A device and method for preparing a nano-fragmented product. A polysaccharide slurry is circulated in a polysaccharide supply path (3) via a chamber (2). Specifically, using a pump (8), the polysaccharide slurry in a tank (7) is circulated in a circulation path (9) which is formed using a vinyl hose, a rubber hose or the like. On the other hand, another slurry than the polysaccharide slurry is circulated through a second fluid medium supply path (4) as another circulation path via the chamber (2). Specifically, using a pump (11), the slurry other than the polysaccharide slurry in a tank (10) is caused to pass through a heat exchanger (12) and a plunger (13) and thereby circulate in the other circulation path. The slurry other than the polysaccharide slurry circulated in the second fluid medium supply path (4) is orifice-injected against the polysaccharide slurry circulated in the polysaccharide slurry supply path (3) and flowing through the chamber (2).

A jet milling mechanism includes an impeller with a plurality of rotating members mounted for rotation in a housing. Each rotating member has multiple negative pressure blades formed thereon for producing multiple negative pressure zones therebetween and multiple positive pressure blades formed thereon for producing multiple positive pressure zones between the positive pressure blades. The pressure blades define at least four grinding areas each distributed circumferentially about the rotating member. Each of the negative and positive pressure blades has a straight portion and an arcuate portion, and upon rotation of the impeller, the pressure blades divert material-containing air to flow into corresponding grinding areas sequentially in one direction by way of the negative pressure zone and in another direction by way of the positive pressure zone to define a two-phase flow. The jet milling mechanism is installed on a motor shaft of a jet mill.

A vortex device for disintegrating a material is intended for preparing fine powders. The device includes a cylinder-like housing (1) having a first inlet aperture (2) and secondary inlet apertures (4) for delivering an energy carrier. Outlet apertures (6) and (7) are disposed in the wall of the housing (1) and in the bottom, and a loading aperture (5) is disposed in a cover. The inlet apertures (2, 4) are configured along the full height of a side wall of the cylinder-like housing (1), moreover, the first inlet aperture (2) is oriented at a lesser angle relative to the radius of the housing (1) than at least two secondary apertures (4) and is opposed to the latter in terms of the direction of delivery of the energy carrier about the axis of the housing. Vortex generators (3) are disposed next to the secondary inlet apertures (4).

A method for algae disruption includes: a thermal treatment of microalgae belonging to Heterokontophyta at a pH of 3.5 or more and 9.5 or less and a temperature of 40 C. or more and 65 C. or less; and a physical treatment of the microalgae using a high pressure dispersion apparatus, the physical treatment following the thermal treatment.

A graphene preparing apparatus for exfoliating graphite includes a high-pressure water pump for generating a high-pressure flow of water, a waterjet nozzle for receiving the water and for generating a pulsed or cavitating waterjet, a graphite supply vessel having a supply duct for supplying graphite powder, an exfoliation chamber that has a first inlet for receiving the waterjet and a second inlet for receiving the graphite powder, an outlet through which a graphite slurry is expelled from the exfoliation chamber, a filtering unit downstream of the exfoliation chamber for separating graphene from the slurry and a graphene collection tank for collecting the graphene.

A comminution system for heterogeneous materials includes pumps, a source of liquid in fluid communication with the pumps, a source of heterogeneous material, a mixer to combine the heterogeneous material and the liquid, and nozzles in fluid communication with the pumps, respectively. The pumps are in straight-line alignment with the nozzles. The nozzles receiving the heterogeneous material combined with the liquid direct the combined slurry to an impact zone where the fractions of the heterogeneous material are disassociated.

Various wear resistance designs may be applied to a reactor configured to facilitate chemical reactions, and/or comminution using shockwaves created in a supersonic gaseous vortex. The reactor may include a rigid chamber having a substantially circular cross-section. A first gas inlet may be configured to introduce a high-velocity gas stream into the chamber. A first replaceable wear part may be disposed in the chamber to absorb wear impact caused by the gas stream. In some implementations, the first replaceable wear part may be a cylindrical rod continuously fed into the chamber. In some implementations, the first replaceable wear part may be coated with, or composed of, a catalytic material, and/or may be electrically isolated from the rest of the reactor. In some implementations, a second gas inlet may be disposed to steer the gas stream to a desired area within the chamber to even out the wear impact.

An appliance is disclosed for the size-reduction and drying of waste material. An essentially funnel-shaped vessel has a cylindrical attachment, on which at least two air inlets for introducing compressed air (L) are arranged in a manner distributed over a periphery of the cylindrical attachment, with an exit opening for size-reduced material (G) on a base of the funnel-like vessel. An air outflow opening is larger in diameter than the exit opening and lies opposite the exit opening. An ultrasonic nozzle with a Venturi function arranged on each of the at least two air inlets which are distributed over the periphery of the cylindrical attachment such that fed air (L) will be introduced in a peripheral direction of the cylindrical attachment and of the funnel-shaped vessel.

The invention is a method for producing milled elastomer, comprising the steps of directing a liquid jet from at least one nozzle on an elastomeric material moving in an at least partially transversal direction with respect to the discharge direction of the at least one nozzle. In the method according to the invention the liquid jet directed on the elastomeric material has a pressure of 650-1350 bar, and the elastomeric material is moved with respect to the at least one nozzle such that, in a first phase adapted for disintegrating a surface of the elastomeric material, the elastomeric material has a first forward-feed rate of 10 to 20 mm/s at a point of impact of the liquid jet in a direction transverse to the discharge direction, and, in a second phase after disintegrating the surface, the elastomeric material has a second forward-feed rate being decreased with 35-65% compared to the first forward-feed rate. The invention is, furthermore, an apparatus for producing milled elastomer.

A device and method for counter collision treatment. The device includes: first and second nozzle means oppositely disposed so as to inject jets of a highly pressurized fluid into a body protective ring; the injection directions of the first and second nozzle means are determined so as to intersect with an angle at one point located in front of the nozzle orifices thereof. Further, the jets from the first and second nozzle means are caused to collide with each other to thereby effect homogenization of the fluid by impact-fragmentation. Yet further, one of the first and second nozzle means is provided with a turning mechanism for enabling the nozzle to turn around the fixed injection direction as the axis of the turn while keeping the injection direction unchanged.