Spray Dryer Technolgy - News from our Industry

Ultrasonic spray dryer reduces overspray
18-May-2007 -

A new range of spray dryers use a non-clogging ultrasonic atomizing nozzle, which reduces overspray that can cause atmospheric contamination, the manufacturer claims.

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Spray dryer technology gives edge
By Lori Weaver
When this company decided to expand its large yeast facility, it turned on the efficiency with new spray dryer technology.

Alltech has incorporated a new spray dryer into its recently expanded yeast facility in Brazil.

Spray drying is a fairly common process for drying liquid feed. Utilizing a hot gas, such as air or nitrogen gas, the process is generally an efficient one-step process in manufacturing feed ingredients.

When Alltech recently expanded its yeast facility in São Pedro, Brazil, it incorporated a new spray dryer in order to more efficiently meet its production goals. The facility is currently the world's largest yeast-producing plant with a capacity to produce more than 100,000 tons of products per year. The additional new state-of-the-art spray dryer is an integral part of the facility expansion. "Demand is the largest component of the decision to move ahead with this expansion," explains Mark Lyons, Alltech's director of global projects. "But we also sought to enhance our production, not only in the way of volume but also technological advances to better harvest the yeast cell components."

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