine learning, and adjusting conditions of the mixing process performed by the mixing module such that a predictive viscosity of the slurry meets a target viscosity.

The invention relates to an emulsification device for continuously producing emulsions, nano-emulsions, and/or dispersions having a liquid crystalline structure, comprising a) at least one mixing system, b) at least one drive for the stirring element, and c) at least one delivery unit for each component or each component mixture.

The invention relates to an emulsification device for continuously producing emulsions, nano-emulsions, and/or dispersions having a liquid crystalline structure, comprising a) at least one mixing system, b) at least one drive for the stirring element, and c) at least one delivery unit for each component or each component mixture.

A stirring device includes: a stirring tank that accommodates a fluid; a fluid blade that is rotated to make the fluid flow in the stirring tank; and a stirring blade that is provided between a bottom portion of the stirring tank and the fluid blade, is rotated to stir the fluid, and includes a substantially-plate-shaped blade portion that extends from a rotary shaft of the stirring blade to a side wall of the stirring tank, in which a normal direction of a stirring surface of the substantially-plate-shaped blade portion is inclined with respect to both an axial direction of the rotary shaft and a rotation direction of the blade portion, and a blade diameter of the substantially-plate-shaped blade portion in an extension direction is between about 50% and 70% of a tank diameter of the stirring tank.

The present application relates to a silicon-based negative electrode slurry, a preparation method therefor and a negative electrode piece. The preparation method comprises: (1) mixing CMC and a solvent to obtain a primary adhesive solution; (2) mixing PAA, a silicon-based negative electrode material, a conductive agent, a solvent, and the obtained adhesive solution, then performing double planetary mixing to obtain a secondary glue solution; (3) mixing a solvent and the obtained secondary adhesive solution to obtain a coarse slurry; and (4) mixing the SBR and the obtained coarse slurry to obtain a silicon-based negative electrode slurry. In the homogenization method of the present application, after the PAA and the SBR are incorporated in separate steps, a three-dimensional cross-linked network can be formed, good tensile behavior is exhibited, a bonding effect is improved, same can adapt well to volumetric expansion of silicon negative electrodes, and the cycling stability of silicon negative electrodes is improved.

A mixing device is configured for the continuous provision of a gelling mass for a molding machine. The mixing device includes an inlet, an outlet and a conduit section which is situated between the inlet and the outlet and into which at least one admixing conduit runs out, via which admixing conduit a substance to be admixed can be fed such that the substance to be admixed is mixed with a base mass which is fed through the inlet, in a mixing region in the conduit section. The mixing device is configured in a manner such that the spatial distance between the outlet and the mixing region in which the substance to be admixed is mixed with the base mass, can be changed. A molding machine with such a mixing device and to a method for processing a flowable and gellable mass are provided.

The invention relates to a process for storing a toluene diisocyanate and high boilers containing mixture by feeding the toluene diisocyanate and high boilers containing mixture into a storage vessel (23) and agitating the toluene diisocyanate and high boilers containing mixture. The invention further relates to a process for working up a toluene diisocyanate comprising crude reaction product, comprising: (a) removing solvents from the toluene diisocyanate comprising crude reaction product (1) in a solvent removal (3), thereby obtaining a crude toluene diisocyanate (7); (b) removing toluene diisocyanate from the crude toluene diisocyanate (7) in a toluene diisocyanate removal (9), thereby obtaining purified toluene diisocyanate (11) as a product and a toluene diisocyanate comprising residue (13), or feeding the toluene diisocyanate comprising residue (13) into a hydrolysis in which the toluene diisocyanate is hydrolysed, thereby forming the respective toluene diamine; (c) feeding the toluene diisocyanate comprising residue (13) into a dryer (15) in which an essentially toluene diisocyanate comprising stream (17) and a dryer residue (19) are obtained; (d) recycling the essentially toluene diisocyanate comprising stream (17) into the toluene diisocyanate removal (9) in step (b); wherein at least part of the toluene diisocyanate comprising residue (13) is stored in a storage vessel (23).

The present application relates to a silicon-based negative electrode slurry, a preparation method therefor and a negative electrode piece. The preparation method comprises: (1) mixing CMC and a solvent to obtain a primary adhesive solution; (2) mixing PAA, a silicon-based negative electrode material, a conductive agent, a solvent, and the obtained adhesive solution, then performing double planetary mixing to obtain a secondary glue solution; (3) mixing a solvent and the obtained secondary adhesive solution to obtain a coarse slurry; and (4) mixing the SBR and the obtained coarse slurry to obtain a silicon-based negative electrode slurry. In the homogenization method of the present application, after the PAA and the SBR are incorporated in separate steps, a three-dimensional cross-linked network can be formed, good tensile behavior is exhibited, a bonding effect is improved, same can adapt well to volumetric expansion of silicon negative electrodes, and the cycling stability of silicon negative electrodes is improved.

Apparatus for mixing polymer, the apparatus comprising (i) a mixer housing including an internal chamber, said internal chamber having first and second sections in fluid communication with each other through a passageway; (ii) a first ram received in said first section; and (iii) a second ram received in said second section, where the apparatus is adapted to receive a composition including polymer within said internal chamber and move said composition between said first and second chambers through said passageway by operation of said first and second rams.