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Nobody benefits more from retiring baby boomers than the travel industry – with the exception of pharmaceutical companies, of course. This generation likes to be on the move and there seems to be no letting up. Cynics may say it's all part of the last stand taken by a spoiled people that had it all and still refuses to accept its place in the twilight. There may be some truth to this, but I don't think that's the whole story. [Read More]
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I love Gladys. Gladys is one of my greatest success stories in a personal mission of mine that began in the year 2000. You may remember the movie with Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt that tells the story of a young boy, Trevor McKinney, played by Haley Joel Osment, who tries to make a positive difference in the lives of three complete strangers in response to a school assignment named "Pay It Forward." According to the story, it was Trevor's teacher who had come up with the idea that if each and everyone … [Read More]
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Monday, February 16, 2015
Ritter Sport Fine Extra Dark Chocolate
Ritter Sport has an amazingly diverse product line of bars that include solid bars, bars with nuts or cookies, and others with flavored fillings.
One of their new introductions is the Ritter Sport Fine Extra Dark Chocolate 73% Cocoa (also called Amargo Extrafino).
The bar is much darker than their regular bars at 73% and is made from West Africa and Ecuadorian-sourced cocoa beans. Though the format of this bar is new I'm not sure if the concept really is, I've had a very dark bar from Ritter Sport before, though my tasting notes reveal it's a bit different.
Generally, I love Ritter Sport's milk chocolate. They make a very creamy product, and actually work with several different recipes for use in different bars. Their dark bars, for the most part, are one of the better at the price point, but I don't eat the plain dark bars, I go for the bars that have nuts or marzipan. So, the idea of picking up a Ritter Sport over the many other very dark bars out there means that it's going to need something special to turn my head.
The format for this bar is different from their usual 16 squares. Instead, it's 36 pieces (a 6 x 6 instead of a 4 x 4 array).
The deep scoring makes the pieces easy to snap off. They're nearly pyramidic, so a little awkward in shape in the mouth. There's a fair amount of cocoa butter, so it has an easy and quick melt. For the most part the particle size is small, so it's smooth ... but there were the odd gritty bits from time to time.
The cocoa flavors are overwhelmingly earthy. There are not fruit notes, except for perhaps a little green banana. The rest was like coffee, brownies and toasted coconut. It's woodsy and deep. It's satisfying and not at all bitter, though there's a dry bite to it, but the cocoa butter covers up at the very end.
When I ran the numbers for the calories per ounce, I was a little shocked that it came out so high, though cacao content also includes cocoa butter for that percentage. So this bar has a lot of cocoa butter, far more than most dark bars.
This feels very much like the texture that Dove lovers might gravitate towards. I might buy it again, but I really want some nuts in it, maybe even a little salt hint somewhere. But if Ritter Sport starts using this chocolate base for other bars, I'd be very interested in going down that road with them.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:25 pm All Natural • Candy • Review • Ritter Sport • Chocolate • 7-Worth It • Germany • Cost Plus • Comments (1)
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Eat with Your Eyes: Pernigotti
There's more to hazelnuts and chocolate than Nutella. There are quite a few makers of gianduia, the paste made from combining chocolate and ground hazelnuts, in Italy. Pernigotti is one of the finest, creating lovely little foil wrapped treats since 1860.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Theo My Cherry Baby
It's hard to resist a pretty bit of packaging, especially when, as I mentioned in last week's review of the Theo's Love Crunch, a chocolate bar is far better than a greeting card. The bubbly design in reds and pinks is a bit feminine, but the flavors should suit anyone who likes their milk chocolate on the deeper side of the pool.
This Theo bar delivers on the promise of the package, for me. The wrapper for the Theo Chocolate My Cherry Baby bar says, Fall in love with cherries in dreamy 45% milk chocolate - tangy, sweet and yummy.
The bars are made in Seattle with ethically sourced, non GMO, no soy, gluten free, Kosher and in this case, at a darn affordable price. For some reason they weren't $4 a bar, which Theo is usually priced, but I got mine for $1.50 each.
The bar is a dark milk, which is a nice place to start for a high end bar. The flavor is quite deep with rich coffee notes, but also quite a bit of malt and even a hint of yeast in there. The cherry pieces are tiny and a bit on the leathery side. They're tangy and chewy, but not freeze dried crispy bits either. The flavor combines well, though both seem to bring out bitter notes in each other - I got the cherry skin bitterness on one hand and the roasted acrid notes from the chocolate.
It's a tasty bar, easy to eat, but I felt no need to eat more than a large square at a time, even though a half of a bar is the recommended dose.
I do enjoy Theo Chocolate's seasonal bars quite a bit, much more than their standard just-chocolate. The gold standard for them will probably always be the Dark Chocolate Salted Almond ... but toss in a few cherries for a holiday version, and I might be inclined to revise my opinion.
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Monday, February 9, 2015
Torie & Howard: Meyer Lemon & Raspberry
Torie & Howard makes organic hard candies in a variety of fruit flavors.
I got this sample from the Fancy Food Show last month in their newest variety: Meyer Lemon & Raspberry Organic Hard Candy
They come in lovely tins, or can be purchased in bulk to refill the tin as well. There are some elegant touches, such as the inside of the tin is turquoise blue, instead of the default tin color.
As hard candies, the ingredients are pretty simple, so they're organic, contain no corn syrup or gluten and are also free from GMO, soy and dairy products.
The little wrappers take up a substantial amount of space in the tin, but they do hold 2 ounces of actual candy (more than the discontinued Altoids Sours).
The pieces are small, but fit well in the mouth. There are very few voids and the dissolve yields and intense flavor burst. I can't quite tell that it's a Meyer Lemon and not Eureka lemon flavors, but I can say that it's lemony. The raspberry gives it a little more floral note, kissed with a bit of jam. The zest comes out later, and has a lasting bitter bite to it, so much that I kind of felt burned after eating five in succession (that is the serving size).
These are very refreshing, and I find them most useful in situations where I might want to stay alert, like driving or a long meeting. Since they're small, they're quite discreet. I think they're a lovely gift or special occasion item, something to put in a gift basket for a baby shower or housewarming present. I don't see buying these for myself except for extraordinary circumstances.
I would be curious to try spice flavors, though. I don't know if I've seen a chai, or cinnamon in organic before.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 4:13 pm All Natural • Candy • Review • Torie & Howard • Gummi Candy • Organic • 7-Worth It • Mexico • Comments (0)
Friday, February 6, 2015
Seely Dark Chocolate Mint Patties
I've reviewed quite a few mint patties here on Candy Blog over the years. It's a good candy category and allows for a different variations in size, ratios and fondant/filling styles as well as ingredients.
Today I have the Seely Dark Chocolate Mint Patties which are made by hand with Fair Trade certified 70% chocolate and locally harvested mint.
I first tried some Seely products at the Fancy Food Show last month. The family run farm grows peppermint and spearmint in Oregon. They sell both packaged dried mint for tea and a few confectionery specialties made with their mint oils.
The patties are made by hand. It's a curious little process, because they're made like a sandwich, one side at a time. So the bottom is created by creating a puddle of dark chocolate and allowing it to set, then it's flipped over and a mint cream center is deposited on top of it, then another layer of dark chocolate. Like an Oreo that has a flat unmarked inside and an embossed outside, this pattie has the swirls of the chocolate on both sides.
The box holds only 5 patties, which are one ounce each and packaged in an ordinary thick cellophane sleeve. They're expensive, the box was $7.99, so each pattie works out to about $1.60 each.
The dark chocolate is creamy and well tempered, it has a good snap but no real flavor of its own in combination with the peppermint center. The cream center is made from confectioners sugar (which contains corn starch), tapioca syrup and egg whites along with their own peppermint oil for flavor.
The center has a wonderful melt. It's smooth and creamy, not dry but not moist or sticky like a York Peppermint Pattie. The pattie is mostly filling, only the thinnest of chocolate on either side. It's not an overwhelming mint, but it is quite sweet. Though the chocolate is bittersweet, it could be just a little thicker or a little less sweet on its own. Otherwise, this is a true peppermint pattie.
The patties contain egg whites and soy. There are no other allergen statements on the list.
The other item I tried, but don't have a photo for, are their Ivory Mint Melts. I've been curious about these, conceptually, for a long time. The Ivory Mint Melts are just little white chocolate disks flavored with box peppermint and spearmint. Peppermint and white chocolate is quite common, but the use of spearmint is pretty rare. Spearmint is easy to grow, and the most common mint found at the grocery store in the produce aisle. But when it comes to confectionery, nearly everything mint is going to be peppermint. The Ivory Mint Melts are a combination of white chocolate, made with real cocoa butter, and both peppermint and spearmint flavors.
The white chocolate has its own milky flavor, so it's an interesting combination because its not a blank canvas. The melt is quite good, very smooth and with an immediate hit of the spearmint notes. It's peppery and has a grassy note to it, then there's the peppermint in the background. It's really refreshing but took some getting used to as it is just so unusual. I would definitely buy these, though they're expensive and I'd prefer to find them in a store instead of paying both the high price (it's artisan) and the shipping.
POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:12 pm All Natural • Candy • Review • Chocolate • Ethically Sourced • Fondant • Mints • 8-Tasty • United States • Whole Foods • Comments (0)
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They usually don't take BP correctly either. Patient shouldn't be talking when it's taken, or 5 minutes or so before. Every time mine is checked, the nurse is asking me questions. Some haven't put the cuff on correctly.
BP is highly variable. It changes constantly. My mother was told if hers is high on her home monitor, to sit quietly & take it again in 10 minutes. Vastly different readings every time she takes it.
I can live without perky! Perky sends my BP up also:) Mammograms are quite risky & yield many false positives. Radiation from machines can be at quite high levels. Whose wonderful idea was it to subject breast tissue to radiation? Don't see them putting testicles in a vise for radiation.
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Great info, thanks! Will tell him about ARBs & weaning off beta blockers.
Recently read that statins can also lead to T2.
Thanks, Aimee. I'm also not a fan of taking pills. My doctor pushed statins because "all diabetics should be on statins for prevention." He should have added, "whether they need them or not."
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The National Security Agency has found a way to eavesdrop on countless computer hard drives by installing spyware deep within the drives made by major manufacturers, according to a new report.
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People frustrated by drones flying over their neighborhoods may have a new way to fight back.
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You don't have to read too far into the dystopian works of George Orwell's 1984 or Aldous Huxley's Brave New World before drawing up some similarities between fiction and real-world governments.
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Sighting need for to provide transparency to customers and the desire to express their free speech rights, Twitter is suing the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the right to disclose the exact number of court orders and security requests they get from the federal government.
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Zuckerberg Voices Frustrations With NSA To Obama After Reports Of Facebook-Based Spying
The post comes a day after the news site Intercept reported that the National Security Agency has impersonated a Facebook server to infect surveillance targets' computers and get files from a hard drive. The NSA says the report is "inaccurate."
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While "Awww" might be the perfect name for a puppy since that's the first word many people make when seeing one, it has yet to catch on. In fact, it seems like pet owners aren't changing at all when it comes to picking a name for their puppies.
What's in a name? That's a question Santa Claus himself should be asking when looking at who's been naughty and nice this year.
All NFL playoff spots are still available as the league heads into its final four weeks of the 2014 season. Here's a preview of Week 14's most interesting storylines:
Janay Rice, wife of recently-reinstated NFL running back Ray Rice, sat down with NBC to open up about the domestic violence incident that gripped the nation.
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Running back Ray rice has been reinstated by the NFL.
You and the person you're swapping spit with are also swapping bacteria. Lots of bacteria.
Seattle, Philadelphia and Detroit each dominated their respective divisional opponents on Thanksgiving Day to notch important wins.
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We learn that Flare's appearance isn't totally by accident. Flare is a citizen of the village of the sun, and she is pissed off at what has become of her home. The hunters are quick to refute the accusations aimed at them but end up admitting that they are hunting the eternal flame.
Flare goes on the offensive and loses. Wendy and Lucy however team up and take all three hunters down.
I think that was it...oh and two pages of fan service.
There was one exciting thing in this chapter and that was learning that the village of the sun was Flare's home. Okay, i wouldn't call it exciting, more like an interesting bit of information.
The rest of this chapter was mostly meh. Virgo's antics were funny as usual and it was good to see Leo, but other than that little else happened in this chapter worth mentioning, which isn't a good thing considering the fact that this was an action packed chapter.
Considering how hyped they were in previous chapters, the hunters went down quite easily. True they put up a fight, but it all seemed too easy at the end. I wasn't happy with that.
Learning that Flare's powers were instigated by the eternal flame augurs some interesting events to come in the future. Who knows what will happen when Natsu eats it, and we all know he will.
Highlights: Virgo trying to dive into the ice.
Hey guys, I'm Taka, and I'm just picking off where Katmic left off. See his Ch. 344 review blog. Don't worry, I'm a temp. Feel free to join the gang in the Fairy Tail Discussion (Manga) thread.
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After the intense battle between Fairy Tail & the guilds and Future Rogue & his dragons, Natsu and the gang are taking a trip to save the giants - who all have been frozen. While Erza finds herself reverted to her child form, Natsu and his team are fighting against some treasure hunters. In the middle of battle, Natsu follows a voice. He finds himself reverted to his child form by a strange man. Around the same time, Erza runs into Minerva, who is a member of Succubus Eye. Elsewhere, Wendy and Lucy find themselves in a tight bind until Flare Corona arrives to save them. Is she Lucy's friend or foe? (Looking at her breast that holds the Succubus Eye stamp)
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Unsurprisingly, Madrid is one of the tapas capitals of the world, and dozens of Madrid restaurants serve the dishes. If you want some of the best the city has to offer, visit eateries like El Tempranillo, located near the Plaza de los Carros on the lively Calle Cava Baja, or the super romantic Celso y Manolo, which specializes in Madrilenian street food as tapas. If you'd like a side of history with your meal, be sure to make a reservation at Restaurante Sobrino de Botín, a nearly 300-years-old Madrid restaurant and one of the world's oldest eatery. Try delicious dishes like roasted lamb and suckling pig while marveling at the restaurant's retro surroundings. And being the international city it is, there are also plenty of restaurants in Madrid that specialize in non-Spanish cuisine. Grab a table at Bangkok Thai for a taste of the Far East or dip into the Paella de la Reina for rich Mediterranean cuisine. And whatever you choose, be sure to eat to your heart's content in this hotbed of top notch cuisine.
Located on a side street off the Gran Via, this small, intimate restaurant serves creative Spanish cuisine from chef-owner Juanjo López.
Located inside the Hesperia Madrid hotel, this Michelin two-starred restaurant was opened in 2001 by acclaimed Spanish chef Santi Santamaría.
Owned by self-taught chef and film historian Abraham García, this small Mediterranean restaurant is named after a 1961 Luis Buñuel movie.
On a quiet corner off one of La Latina's busy tapas-hopping thoroughfares, Almendro 13 is far from undiscovered—in fact, it buzzes. But that's part of its allure.
All cool brushed steel, slatted wood, and black slate, Sula is such a white-hot celebrity hangout one can forget that the joint is actually owned by Joselito (the brand behind the world's greatest ibérico ham) and Quique Dacosta, the young molecular-gastronomy genius of Michelin two-starred El Po
In 1974, restaurateur Lucio Blásquez opened this eponymous two-story restaurant specializing in Castilian cuisine prepared in a coal-fired oven, and it's been a Madrid mainstay ever since.
This no-frills taberna in the Chamberí district is the unofficial clubhouse for the capital's food and art crowds, and chef, journalist, and TV personality Alberto Fernández Bombín is your ultimate hipster host.
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First opened in 1894, Chocolatería San Ginés is renowned for its churros con chocolate — deep fried pastries served with a cup of thick dipping chocolate.
Chef César Rodríguez, who trained at Abraham García's Viridiana restaurant, now heads this market-driven eatery located on a tree-lined street in the Argüelles district.
This is tapas for grown-ups who like to sit down—if they can get a seat (reservations are a must). A huge bar takes up much of the main dining room, and tables are in high demand.
Madrid's gastronomic god Sergi Arola opened this low-key long, earth-toned space that seems oddly sedate for a rocker turned chef.
Located in the basement of the Hotel Miguel Angel, La Broche opened in 2000 under star chef Sergi Arola (a disciple of Ferran Adrià). Arola has since moved on, but his one-time student Angel Palacios now heads the Michelin-starred restaurant.
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An improved method of manufacturing superfine iron oxide particles by introducing a gas mixture of a non-oxidizing gas and an iron-containing compound into a stream of heated oxidizing gas, wherein the improvement resides in the use of an insulated injector to introduce the gas mixtures into the heated oxidizing gas stream.
1. A method for manufacturing iron oxide particles comprising:
a. mixing a non oxidizing gas and vapor to flow iron-containing compound;
b. causing the mixed gas and vapor to flow through a thermally insulated injector having a conically pointed tip;
c. heating an oxidizing gas to a temperature sufficient to cause the vaporized iron containing compound to oxidize when said oxidizing gas contacts the iron containing vapor;
d. causing said heated oxidizing gas to flow coaxially about the ejector such that as the heated oxidizing gas flows about the conically shaped ejector tip a reduction in turbulence in the oxidizing gas flow is achieved resulting in a reduction in the premature oxidation of the iron containing vapor, wherein said heated oxidizing gas contacts said iron containing vapor causing the iron to oxidize to iron oxide particles.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the resulting iron oxide particle size is less than 100 Å.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the iron-containing compound is a carbonyl, chelate of a beta diketone, complex cyanide or ferrocene derivative.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the iron-containing compound is iron pentacarbonyl.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the insulated, conically pointed injector is comprised of a material having a thermal conductivity less than 5 BTU/Hr/SqFt/�F.
6. The method of claim 4 wherein said iron carbonyl is oxidized at a temperature between about 300� F. to about 900� F.
7. The method of claim 4 wherein said iron pentacarbonyl is oxidized at a temperature of about 400� F. to about 750� F.
8. An apparatus for the production of iron oxide particles comprising a reaction chamber, a heated oxidizing gas and a means for introducing said heated gas into the reaction chamber, a mixture of an iron-containing compound and a non-oxidizing gas said gas mixture having a temperature below the decomposition temperature of the iron-containing compound, and a means for introducing said gas mixture into the reaction chamber and into contact with the oxidizing gas wherein the improvement comprises a means for introducing said gas mixture that is a thermally insulated, conically pointed injector positioned coaxially with the flow of the oxidizing gas.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the injector has a thermal conductivity of less than 5 BTU/Hr/SqFt/�F.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the injector is made of polytetrafluoroethylene.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the injector comprises calcium silicate.
The technical field to which this invention relates is the field of iron oxide production and iron oxide catalysts for solid rocket propellant.
In the field of composite rocket propellants useful in various rocket motors, increasing the burn rate is a constant challenge. Such an increase in the burn rate of such solid propellants leads to an increase in the mass flux of combustion gases and therefore an increase in the thrust generated by the motor. One of the critical features in the ability to develop improved motors of this type has been the introduction of burning rate catalysts which accelerate the burning rate of the rocket propellant. Of the wide number of such catalysts one, iron oxide, has proven to be quite successful. It has further been discovered that for optimum efficiency and performance of these catalysts, it is desirable to have the iron oxide particles as small as possible and preferably smaller than 100 angstroms. The manufacture and the use of iron oxide catalysts and propellants utilizing such catalysts are set forth in commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 4,854,981 the disclosure of which is incorporated herein.
The manufacture of such iron oxide, as described in the above referenced patent and depicted in schematic form in FIG. 1 herein, comprises introducing a gas stream of iron-containing compound, which has been mixed with a non-oxidizing gas, 2 through an injector 4 into a stream of hot oxidizing gas 6 which has been heated by a heater 8 inside a reactor chamber 10. The dilute iron-containing compound then contacts the hot oxidizing gas, which is forced through the reactor 10 by a blower 12 and thereby causing the iron-containing compound to oxidize to iron oxide in very fine particle sizes 14.
The drawback to the above described method is that during extended production runs some of the oxidation of the iron-containing compound to iron oxide occurs at the tip or port 16 of the injector 4 where the iron-containing compound mixture enters the reaction chamber 10 causing a build-up of iron oxide at the port 16. This, obviously, impairs the operation of the injector and just as importantly results in the development of undesirably large iron oxide particles which slough off during production runs thereby contaminating the iron oxide product.
One method which addresses the problem resulting from the operation of the '981 patent is discussed in pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 283,117 and which is commonly assigned and is also incorporated herein a schematic of which is set forth herein as FIG. 2. This method is very similar to the previously discussed method in which a gaseous stream of an iron-containing compound 2 is introduced into a reactor duct 10 through an injector 4 and into an oxidizing gas 6 which is heated to an appropriate temperature by heater 8 and is simultaneously forced through the reactor duct by a blower 12. However, in this invention the iron-containing compound is diluted with a stream of cool oxidizing gas which is blown through a feed duct 18 by blower 20. The output of the feed duct 18 discharges into the stream of hot oxidizing gas in reactor duct 10. This resulted in a more complete reaction between the iron compound and the oxidizing gas and prevented the growth of iron oxide particles at the injector port 16. However, it has been discovered that even this improvement was subject to the deposition of iron oxide on the wall of the reaction chamber 22 downstream from the point of entry of the cool iron-containing compound gas/oxidizing gas where the gas mixture contacts the hot reactor wall. This deposit is at a temperature well above that at which the fine iron oxide particles anneal and lose surface area. When the layer of dense, annealed material grows thick enough, it sloughs off, enters the stream of iron oxide particles and contaminates the desired low density, high surface area iron oxide product.
Therefore, what is needed in this art is an improved method for producing the iron oxide particles having high surface area, low density and very small particle sizes and which can be operated free of the problems connected with the prior methods.
This invention is directed toward an improved method for the production of iron oxide particles useful as solid rocket propellant catalysts. The method comprises introducing a mixture of a gaseous iron-containing compound and a non-oxidizing gas into a reaction chamber where it contacts a oxidizing gas forming superfine iron oxide particles wherein the gaseous mixture to be introduced into the reaction chamber is introduced through an insulated, conical pointed injector.
Also disclosed is an apparatus for use in said improved method.
FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing of a method for the manufacture of iron oxide particles described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,854,981.
FIG. 2 is an alternative method for the production of the iron oxide particles described in pending U.S. Pat. application Ser. No. 07/283,117.
FIG. 3 is a schematic of the present method for the production of iron oxide particles.
To overcome the shortcomings associated with the prior art production methods, it is proposed to use an insulated, conically pointed injector tointroduce the gaseous iron-containing compound/non-oxidizing gas mixture through the injector passageway into the reactor chamber. The insulated injector should be formed of such material and in such dimensions so as tomaintain an internal surface temperature of the injector passageway below that necessary to oxidize the iron-containing compound to iron oxide or decompose the iron-containing compound to metallic iron.
Such material may be a glass ceramic, a mineral insulation such as calcium silicate preferably a material called Marinite� available from Manville Products or fluorinated hydrocarbon polymer such as polytetrafluorothylene or other materials having heat conductivities less than 5 BTU/Hr/SqFt/�F. (Thermal conductivity expressed in these units is commonly designated "k factor".) It should be kept in mind that any such material chosen should be dimensionally stable and chemically stable at the temperatures and in the environment under which this apparatus is operated. Further, such materials should be easily manufactured into the desired shape either by machining or molding processes. A further desirable property that such an injector material have is that it should be easily handleable and sturdy. It has been found that some compromises may have to be made in the selection of such materials depending on the operating parameters of the process. For instance it has been found that an injector may be easily manufactured from polytetrafluoroethylene and is very sturdy, but if operated above a temperature of about 625� F. it loses its dimensional stability. Onthe other hand an injector made from calcium silicate may be operated at significantly higher temperatures but is brittle and easily fractured.
The injector may be of any number of shapes, however, a round, tubular structure is preferred. Such an injector may be formed of a single block of material or it may be constructed as a combination of different materials. In the injector formed from calcium silicate the injector was constructed of a layer of calcium silicate sandwiched between two tubes ofstainless steel. The thickness of the walls of such injectors will vary depending on the k factor of the material used to produce the injector andthe anticipated reactor operating temperatures. However, wall thicknesses between about 0.05 inch and about 1.0 inch are likely with preferred thicknesses between about 0.25 inch and about 0.5 inch. The injector tip or port should be conically tapered to offer a streamlined aerodynamic profile and reduce turbulence at the port. By preventing premature heatingof the iron-containing compound and preventing recirculation due to turbulence at the exit, the injector does not need to be cleaned or replaced. This allows continuous operation. It has been found that tapers at the tip of between about 5� to about 15� half angle (thatangle defined by a center line of the passageway through the injector and the tapered point) is desirable with about 5� to about 10� being preferred. Naturally, at the tip where the insulation becomes thin, the possibility exists that premature decomposition or oxidation will occur because the internal temperature a the injector tip becomes too high. To prevent this from happening, one should increase and maintain theflow of carrier gas/iron-containing compound to limit the temperature rise.The flow rate would have to be determined empirically as it will vary with the type of injector, the design and the material of construction and the temperature of the hot oxidizing gas.
The injector should be positioned inside the reactor in such a way that thetip of the injector and therefore the flow of the iron-containing compound/non-oxidizing gas mixture is coaxial to the flow of heated oxidizing gas to further reduce the likelihood of undesirable turbulence. Further it is desirable to position the injector such that when the oxidizing gas contacts the iron-containing compound mixture the gases react prior to coming into contact with the walls of the reactor or other component of the reactor which may be heated and therefore act as a hot spot causing the iron oxide formed to accumulate on its surface. Typicallysuch a situation can be avoided by positioning the injector opening about 2inches to about 4 inches away from the wall or other component within the reactor for a reactor operating at ≈625� F. and oxidizing iron pentacarbonyl. Naturally, the actual position will depend on the flowrates, temperature and material being oxidized, however, these parameters may be easily determined without undue experimentation.
Further, the passageway through the injector through which the iron-containing compound/non-oxidizing gas mixture passes into the reactor, is typically straight and, although its dimension may vary, will preferably be between about 3/16 inch to about 1 inch in diameter. However, depending on the size of the reactor and the flow rates of the reactants passageway dimensions ranging from 1/8 inch to about 2 inches may be possible.
A typical reactor incorporating the present invention is depicted in FIG. 3. This figure is meant to be exemplary and not limiting. As may be seen from this figure the reactor 24 comprises a duct having a right angle turn26 which then continues in a straight section of reaction duct 28 through ahelical cooling section (not shown) and thence to an electrostatic precipitator (not shown) which precipitates the iron oxide particles. The oxidizing gas is introduced at entry port 30 after being heated by a resistance heater/blower 32. As the heated oxidizing gas progresses through the duct it encounters the right angle bend 26. At this point it also encounters the insulated injector 34 positioned such that the outlet of the injector 36 is coaxial to the reactor portion of the duct 28 and the flow of the heated oxidation gas. As the heated gas passes into the reactor portion of the duct it forms a coaxial flow of heated gas about the injector 34. At the same time the heated gas is passing around the injector a stream of a gas mixture of iron-containing compound and a non-oxidizing gas is caused to flow through the passageway 38 in the injector 34 and out the injector port 36 where it contacts the hot oxidizing gas and the iron-containing compound is oxidized to iron oxide particles 40. The oxidizing stream containing the now converted iron compound as iron oxide continues down the reactor duct 28 to a precipitator (not shown) where the iron oxide particles are precipitated out of the stream.
Generally, any iron-containing compound that is capable of being vaporized without significant decomposition at a temperature below about 900�F. and is capable of reacting at temperatures below about 900� F. with an oxygen-containing atmosphere to form iron oxide as the exclusive solid product (e.g., susceptible to oxidation) may be used in this invention. It is important that the compound be capable of being vaporizedwithout decomposition at a temperature below about 900� F. because the most finely divided (e.g., smallest particle size) product is obtainedonly if the iron atoms in the starting material are spatially widely separated. If they are closely associated, as in a condensed (i.e., solid or liquid) compound, the particles of the product of oxidation will contain many iron atoms (i.e., the iron oxide particles will be relativelylarge). It is important that the compound be capable of reacting at temperatures below about 900� F. with an oxygen-containing atmosphere to form iron oxide as the exclusive solid product because unconverted starting material or solid products other than iron oxide are likely to be inferior burning rate catalysts and to exert harmful effects on propellant properties other than burning rate (e.g., shortened pot lifeand impaired aging stability). At temperatures above 900� F. agglomeration and sintering of the oxidation product will occur with loss of specific surface area resulting in reduced catalytic activity.
It is also preferred that the iron-containing compound have a high iron content to increase the yield of the desired iron oxide product. Finally, it is preferred that the iron-containing compound be essentially free of any impurities that will not be converted into harmless gases in the oxidation step. In particular, impurities containing metals other than iron are usually very undesirable.
It is especially preferred to employ compounds containing only the elementscarbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen in addition to iron. The presence of halogens, sulfur, phosphorous and boron is undesirable because it interferes with the complete conversion to the oxide. In addition, phosphorous, boron and sulfur can form a glassy product or undesired solidresidue that coats the iron oxide.
Preferred generic classes of iron-containing compounds are carbonyls, chelates of beta diketones, complex cyanides and ferrocene derivatives. These are preferred because they contain adequate concentration of iron, exhibit the required volatility and thermal stability, and oxidize readilyat elevated temperatures to form as a solid product only iron oxide. Exemplary compounds include ferric acetylacetonate, ferrous ferrocyanide and ferrocenes (e.g., lower alkyl).
It is especially preferred that iron pentacarbonyl (available from GAF Corporation, New York, N.Y.) be used because of its high volatility, low melting point, high iron content and stability in the dark at temperatureswell above its boiling point. Finally, it produces a superior catalyst.
Typically, an inert carrier gas (e.g., nitrogen) is used to transfer the vapor of an iron-containing starting material such as iron pentacarbonyl to the oxidation site.
Oxidation of the iron compound requires an oxygen-containing gas (e.g., air). Preferably, it is essentially free of any impurities that will not be converted into harmless gases in the oxidation step. Generally, the oxygen must be present in at least about 10% by volume in order to ensure complete and prompt oxidation.
The catalysts of this invention may be made by the vaporization of the above-described iron-containing compounds in the oxygen environment (typically carried by an incombustible carrier gas). The iron compound is then oxidized. It is preferred that iron pentacarbonyl be oxidized at a temperature between about 300� F. and 900� F. Below about 300� F., insignificant (if any) quantities of Fe2 O3 are formed. Above about 900� F., the temperature is such as to significantly raise the particle size. It is especially preferred that iron pentacarbonyl be oxidized at a temperature between about 400� F. and about 750� F. Below about 400� F., the yield of Fe2 O3 is low (e.g. below about 10%) and above about 750�F., the crystals start to anneal with a resultant increase in particle size, consequent loss of crystal surface area and thus loss of catalytic surface area.
For those iron-containing compounds that are liquids at the vaporization temperature, the incombustible carrier gas may be bubbled through the iron-containing liquid and the resultant vapor/carrier mixture combined with heated air from a blower and fed to a reactor duct where it is spontaneously oxidized. The oxidation products 40 are drawn through an electrostatic precipitator by a squirrel cage blower. A suitable electrostatic precipitator is an Emerson Electronic Air Cleaner, Model 14C22M41000 (available from White-Rodgers, Inc., Electro-Air Division, Harrison, Ark.). A suitable squirrel cage blower is a Dayton 525 cfm Blower-AOL, Model 4C3445-A (available from W. W. Grainger, Inc. Chicago, Ill.). The resulting catalysts may then be collected by scraping or simplyshaking the electrodes of the precipitator.
Those iron-containing compounds that are solids at the vaporization temperature may be vaporized into the carrier gas by directing a stream ofthe latter over the surface of the solid compound and continuing as described above with oxidation, precipitation and collection. It is preferable that the vapor pressure of the solid compound be greater than about 0.0005 atmospheres. This enables the collection of adequate quantities of catalyst. It is especially preferred that the vapor pressurebe greater than about 0.01 atmospheres to provide a conveniently high rate of production of catalyst. These vapor pressures can be achieved by raising the temperature of the vaporizing compound.
The product of these processes is a very finely divided, highly catalytically active, anhydrous oxide. A number of characteristics are believed to contribute to its high activity. The most important is its enormous surface area provided by average particle diameters that are lessthan about 100 Å and even 50 Å. The particles typically have globular shapes that provide improved processibility. Generally, the average specific surface area is greater than about 250 m2 /g.
Typically, the above catalysts are used as a burning rate accelerator for an ammonium perchlorate based rocket propellant. However, it is also believed that propellants based on other perchlorates (e.g., potassium perchlorate) would be enhanced with the use of the above catalyst. Typically, a variety of other conventional components and additives are compounded (added) in conventional amounts to facilitate use a rocket propellant. An exemplary list of additives includes fuel binders, curing agents, plasticizers, adhesion-increasing agents (i.e., bonding agents) antioxidants, powdered metal fuels, and combustion stabilizers.
Although this invention has been described in terms of the production of a iron oxide catalyst for use in rocket propellants, the iron oxide may alsobe used advantageously in other gas-phase oxidation processes requiring a solid, refractory catalyst of high surface area.
This invention provides a convenient process for producing a rocket propellant burning rate catalyst that has excellent catalytic activity. Specifically, the process results in a very finely divided iron oxide thatproduces a high burning rate and a low pressure exponent.
An injector was fabricated by positioning concentrically two thin walled (1/16 inch) stainless steel tubes, one inside the other. The outer tube had an outside dimension of 1.0 inch and the inner tube had an outside dimension of 3/8 inch. At the injector port, the smaller inner tube projected about 2 inches beyond the end of the larger tube, thereby creating when the tube was completed, a tapered or conical end having a taper equal to about 15� half angle. The overall length of the injector was 12 inches and having an internal passageway or bore of 1/4 inch in diameter. The annular cavity between the two tubes was filled withcalcium silicate insulation (Marinite available from the Manville Products Corporation of Denver, Colo.) which was tapered from the termination of the outer tube to the end of the inner tube to form the conical tip. This insulated injector was then mounted concentric with the 4.0 inch diameter reactor duct by means of an insulated support plate at the point of entry.
Referring to FIG. 3 again, the downstream, cooling section of the reaction duct (not shown) was constructed of 30 feet of flexible, corrugated, 4-inch diameter, thinwall (0.020 inch) aluminum ducting in the form of a freestanding helix. The upstream section consisted of a 26 inch length of 4-inch diameter, 26 gauge, rigid stainless steel duct, the upstream end ofwhich was connected at a right angle 26 to a similar hot air feed duct. During operation the oxidizing gas (air) issuing at 650� F. from the blower/heater 32 entered the reactor duct 28 at a rate of about 173 cubic feet per minute.
A mixture of gaseous iron pentacarbonyl which was vaporized at an average rate of 4.6 grams per minute was mixed with a nitrogen carrier gas at a flow rate of about 60 liters per minute. This mixture was then introduced into the reactor duct 28 through the insulated injector passage 38 where it exited the injector port 36 concentric with the flow of heated oxidizing gas and was oxidized to iron oxide particles which were then precipitated out of the stream by an electrostatic precipitator.
The process was operated for 440 minutes providing 757 grams of superfine iron oxide from about 2025 grams of iron pentacarbonyl or a 65.7 percent conversion. The specific surface area of the particles was 281 square meters per gram and the particle size was approximately 50 Å.
After disassembly and inspection it was found that the injector tip 36 and the reactor duct 28 were virtually free of iron or iron oxide deposits that had collected profusely in prior art processes.
This reactor operated with the insulated injector does not develop the harmful deposits of the prior art reactors. It has been found that by insulating the injector so that the internal surfaces are not heated abovethe oxidation temperature of the iron-containing compound and the port areaor the gases exiting the port of the injector are at a temperature below the oxidation temperature of the iron-containing compound that oxidation does not occur in the close proximity of the injector port and therefore unwanted deposits of iron oxide do not develop at the port. Further, because the injector is positioned coaxially to the stream of heated oxidizing gas the actual oxidation reaction of the iron-containing compound to iron oxide occurs substantially in the center of the reactor duct away from any "hot spots" on the walls of the reactor or other components in the reactor duct.
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As far as comparisons go, it is fairly straightforward to pitch an apple against an apple. But how do you evaluate Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) against Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO)? Google, which is scaling new heights as it passes $800 on the stock market, yet pays no dividend and is mighty expensive to buy, and Yahoo, which has had six CEOs in five years yet still, seems to be no better off than a rabbit digging its way to China. Better yet, how do you choose between these two with Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) being an option as well? In this analysis I put forth a picture of prospects, finances and faith from investors.
Stock Performance
The three Internet giants have had different journeys to get to this point. While Google and Facebook are prospering, Yahoo seems to be past its glory days. Below is an illustration of Yahoo's performance compared to Google, Standard and Poor's 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Any investor which bought Yahoo stock for the next 5 years has lost 20.81% on the potential sales value, which is below the market average and far behind Google's monumental increase of 76.36%.
On the other hand, Facebook went public with an IPO in May and its assumed value has dropped by 27.36%. In comparison, Yahoo has been doing phenomenally well over the same time period, outpacing even Google. However, there is a distinguishable difference between their growths: Google maintained a growth rate of 34.24% at the stock price bracket of $600-$700, while Yahoo showed an increase of 42.61% at a price range of $10-$15. For Yahoo, the introduction of Marissa Mayer has been faring well judging by the significant stock price strides during her 7 month tenure. Facebook continues to struggle despite reports of getting a $429 million tax refund in 2012 due to its provision of stock options to its employees.
Financial Perspective
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Data from Morningstar on March 6, 2013
The discounted earnings plus equity model, developed by EFS Investment Partners and applied to the three competitors, suggests that currently all stocks (except of FB) are undervalued. In addition, EFS' fair stock price valuation indicates that currently Yahoo! is trading at the most attractive discount. At a price of $22.96, YHOO is trading at a significant discount. Its stock has 59% upside potential to reach its fair value.
Breaching the $800 barrier, Google is having a tremendous 2013. Its P/E ratio is settling a little under the industry average of 27.8, which shows its somewhat fair valuation. But the prime driving force behind Google's growth has been the increase in earnings thanks to its overarching search and advertising services. It has a phenomenal 52-week range from $556.52 to $840.15. Currently, the company is sitting on a huge pile of cash as it hoards $48 billion. A provision of dividend has been making the rounds for quite a while as investors demand payout from the acquired cash. Google's rationale behind holding cash is to finance buyouts of companies which fit well with the Internet giant's operations. As a future consideration, buyouts need to be well thought-out - such is the case of Motorola (NYSE:MSI), which continues to be a loss-making component of the organization. Google's market share has been growing in the Android market as well; from 33.3% in 2010, 48% in 2011 and 72% in 2012.
Yahoo! is no longer a "digital media company". In their latest annual 10-K report, the company referred to itself as a "global technology company", perhaps a sign of the company's future direction. It is shutting down services which it deems as being either under-utilized or a downright failure i.e. Yahoo! Avatars, Yahoo! Clues, Yahoo! App Search, Yahoo! Sports IQ, Yahoo! Message Boards website and Yahoo! Updates API. Like Google, Yahoo! does not offer a dividend but unlike Google, it does not have a heap of cash sitting idle. The company has also partnered with Facebook in its process of revamping the website to include features such as newsfeed and likes. Furthermore, streamlined apps for mobiles and tablets are also in store which makes its P/E of about 7 look extremely undervalued. The EPS for the last two years has been flat, and unless a breakout feature is put on display by Yahoo!, its primary growth should be fueled by the use of Internet on mobile devices.
The 1-billion-member social network Facebook is hoping to put an end to the flat February performance (-12%) of the stock. For a young company like Facebook the financial metrics perhaps do not matter as much as its tangible growth-oriented steps for the future. The company will not be paying tax on the billions it made last year, which will help bolster its finances and so will the suggested buyout of Microsoft Atlas. The 1-million-member base, Facebook's biggest asset, can be used to generate revenue by advertising. The last three quarters have seen the year-on-year revenue growth of 40.14%, 32.29%, and 32.29%, respectively. The stock has been rallying recently on the back of making 23% revenue from its mobile ads. Growing revenue and margins are perhaps the strongest indicators for the performance of today's Facebook.
Make or Break for Investors
The three competitors share one striking similarity: Internet companies have only one route to take - to advertise and invest in mobile devices. The three companies under review are not on equal footing, nor are they equally priced, which is a huge concern when assessing the cost/benefit of investment. Firstly, buying Google at $800 is a very risky strategy which can be avoided when there are other stocks available in the market that provide the same, if not better returns for a lesser price. Secondly, there is only so much revenue that can be generated from the current means of advertising from Google - unless it enters the mobile market directly, I do not see it as a buy, nor do I suggest it. Yahoo on the other hand, has seen positive movement on the price chart, but I wonder just how long the company can continue to grow in a hostile environment of intense market competition and revolving doors for CEOs.
This deduction leaves us with Facebook, and while I am not the biggest fan of the stock, it is undoubtedly the most promising, profiting and forward looking company out of the three here. Why? Well, simply because it has its back against the wall - innovating and finding new sources of revenue is more imperative for Facebook than Google or Yahoo at the moment. I see organic growth for the company in the future as it capitalizes on the potential of mobile users and advertising space of 1 billion members.
Morningstar issued the following ratings for these three stocks: GOOG - 4/9 buy, 1/9 outperform, 5/9 hold. YHOO - 2/9 buy, 1/9 outperform, 5/9 hold, 1/9 underperform. FB - 6/9 buy, 2/9 outperform, 2/9 hold, 1/9 underperform.
Bottom Line
Don't expect Facebook to meet its $38 valuation anytime soon, but in the long run Facebook has the potential to grow faster than Yahoo and at par with Google. I believe that investor confidence is the single most important driving factor for Facebook's stock price and that can only be built by improving the customer experience and posting better numbers.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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