Process and apparatus for producing shearform matrix material
US6171607A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23G3/10
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is a unique process and apparatus for making a new matrix material called a shearform matrix which results in transformation of the morphology of a feedstock. The process is characterized by increasing the temperature of a nonsolubilized feedstock carrier to a point where it will undergo internal flow, followed by upwardly ejecting a stream of the feedstock and then subjecting it to disruptive fluid shear force which separates it into separate parts or masses which have a transformed morphology. The shearform matrix may include other ingredients such as oleaginous material and actives.
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