2015 年 58 巻 p. 82-85
The features of the wet agglomeration machine FLEXOMIX which has a mixing chamber consisting of a rotor shaft with knife blades and flexible rubber wall for the self-cleaning is introduced together with some examples of its applications focusing on the processing of absorptive polymer. This machine is capable of producing agglomerated particles with high flowability and solubility as well as high uniformity by wet mixing agglomeration with a small amount of liquid. The particle size distribution of the products can be easily controlled by changing moisture content of the material, and the blade angle and rotation speed of the machine. Thanks to the unique cleaning mechanism, it also enables to carry out continuous operation with adhesive materials and shows high capacity because of the short residence time.