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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2020
Steerlife India Private Limited, Bangalore, IN;
Radhika Ghike, Bangalore, IN;
Vijay Kulkarni, Bangalore, IN;
Indu Bhushan, Bangalore, IN;
Himadri Sen, Bangalore, IN;
Babu Padmanabhan, Bangalore, IN;
Vinay Rao, Bangalore, IN;
STEERLIFE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, Bangaluru, IN;
Abstract
A co-rotating twin screw processor for preparing dry granules including an input zone having one or more powder feeders for feeding an input material into the processor, a steam feeder configured to introduce steam as a granulation activating agent in to the processor, a granulation zone for granulating the input material in the presence of steam to form granules, a controller configured to control operation and feed rate of at least one of the powder feeder or the steam feeder such that 2.5 to 5 percent w/w of the steam with respect to the input material is available for granulation, and a discharge zone haring a non-extruding opening for collecting dry granules.