Abstract:
A process of coating to create pharmaceutical particles is disclosed. The coating can enhance the pharmaceutical particle by providing a controlled release barrier, moisture barrier, surface modifying agent, wetting agent, flowability or fluidizing agent, hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity agent, flavor masking agent, odor masking agent, release control agent, or coloring agent; or an inert particle can be coated with a pharmaceutically active liquid. Also disclosed are coated pharmaceutical particles made by one of the processes of the invention.
Abstract:
This disclosure relates to process for producing titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) pigments, comprising the following steps: a) oxidizing a mixture of titanium tetrahalide and a rutile forming agent, such as aluminum halide, present in the vapor phase and in the presence of a nucleant to form a gaseous suspension comprising titanium dioxide particles; b) passing the gaseous suspension to a cooling conduit; c) introducing scouring material into the cooling conduit; wherein the particles of the scouring material have a diameter in the range of about 0.25 mm to about 12.7 mm; d) separating the vapor phase to form a powder comprising the titanium dioxide particles and the scouring material; and e) simultaneously subjecting the powder to substantially uniform heating at a temperature of about 3000C to about 6000C and reducing the size of the titanium dioxide particles and the particles of the scouring material in the powder to a mean particle size of about 50 nm to about 1000 nm, whereby the titanium dioxide pigment has a chloride content of less than about 500 ppm. The so treated powder may have a residual free chlorine content of less than about 1 ppm. The Figure is a simplified flow diagram of one embodiment of the process of the disclosure wherein feedstreams comprising oxygen, titanium tetrachloride, a nucleant and a rutile forming agent are introduced to an oxidation zone 10 wherein, in the vapor phase, the titanium tetrachloride is oxidized to form a gaseous suspension comprising titanium dioxide particles, the gaseous suspension is transferred to a cooling conduit 12 wherein the gaseous suspension is contacted with scouring material to form a cooled product having a solid phase and a vapor phase. The vapor phase is separated from the solid phase via separator 14 to form a powder comprising titanium dioxide particles and the scouring material which is passed to a particle size reducing unit 16. The powder withdrawn from the unit can be subjected to surface treating in finishing unit 18.
Abstract:
A process for coating a PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acid) carrier particle or carrier matrix with a liquid coating material comprising the steps of metering a liquid coating mixture (20) into a flow restrictor (14) concurrently with introducing a stream of gas such as nitrogen via inlet (22) to provide a turbulent flow zone at the outlet of the flow restrictor concomitantly the PUFA carrier particle of carrier matrix (30) is introduced into the turbulent zone via hopper (28) whereby the FUFA particle or carrier particle is coated by the atomized coating material providing a coated PUFA particle.
Abstract:
A process of manufacturing compositions comprised of carrier particles under 100 nm that have been loaded to a level of greater that 60% by weight with a liquid comprising metering the liquid into a flow restrictor, injecting a gas stream through the flow restrictor to atomize the liquid and create a zone of turbulence at the outlet end of a flow restrictor, and introducing particles through a hopper (28) into the zone of turbulence to mix the particles with atomized liquid thereby loading the particles with the liquid. The hopper (28) includes metering device for accurately metering the particles at a particular ratio to the liquid feed from liquid inlet line (16). The highly-liquid-loaded particles can be further coated or encapsulated with functional coating or encapsulating materials.
Abstract:
A process for encapsulating a food particle is disclosed. The encapsulation material encasing the food particle inhibits volatiles such as aromas, moisture, and flavors from diffusing out of the food particle and inhibits undesirable environmental volatiles from diffusing into the food particle, thereby preserving freshness. Additionally, the resulting encapsulated food particle is less susceptible to oxidation than an unencapsulated food particle. Also disclosed are encapsulated food particles made by the process of the invention.
Abstract:
A process of manufacturing compositions comprised of carrier particles under 100nm that have been loaded to a level of greater than 60% by weight with a liquid. The highly-liquid-loaded particles can be further coated or encapsulated with functional coating or encapsulating materials.
Abstract:
A process for coating a soy product or flour is described in which the moisture level of the coated soy product is substantially the same as the moisture level of the uncoated soy product. Coated soy products or coated flours made using the process of the invention are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A process for dry coating a food particle having a size in the range from about 0.5 mm to about 20.0 mm is disclosed. The resulting coated food particle has a moisture level that is substantially the same as the moisture level of the uncoated food particle. A process for encapsulating a frozen liquid particle having a size in the range from 5 micrometers to 5 millimeters with a liquid coating material is also disclosed. Also disclosed are coated food particles and encapsulate frozen liquid particles made by one of the processes of the invention.
Abstract:
A process for encapsulating a solid food particle with a liquid encapsulating material comprising the steps of metering and encapsulation mixture (20) into a flow restrictor (14) concurrently a gas stream is introduced at inlet (22) into the flow restrictor there by atomizing the liquid encapsulating material and creating a turbulent flow zone at the oulet of the flow restrictor (14). Concomitant with metering the encapsulating material with the gas stream, solid food particulate (30) is introduced via hopper(28) to the turbulent zone at the outlet of the flow restrictor (14) wherein the solid food particles are encapsulating by the atomized encapsulating material, the encapsulated food particle inhibits environmental volatiles from diffusing into the food product while preventing oxidation of the food.
Abstract:
A process for coating a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)-containing carrier particle or a PUFA matrix particle, or a liquid pharmaceutical-containing carrier particle or a liquid pharmaceutical matrix particle. Also disclosed are such particles made by the process of the invention and foods, pharmaceuticals, beverages, nutritional supplements, infant formula, pet food and animal feed which incorporate such particles.