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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
May. 25, 2021
Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US);
Nihan Ovat, Oss, NL;
Rudy Roland Roux, Douai, FR;
Dogan Sahin Sivasligil, Overijse, BE;
Pieter Cornelis Jacobus Van Der Graaf, Heikant, NL;
Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to a method of preparing a blend comprising a polysaccharide and a water soluble or dispersible ingredient. More in particular, the invention relates to the preparation of such blend using a filter centrifuge. The method of the invention comprises a. feeding a polysaccharide slurry to a filter centrifuge via a first inlet; b. rotating the filter centrifuge at a first centrifuge speed to provide a polysaccharide cake; c. feeding a sprayable ingredient to the filter centrifuge via a second inlet; and d. spraying the sprayable ingredient onto the polysaccharide cake while rotating the filter centrifuge at a second centrifuge speed to produce a blend of the polysaccharide and the ingredient.