Abstract:
A process for the preparation of a pulverous preparation having a finely divided carotenoid, retinoid or natural colorant is provided, which process comprises the steps of: a) forming a suspension of the active ingredient in a water-immiscible organic solvent optionally containing an antioxidant and/or an oil; b) feeding the suspension of step a) to a heat exchanger; c) heating the suspension to 100-250° C., whereby the residence time in the heat exchanger is less than 5 sec to provide a solution; d) rapidly mixing the solution of step c) with an aqueous solution of a swellable colloid and optionally a stabilizer such that the resulting mixture is at a temperature in the range of 20-100° C.; e) removing the organic solvent; and f) converting the dispersion of step e) into a pulverous preparation; where steps b) to f) are carried out continuously and in sequence.
Abstract:
A pulse train with known values and a known length contained in a signal is identified. The mathematical sign of the phase difference between successive samples of the signal is used to assess whether the transmitted pulse is a 1 or a 0, and with the sum of the pulses being determined in a window which is proportional to the length of the pulse train. The pulse train is considered as being identified at the time when the sum of the pulses in the search window exceeds a given threshold value.