A simple spouting fluidized bed was made by placing an open pipe (coatingtube) concentrically within the usual conical fluidized bed chamber. In addition, the hydrocarbon was injected through a smaller concentric pipe into the lower portion of the coatingtube. The chosen hydrocarbon concentration and temperature resulted in the deposition of the usual isotropic coating on the particles. At the same time columnar pyrocarbon deposited on the inside of the coatingtube, while soot deposited on the outside. Laminar pyrocarbon deposited on the hydrocarbon injector. Based on these observations, a qualitative model was developmed, in which the normal conical fluidized bed contains different coexisting deposition zones. With the help of this model it is possible to interpret the different coatingstructures produced by various coating conditions
