Patent attributes
A particle size reducing method using a ball mill, a vortexer, a Taylor-Couette flow-inducing device (TCFID), a homogenizer, and a dryer. A feedstock with a first particle size is provided to the processing system. In the ball mill, the particle size of the feedstock is reduced to a second particle size. The feedstock is mixed with a carrier fluid to create a working fluid, wherein particles of the feedstock are suspended within the carrier fluid. The particle size is reduced to a third particle size in the vortexer, producing a second reduced working fluid. The third particle size is reduced with the TCFID to a fourth particle size, producing a third reduced working fluid. Using the homogenizer, the distribution of particles in the third reduced working fluid is normalized. In the dryer, the carrier fluid of the working fluid is separated from the particles to produce a granular material.
