SBIR Phase II: No Heat Spray Drying Technology

SBIR第二阶段：无热喷雾干燥技术

• 批准号: 1254328
• 负责人: Charles Beetz
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: ZoomEssence, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-03-15 至 2017-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1254328&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; No; Heat

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Project of ?No Heat Spray Drying? fundamentally changes the process of spray drying liquids to powders by eliminating the use of heat. Typically, a liquid emulsion consists of a high value liquid ingredient that is emulsified with a carrier system that when dried captures the liquid ingredient in a powdered form. High temperature spray drying remains the preferred method of drying many thermally sensitive materials such as foods, chemicals, probiotics, pharmaceuticals, and in many other applications where the production of a free-flowing powder is required. The current spray drying process employs air heated up to 400° Fahrenheit to dry the liquid into a powder. Exposing sensitive, volatile liquid ingredients to high temperatures causes molecular degradation that negatively impacts performance. By eliminating the use of heat the end result is a significantly improved powder in terms of product quality, solubility, stability and overall performance. Our research will be focused on improving our proprietary technology through dryer optimization and atomization development. This research should yield an innovative, commercially viable ?no heat? spray drying technology with the ability to manufacture significant amounts of powdered products.The broader impact/commercial potential of this project spans markets including food & beverage, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, infant formula, coffee, vitamins and numerous other segments where the production of a free flowing powder ingredient is desired. The challenge: how to eliminate the use of heat in converting liquids to powders. By eliminating the use of heat in the manufacturing process, we create significantly improved powder products. Our process is more economical, delivers products with longer shelf life, better encapsulation and improves solubility. Our technology has several societal benefits including decreasing energy consumption and preventing the evaporation of volatile ingredients into the atmosphere. Our technology may be able impact the bioavailability of drugs, decrease tablet sizes, deliver stable Omega 3 ingredients and improve dried milk powder. We are only beginning to explore the potential applications of our revolutionary process technology

这个“无热喷雾干燥”小型企业创新研究第二阶段项目通过消除热量的使用，从根本上改变了液体喷雾干燥成粉末的过程。通常，液体乳液由与载体乳化的高价值液体成分组成。该系统在干燥时捕获粉末形式的液体成分 高温喷雾干燥仍然是干燥许多热敏材料（例如食品、化学品、益生菌、药品）以及许多其他生产应用的首选方法。目前的喷雾干燥工艺使用加热至 400° 华氏度的空气将液体干燥成粉末，而将敏感的挥发性液体成分暴露在高温下会导致分子降解，从而对性能产生负面影响。最终结果是在产品质量、溶解度、稳定性和整体性能方面显着改善粉末。我们的研究将集中于通过干燥器优化和雾化开发来改进我们的专有技术。这项研究应该产生一种创新的、商业上可行的技术。热喷雾干燥技术能够生产大量粉末产品。该项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力涵盖食品和饮料、化学品、药品、婴儿配方奶粉、咖啡、维生素以及生产粉末产品的许多其他领域。需要一种自由流动的粉末成分。挑战：如何在将液体转化为粉末时消除热量的使用。通过消除生产过程中热量的使用，我们生产出显着改进的粉末产品。保质期更长，效果更好我们的技术具有多种社会效益，包括减少能源消耗和防止挥发性成分蒸发到大气中。我们的技术可能能够影响药物的生物利用度、减小片剂尺寸、提供稳定的 Omega 3 成分并改善干燥。我们才刚刚开始探索革命性加工技术的潜在应用。