CA2080701A1 - Treatment of particulate materials with reticulated cellulose - Google Patents

Treatment of particulate materials with reticulated cellulose

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CA2080701A1
CA2080701A1 CA002080701A CA2080701A CA2080701A1 CA 2080701 A1 CA2080701 A1 CA 2080701A1 CA 002080701 A CA002080701 A CA 002080701A CA 2080701 A CA2080701 A CA 2080701A CA 2080701 A1 CA2080701 A1 CA 2080701A1
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John A. Westland
R. Scott Stephens
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Abstract

Particulate materials; particularly fine particles of clay animal litter, are agglomerated using a reticulated cellulose product formed by growing Acetobacter. Treatment with such reticulated cellulose also enhances the liquid absorbency of particulate ma-terials.
CA 2080701 1990-04-20 1991-04-16 Treatment of particulate materials with reticulated cellulose Expired - Fee Related CA2080701C (en)

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IT1262947B (en) * 1992-06-17 1996-07-22 Bayer Italia Spa GRANULATES, PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE

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US2792298A (en) * 1954-04-09 1957-05-14 Freeman Horace Iron oxide reduction
US2804373A (en) * 1955-05-05 1957-08-27 Int Minerals & Chem Corp Process for purifying magnesium oxide
DE2335669A1 (en) * 1973-07-13 1975-02-06 Metallgesellschaft Ag PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF ORECAKE HOT BRIQUETTES FOR SELF-DIVIDING

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