1. A hair styling aid comprising a guide for receiving a length of hair to be styled; a rotatable element, rotatable relative to the guide; a protrusion around which, in use, the length of hair is wound by the rotatable element; and a housing comprising a front chamber and a rear chamber, the rotatable element being located between the front chamber and the rear chamber.
2. The hair styling aid according to claim 1, wherein the front chamber is annular.
3. The hair styling aid according to claim 1, wherein the front and rear chambers are both generally cylindrical.
4. The hair styling aid according to claim 3, wherein the front and rear chambers are of similar diameter.
5. The hair styling aid according to claim 1, wherein the front chamber contains the protrusion.
6. The hair styling aid according claim 1, wherein the size of the housing is adjustable.
7. The hair styling aid according to claim 1, wherein the rotatable element rotates relative to the protrusion.
8. The hair styling aid according to claim 1, wherein the rotatable element rotates with the protrusion.
9. The hair styling aid according to claim 1, wherein the front chamber is annular, and wherein the front and rear chambers are both generally cylindrical.
10. The hair styling aid according to claim 9, wherein the front and rear chambers are of similar diameter.
11. The hair styling aid according to claim 5, wherein the front chamber is annular.
12. The hair styling aid according to claim 5, wherein the front and rear chambers are both generally cylindrical.
13. The hairstyling aid according to claim 6, wherein the front chamber is annular, and the front chamber contains the protrusion.
14. The hair styling aid according to claim 6, wherein the front and rear chambers are both generally cylindrical, and the front chamber contains the protrusion.
15. The hairstyling aid according to claim 7, wherein the front chamber contains the protrusion.
16. The hairstyling aid according to claim 8, wherein the front chamber contains the protrusion.
17. A method of styling hair comprising the steps of:
{i} providing a hair styling aid comprising a guide, a rotatable element which is rotatable relative to the guide, a protrusion, and a housing comprising a front chamber and a rear chamber, the rotatable element being located between the front chamber and the rear chamber;
{ii} locating a length of hair adjacent to the rotatable element;
{ii} rotating the rotatable element, the rotatable element engaging the length of hair and drawing a portion of the length of hair into the rear chamber;
{iii} continuing the rotation of the rotatable element, the rotatable element moving the portion of the length of hair from the rear chamber and into the front chamber and winding the portion of the length of hair around the protrusion.
18. The method according to claim 17 in which the rotation of the rotatable element is continued until all of the length of hair has been moved into the front chamber.
19. The method according to claim 17 in which the rotation of the rotatable element is continued until the rotatable element reaches a predefined starting position.
20. The method according to claim 18 in which the rotation of the rotatable element additionally is continued until the rotatable element reaches a predefined starting position.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of treating a soapstock produced in a manufacturing process of vegetable oil, comprising:
oxidatively decomposing said soapstock in water by adding an oxidizing agent, wherein the water is heated to 374\xb0 C. or more and is pressurized at a pressure lower than 22 Mpa.
2. The method of treating a soapstock according to claim 1, further comprising:
introducing the soapstock into an oxidative decomposition tank to oxidatively decompose the soapstock;
heating the water in the oxidative decomposition tank 374\xb0 C. or more;
pressurizing the water in the oxidative decomposition tank at a pressure lower than 22 Mpa; and
supplying the oxidizing agent to the oxidative decomposition tank.
3. The method of treating a soapstock according to claim 1, wherein
the temperature of the water in the oxidative decomposition of the soapstock in the oxidative decomposition is from 600\xb0 C. to 700\xb0 C., and
the pressure of the water is at 10 Mpa or more and is less than 22 Mpa.
4. The method of treating a soapstock according to claim 1, wherein
an oxygen supply ratio of the oxidative decomposition of the soapstock in the oxidative decomposition is from 1.0 to 3.0.
5. The method treating a soapstock according to claim 1, wherein the oxidative decomposition further comprises:
discharging a fluid state substance produced by the oxidative decomposition of the soapstock; and
discharging a solid state substance produced by the oxidative decomposition of the soapstock.
6. The method of treating a soapstock according to claim 5, further comprising
separating the fluid state substance into a gas state substance and a liquid state substance.
7. The method of treating a soapstock according to claim 2, wherein
the temperature of the water in the oxidative decomposition of the soapstock in the oxidative decomposition is from 600\xb0 C. to 700\xb0 C., and
the pressure of the water is at 10 Mpa or more and is less than 22 Mpa.
8. A method of manufacturing a fertilizer, comprising:
oxidatively decomposing a soapstock produced in a manufacturing process of vegetable oil by adding an oxidizing agent in water, heating the water to 374\xb0 C. or more and pressurizing the water at a pressure lower than 22 Mpa, and
collecting solid inorganic residues produced during said decomposing.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the oxidative decomposition comprises:
introducing the soapstock into an oxidative decomposition tank to oxidatively decompose the soapstock;
heating the water in the oxidative decomposition tank at 374\xb0 C. or more;
pressurizing the water in the oxidative decomposition tank at a pressure lower than 22 Mpa; and
supplying the oxidizing agent to the oxidative decomposition tank.
10. The method according to claim 8, wherein
the temperature of the water in the oxidative decomposition of the soapstock in the oxidative decomposition is from 600\xb0 C. to 700\xb0 C., and
the pressure of the water is at 10 Mpa or more and is less than 22 Mpa.
11. The method according to claim 8, wherein
an oxygen supply ratio of the oxidative decomposition of the soapstock in the oxidative decomposition is from 1.0 to 3.0.
12. The method of claim 8, wherein the oxidative decomposition further comprises:
discharging a fluid state substance produced by the oxidative decomposition of the soapstock; and
discharging a solid state substance produced by the oxidative decomposition of the soapstock.
13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising
separating the fluid state substance into a gas state substance and a liquid state substance.