UST909003I4 - Hicks ett al pan granulation of urea - Google Patents
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- the temperature in the pan is maintained from 200 F. upward to 250 F., but preferably from about 200 to 210 F. About 3 pounds of recycled undersize are required per pound of product.
- Novel techniques developed for producing the large, smooth, spherical urea granules include (1) use of large, closely sized urea granules as startup recycle and continuing to recycle only material slightly smaller than the desired product, (2) screening the product of a narrow size range, e.g., 5 +7 mesh, (3) dissolving dust from the dry dust collectors and from the oversize crusher in the urea solution, rather than returning it dry, (4) carefully regulating the urea spray pressure to the pan. With these techniques, successive thin layers of urea were built up on the surfaces of the recycled material. Control of granulation was so precise that only about 1 percent of the pan product was oversize.
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A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING IN A PAN GRANULATED LARGE AND CLOSELY SIXED UREA GRANULES EMINENTLY SUITABLE FOR SULFUR OVERLAY AND THE LIKE, WHEREIN A CONCENTRATED SOLUTION OF ABOUT 98-99 PERCENT CONCENTRATION IS SPRAYED INTO THE PAN GRANULATOR (AS IN MCCAMY ET AL., U.S. 3,165,395) BUT WHEREFROM THE SUBSEQUENT DRYING STEP AND EQUIPMENT IS ELIMINATED. ALTERNATIVELY, MORE HIGHLY CONCENTRATED UREA FEED MAY BE UTILIZED (AS IN THOMPSON ET AL., U.S. 3,408,169) WITHOUT THE REQUIREMENT OF MECHANICAL DEFLECTION INWARDLY OF THE SOLID PARTICLES ACROSS THE FACE OF THE PAN, AND WHEREIN THE SPRAY HEADERS NEED NOT NECESSARILY BE LOCATED IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND QUADRANT THEREOF. THE TEMPERATURE IN THE PAN IS MAINTAINED FROM 200* F. UPWARD TO 250*F., BUR PREFERABLY FROM ABOUT 200* TO 210*F. ABOUT 3 POUNDS OF RECYCLED UNDERSIZE ARE REQUIRED PR POUND OF PRODUCT.
NOVEL TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED FOR PRODUCING THE LARGE, SMOOTH, SPHERICAL UREA GRANULES INCLUDE (1) USE OF LARGE, CLOSELY SIZED UREA GRANULES AS STARTUP RECYCLE AND CONTINUING TO RECYCLE ONLY MATERIAL SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THE DESIRED PRODUCT, (2) SCREENING THE PRODUCT OF A NARROW SIZE RANGE, E.G., -5+7 MESH, (3) DISSOLVING DUST FROM THE DRY DUST COLLECTORS AND FROM THE OVERSIZE CRUSHER IN THE UREA SOLUTION, RATHER THAN RETURNING IT DRY, (4) CAREFULLY REGULATING THE UREA SPRAY PRESSURE TO THE PAN. WITH THESE TECHNIQUES, SUCCESSIVE THIN LAYER OF UREA WERE BUILT UP ON THE SURFACES OF THE RECYCLED MATERIAL. CONTROL OF GRAN ULATION WAS SO PRECISE THAT ONLY ABOUT 1 PERCENT OF THE PAN PRODUCT WAS OVERSIZE.
NOVEL TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED FOR PRODUCING THE LARGE, SMOOTH, SPHERICAL UREA GRANULES INCLUDE (1) USE OF LARGE, CLOSELY SIZED UREA GRANULES AS STARTUP RECYCLE AND CONTINUING TO RECYCLE ONLY MATERIAL SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THE DESIRED PRODUCT, (2) SCREENING THE PRODUCT OF A NARROW SIZE RANGE, E.G., -5+7 MESH, (3) DISSOLVING DUST FROM THE DRY DUST COLLECTORS AND FROM THE OVERSIZE CRUSHER IN THE UREA SOLUTION, RATHER THAN RETURNING IT DRY, (4) CAREFULLY REGULATING THE UREA SPRAY PRESSURE TO THE PAN. WITH THESE TECHNIQUES, SUCCESSIVE THIN LAYER OF UREA WERE BUILT UP ON THE SURFACES OF THE RECYCLED MATERIAL. CONTROL OF GRAN ULATION WAS SO PRECISE THAT ONLY ABOUT 1 PERCENT OF THE PAN PRODUCT WAS OVERSIZE.
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FENSIVE PUBLMATWN UNITED STATES PATENT orrrcn Published at the request of the applicant or owner in accordance with the Notice of Dec. 16, 1969, 869 O.G. 687. The abstracts of Defensive Publication applications are identified by distinctly numbered series and are arranged chronologically. The heading of each abstract indicates the number of pages of specification, including claims and sheets of drawings contained in the application as originally filed. The files of these applications are available to the public for inspection and reproduction may be purchased for 30 cents a sheet.
Defensive Publication applications have not been examined as to the merits of alleged invention. The Patent Ofiice mfies no assertion as to the novelty of the disclosed subject matter.
PUBLISHED APRIL 3, 1973 1909,1303 PAN GRANULATION UF UREA Gordon C. Hicks, 3307 19th Ave., and Melvin M. Norton, Virginia Shores, Rte. 1, both of Shctlield, Ala. 35660 Filed Mar. 22, 1972, Scr. No. 236,882 lint. Ci. C074: 127/00 US. Cl. 260555 1 Sheet Drawing. 9 Pages Specification YO UREA iiDLUTiGlI mum FLOW DIAGRAM OF PILOT PLANT FOR PRODUCTION OF GRANULAR UREA A process for producing in a pan granulated large and closely sized urea granules eminently suitable for sulfur overlay and the like, wherein a concentrated solution of about 9'8-99 percent concentration is sprayed into the pan granulator (as in McCamy et al., US. 3,165,395) but whercfrom the subsequent drying step and equipment is eliminated. Alternatively, more highly concentrated urea feed may be utilized (as in Thompson et al., US. 3,408,169) without the requirement of mechanical deflcction inwardly of the solid particles across the face of the pan, and wherein the spray headers need not mess sarily be located in the upper right hand quadrant thereof. The temperature in the pan is maintained from 200 F. upward to 250 F., but preferably from about 200 to 210 F. About 3 pounds of recycled undersize are required per pound of product.
Novel techniques developed for producing the large, smooth, spherical urea granules include (1) use of large, closely sized urea granules as startup recycle and continuing to recycle only material slightly smaller than the desired product, (2) screening the product of a narrow size range, e.g., 5 +7 mesh, (3) dissolving dust from the dry dust collectors and from the oversize crusher in the urea solution, rather than returning it dry, (4) carefully regulating the urea spray pressure to the pan. With these techniques, successive thin layers of urea were built up on the surfaces of the recycled material. Control of granulation was so precise that only about 1 percent of the pan product was oversize.
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Cited By (6)
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US4352857A (en) | 1978-12-08 | 1982-10-05 | Pcuk Produits Chimiques Ugine Kuhlmann | Spherical crystalline sodium uranate and process of producing same by adjusting the uranium containing solution in crystallizer |
US6293985B1 (en) | 1998-04-17 | 2001-09-25 | Airborne Industrial Minerals | Fertilizer granulation method |
US6331193B1 (en) | 1998-04-17 | 2001-12-18 | Airborne Industrial Minerals Inc. | Wet granulation method generating sulfur granules |
US6454979B1 (en) | 1998-04-17 | 2002-09-24 | Airborne Industrial Minerals Inc. | Wet granulation method for generating granules |
US6582637B1 (en) | 1999-05-05 | 2003-06-24 | Agronomic Growth Industries Ltd. | Compost granulation method |
US9624139B2 (en) | 2013-12-03 | 2017-04-18 | The Andersons, Inc. | Water-dispersible particles formed with granules embedded in crystallized matrix |
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Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4352857A (en) | 1978-12-08 | 1982-10-05 | Pcuk Produits Chimiques Ugine Kuhlmann | Spherical crystalline sodium uranate and process of producing same by adjusting the uranium containing solution in crystallizer |
US6293985B1 (en) | 1998-04-17 | 2001-09-25 | Airborne Industrial Minerals | Fertilizer granulation method |
US6331193B1 (en) | 1998-04-17 | 2001-12-18 | Airborne Industrial Minerals Inc. | Wet granulation method generating sulfur granules |
US6454979B1 (en) | 1998-04-17 | 2002-09-24 | Airborne Industrial Minerals Inc. | Wet granulation method for generating granules |
US6582637B1 (en) | 1999-05-05 | 2003-06-24 | Agronomic Growth Industries Ltd. | Compost granulation method |
US9624139B2 (en) | 2013-12-03 | 2017-04-18 | The Andersons, Inc. | Water-dispersible particles formed with granules embedded in crystallized matrix |
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