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Bulk delivery of crosslinkable aqueous slurry explosive with crosslinking agent in a separate feed

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6935132
A method is described for bulk delivery of an aqueous slurry blasting agent to the packaging unit of an explosive plant or into the borehole of a blasting operation by pumping through a conduit. A suspension is injected into a moving stream of pumpable aqueous slurry blasting mixture containing guar gum under controlled conditions of pH whereby the end product emerging from the conduit is crosslinked to a desired degree of firmness. (10 claims)
Assignee:
Hercules Inc.
Patent Number(s):
US 3523048
OSTI ID:
6935132
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English