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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sander ten Have, Vlaasrdingen, NL;
Assignee:
Unilever Patent Holdings BV, Vlaardingen, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 2/106 ; F26B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 2/106 ; F26B 1/700 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns an apparatus for the removal of moisture from particulized, solid food products, comprising; a housing ( ); a perforated plate ( ), creating two chambers ( ) in the housing ( ), gas-inlets ( ), present below the perforated plate ( ); an outlet ( ) in the perforated plate ( ), provided with a removable plug ( ); heating means ( ) for the gases. The invention further concerns a process for the removal of moisture from solid, small particles, by subjecting these particles, while in an annular, fluidized bed to a heat treatment for a specific time.