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Apparatus for crystallizing whey

US5006204A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 1988
Grant dateApr 9, 1991
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S159/03
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus including an evaporator, a pre-crystallizer, a spray dryer and a fluid bed for drying whey and a rotating disc having a cone-shaped upper surface is provided for receiving partially dried whey from the spray dryer and delivering the whey to the fluid bed while permitting crystallization of the whey as it rests on the surface of the disc.

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