METHOD FOR STIRRING SLURRY

PURPOSE:To apply strong shearing force without requiring an additional step such as a hermetically closing step or a pressurizing step, by performing stirring while limiting free movement in such a state that eccentric rotary motion is applied to a slurry and said slurry is pressed to the inner wall of a container. CONSTITUTION:Eccentric rotary motion is applied to a slurry which is, in turn, pressed to the inner wall of container to perform stirring while limiting free movement. As such an apparatus, a rotary blade having asymmetric flights or a rotary blade arranged in a container so as to be shifted from the center thereof is preferred. By this structure, an apparatus can be made simple and a treating amount per a unit time can be made much while strong shearing force can be applied. As an example of a slurry applied to this condition, a pigment dispersed slurry (a solid component 60-80%, a dispersant 0.1-0.5%) to be added to a paint substrate is represented. By this stirring, mixing and dispersing are sufficiently performed and, for example, the flowability and stability of the slurry can be enhanced and the properties obtained in the next process can be improved.