abstract |
A PROCESS FOR FORMING MINUTE CAPSULES IN A MANUFACTURING VEHICLE WHICH COMPRISES (A) ESTABLISHING AN AGITATED SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A LIQUID VEHICLE CONSTITUTING A MAJOR PORTION OF SAID SYSTEM BY VOLUME AND FORMING A CONTINUOUS LIQUID FIRST PHASE, A SECOND PHASE DISPERSED IN SAID LIQUID VEHICLE CONSISTING OF MINUTE, MOBILE ENTITIES OF CORE MATERIAL, AND A THIRD PHASE DISPERSED IN SAID LIQUID VEHICLE CONSISTING OF MINUTE, MOBILE, NON-AQUEOUS, LIQUID ENTITIES OF A WALL-FORMING SOLUTION OF A POLYMERIC MATERIAL HAVING A VISCOSITY SUCH THAT SAID SOLUTION OF WALL-FORMING POLYMERIC MATERIAL MAINTAINS ITSELF ABOUT THE CORE MATERIAL IN THE AGITATED SYSTEM, THE SAID CORE MATERIAL BEING WETTABLE BY SAID WALL-FORMING SOLUTION AND THE SAID THREE PHASES BEING MUTUALLY INCOMPATIBLE, WHEREBY SAID WALLFORMING SOLUTION DEPOSITS ON AND AROUND SAID CORE ENTITIES TO FORM A CONTINUOUS LIQUID PROTECTIVE WALL, AND (B) SUBSEQUENTLY HARDENING THE WALLS SO FORMED. |