Ultrahigh efficiency spray drying apparatus and process
US9861945B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2/04
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The disclosure relates to ultrahigh efficiency spray drying systems and processes, utilizing induction of localized turbulence in a drying fluid flow stream to produce spray dried product, having particular utility for low temperature spray drying operations. In a specific implementation, a method of processing a spray dryable liquid composition to form a spray dried product includes the steps of: generating a spray of the spray dryable liquid composition; contacting the spray of spray dryable liquid composition in a spray drying contact zone with a stream of primary drying fluid; injecting pressurized secondary drying fluid into the stream of primary drying fluid in the spray drying contact zone at multiple loci thereof to provide localized turbulence at said multiple loci; and recovering the spray dried product from the spray drying contact zone. Systems of the present disclosure are effective in achieving high-rate production of dry powder spray dried products, with substantially reduced capital equipment costs, energy requirements, and operating expenditures.
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