abstract |
Methods and equipment are provided for subdividing liquids under dispersion conditions suitable for spray drying on a commercial plant scale. In one embodiment, the liquid atomizer has a structure employed in connection with the spray dryer and the plurality of atomization nozzles. Each atomizing nozzle includes a liquid nozzle employed to disperse the liquid feed and a gas nozzle employed to disperse the gas feed. In another embodiment, a process is provided for preparing a powder blend of two or more target materials in a single processing step. n n Spray drying method |