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Quadro Ytron® inline powder dispersion equipment offers the best solution for processing solids, particularly problem powders, into liquids.
Process engineers are fortunate if solid material is “well behaved,” meaning the powders wet out and disperse readily. In this case, in-tank mixing is sufficient. However, well-behaved powders are a small percentage of applications; it’s more likely a process engineer faces “difficult” powder dispersion cases such as thickening agents like high-molecular-weight hydrocolloids, xanthan gum, cellulose gums, starches or proteins. These issues most commonly affect the personal care and cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and food industries.
Two problems arise when dispersing difficult powders. First, the powders float, resisting efforts to wet or disperse them. Second, the powders clump into impenetrable sticky masses or “fish eyes” (powder lumps with a hydrated skin and dry core). Conventional in-tank mixing leads to long batch times, powder buildup and waste during tank cleanup. Traditional inline high shear rotor-stator dispersing mixers are problematic, too, due to inconsistent particle shear distribution, irreproducible results and air entrainment.
Inline processing addresses the issues summarized above. The answer lies in utilizing powder dispersion techniques in the liquid phase at some point in the piping, rather than in the process vessel itself. Direct application of powder to a process line has these advantages over in-tank mixing:
A single-pass inline process allows not only for the controlled introduction of powders but also for the controlled application of shear. This yields additional benefits:
The Quadro Ytron® ZC Disperser is uniquely engineered to incorporate and disperse extremely difficult-to-wet powders into a liquid stream in a single pass. It intensely shears the powders prior to hydration, producing homogeneous dispersions that are completely free of lumps and “fish eyes.”
Because the powder is completely hydrated, yield is maximized and wastage is reduced or eliminated, translating into powder savings of up to 30%, compared to processing with in-tank or other inline high shear technologies. And overprocessing is entirely eliminated, preserving the rheological properties of shear-sensitive products.
Batch time reductions as high as 75% can be realized with the Quadro Ytron® ZC Powder Disperser technology. Even with difficult products such as hydrocolloid gums, cellulose gums and carbomers, you achieve complete dispersion in a single pass.
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Quadro® Liquids High Shear Mixers can be used in the following applications:
Quadro Liquids is a manufacturer of high shear mixers using many years of application experience to develop and deliver efficient solutions.
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