Apparatus for crystallizing whey
US5006204A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 1988 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 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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