Evaluate spray drying for pharmaceutical and chemical applications
The GEA Niro SDMICROTM spray dryer is used by pharmaceutical and chemical companies to evaluate various stages of their processes during the early stages of product development. Companies can identify the most appropriate technique for the product to guarantee the most efficient manufacturing process.
Features:
- Designed for research and development
- Ideal for low volumes of high-value formulations
- Designed for organic solvent or water based formulations
- Uses of inert process gas or compressed air as the drying medium
- Easy to dismantle for cleaning and fast product switch
- Compact dimensions.
Mode of operation
The SDMICRO
TM is a fully functional small-scale spray drying plant. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) have been used to design the smallest possible spray drying chamber, which retained the same air flow pattern as a full scale production model. The resulting equipment can make test volumes of product at the smallest possible scale (100-200 ml).
The intrinsically safe operation makes the SDMICRO
TM suitable for use with nitrogen for products dissolved in organic solvents - compressed air being used for drying of aqueous fluids.
The cyclone is used for the initial powder collection, and the bag filter collects fine particles passing through the cyclone. The cyclone may be by-passed completely, for collecting very fine powders in the bag filter.