Mixer for ceramic feedstock pellets with a tank, a mixing means, and heat exchange means including cooling means for the cooling of the content of this tank.

Control means control the heat exchange means which include heating means arranged to heat the content of this tank to a temperature comprised between a lower temperature (TINF) and a higher temperature (TSUP) stored in a memory for a specific mixture, and the heating means exchange energy with a heat exchange and mixing temperature maintenance circuit, external to this tank, and wherein the thermal inertia of this circuit is higher than that of this fully loaded tank.

The invention also concerns a method for mixing raw material for powder metallurgy, implementing a specific injection moulding composition and a specific binder.

A hot mix asphalt (HMA) or warm mix asphalt (WMA) plant features material transfer by shear action of segmented screws and directional flights standing on an inner drum. Indirect convective material heating is initiated by a heating source located inside of the inner drum. Material mixing, heating, melting, and uniform coating, all take place as a single simultaneous process. As the result of processing, regular HMA (or WMA) or up to 100% RAP (or ARS) recycled HMA (or WMA) can be produced. Many heat sources, such as a conventional oil burner and the surface combustion burner, may also be utilized in the plant. The plant may be combined with paving units for an integrated, mobile paving system.

The subject invention provides a portable warm asphalt preparation apparatus and a process for the production of warm asphalt. In addition to a source of granular plastic and a source of mineral aggregate that, together form an asphalt feed material, the apparatus comprises a first receptacle having an inlet for introducing the asphalt feed material into a chamber, a floor at an inclined plane, and an outlet for discharging asphalt from the chamber. A source of heat supplies heat to the asphalt feed material. The apparatus also has a conveyer for mixing the asphalt feed material and transporting a resultant warm mixture towards the outlet. The apparatus further comprises a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature within the chamber, and a controller that activates or deactivates the heater based on input from the temperature sensor.