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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2011
Jean-paul Remon, Melle, BE;
Chris Vervaet, Kachtem, BE;
Eseldin Keleb, Gent, BE;
An Vermeire, Nevele, BE;
Jean-Paul Remon, Melle, BE;
Chris Vervaet, Kachtem, BE;
Eseldin Keleb, Gent, BE;
An Vermeire, Nevele, BE;
Universiteit Gent, Ghent, BE;
Abstract
An apparatus for wet granulating a powder material comprises:—a barrel having a granulation chamber and being provided with a first inlet () for receiving said powder material and for supplying it to said granulation chamber and with a second inlet () for receiving a granulating liquid and for supplying it to said granulation chamber, said granulation having an aperture () for discharge of granules from said barrel, and—a transporting means (S) for advancing said powder material toward the end of said granulation chamber while granulating it with the aid of said granulating liquid, said transporting means (S) comprising a first transport zone () at its rear end, an agglomeration zone () downstream from the first transport zone () and a second transport zone () at its front end, said first inlet () and said second inlet () being positioned above the first transport zone (), wherein said aperture () has a shape tightly fitting the terminal portion of the transporting means (S) for directly discharging said granules from the granulation chamber. The apparatus is useful for continuously wet granulating biologically-active ingredient formulations, chemicals, detergents and foodstuffs.