Spray Dryer
Ever since its introduction, the MOBILE MINOR® Spray Dryer has enjoyed a unique reputation as the perfect choice lab-scale spray dryer to explore the possibilities of spray drying and produce small-volume powder samples.
MOBILE MINOR™ closed-cycle plant.
The MOBILE MINOR® is available in different versions designed to cater for different requirements including the drying of aqueous and/or solvent based feedstock. As different atomization techniques give different droplet sizes and drying characteristics, the MOBILE MINOR® is available in three different atomization techniques:
In addition, a number of options are available for powder collection, explosion protection, cleaning, data logging and other technical features.
Key figures
Nominal main process gas flow (kg/h) | 100 |
Water evaporation capacity (kg/h) | 0.5 - 6 |
Typical mean particle size (μm) | 5 - 80 |
Space requirements, LxWxH (m) | 2.5 x 2 x 2.3 |
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