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Figure 1. The twin fluid (nozzle) spray dryer

New State of the Art Powder Production Facility opens at the Particle and System Design Centre

The Particle and Systems Design Centre is pleased to announce the opening of a new state of the art powder-particle production facility. This facility houses a state of the art and modern 3 kg/hr (water evaporation) spray dryer (Figure 1) with a twin fluid nozzle and a climbing film evaporator (Figure 2) with 10 kg/hr (water evaporation) capacity.  Both of these are pilot scale devices, specifically designed to produce powders of food, pharmaceutical and biological materials and to meet best hygienic production protocols with provision for cleaning in place. 

 Figure 2. The climbing film evaporator

This facility also houses a custom designed and fabricated effective moisture diffusivity (D_eff) measurement plus solid segregation characterization system (Figure 3). This instrument characterizes the segregation of solid components in multi-solid droplets. The information obtained from this system will be used to design surface engineered composite particles. 

We are presently undertaking trial production and contract drying for various industry clients.  We will be happy to work together and collaborate with industry partners for design and production of powders tuned to specific needs. We also specialize in troubleshooting of the ‘sticky problem’ or ‘wall deposition problem’ encountered by industries during production/storage/transportation of some high-value powders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 3. The effective moisture diffusivity plus solid segregation measuring device

Contact Dr. Benu Adhikari

Telephone +61-7-33659058

Fax: +61-7-33654199
Email: benua@cheque.uq.edu.au