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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, Duesseldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/08 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for the spray drying of solvent-containing compositions. A liquid or paste-form solvent-containing composition is heated to a temperature above the boiling point of the solvent, transported under excess pressure and at a temperature above the boiling point of the solvent to a relaxation space where it is sprayed to evaporate the solvent. The relaxation space is not under excess pressure and is at a temperature that is above the boiling point of the solvent.