EP3687676A1 - Method and assembly for producing coated prills or granulates, prills obtained therewith, and use thereof - Google Patents
Method and assembly for producing coated prills or granulates, prills obtained therewith, and use thereofInfo
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- EP3687676A1 EP3687676A1 EP18778905.2A EP18778905A EP3687676A1 EP 3687676 A1 EP3687676 A1 EP 3687676A1 EP 18778905 A EP18778905 A EP 18778905A EP 3687676 A1 EP3687676 A1 EP 3687676A1
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- C05—FERTILISERS; MANUFACTURE THEREOF
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing coated prills or granules.
- the invention relates to a method and an apparatus according to the preamble of the respective independent claim.
- Prills can be distinguished from classical granulated particles (granules) or from pellets and pastilles, especially when used as fertilizers. Granulated bulk solids are characterized by high strength and comparatively large size.
- Granules are produced in a crystallization process layer by layer (so-called "onion skin") and can be of different sizes
- Special types of granules in particular pellets or pastilles) are produced in particular by pressing a melt through a sieve, wherein the solidified particles
- the pellets can be extruded extruded, however, pellets have hitherto hardly been used in the field of fertilizers or at most as natural fertilizer (manure, humus) or at least less frequently as granules or prills.
- Prills are products of spray crystallization, ie fine-grained material, often in a round or drop-shaped form, with a particle size of approx. 2 to 3 or even less often up to 4mm.
- Molten material is sprayed from above into a tower, so that in free flight droplets form which cool and solidify in forced convection or in an already present draft of air.
- Granulation aids are not absolutely necessary, but are very often used, in particular by admixing with the melt, before the spray crystallization.
- the granulating agent used is standard urea formaldehyde (UF) solution.
- the particle size depends on the length of the free flight and optional additional (forced) air cooling, but can not be changed arbitrarily.
- this process together with granulation is the most frequently chosen process.
- Prills and granules are often at least approximately round particles, the pellets are often semicircular.
- prills often have disadvantages with regard to mechanical properties (eg lump formation, breakage), in particular with the consequence that higher fertilizer losses occur during transport, storage and general application.
- mechanical properties eg lump formation, breakage
- the material or the fertilizer inhomogeneous, that is distributed unevenly.
- Urea is currently the world's most demanded nitrogen fertilizer. Of the total produced only the very modern plants supply granular urea; By means of the older systems, it is often only possible to produce urea in prilled form.
- Patent EP 1 890 985 B1 describes a controlled-release coated fertilizer.
- the published patent application DE 196 03 739 AI describes mixtures of fertilizer granules.
- the published patent application EP 0 763 510 A1 describes a polymer layer sprayed by fluidized bed granulation.
- the patent US 9,266,787 B2 describes fertilizer with a Poylmer layer of specific thickness.
- the object of the invention is to provide an apparatus and a method for producing or modifying prills, with which as many advantages as possible with regard to the material structure of the prills or with respect to the release of active ingredient or fertilizer and also with respect to the possible variations in the manufacturing process together can be realized.
- This object is achieved by a method for producing or modifying with at least one biodegradable polymer layer, in particular PLA layer coated prills or granules, in particular fertilizer prills, wherein the at least one degradable polymer layer on a support material of the respective Prills is applied, wherein the prills are first coated in a drum coating coating step with at least a first (lower) degradable layer on the substrate, in particular in a drum coater at a relatively low pressure, and then in a fluidized coating step with at least one second degradable layer over the first layer to be coated, in particular in a fluidized bed coater at a relative overpressure.
- the two-layer structure allows a synergy of advantages from both methods or from both types of layers.
- a two-stage release in particular two-stage with regard to the time and / or with regard to the manner of the released active ingredient or fertilizer.
- the carrier material can be released by the drum coating layer (s) within a few hours, and that a noticeable release by the swirl coating layer (s) only takes place after a much longer time, especially over 50 or 100 hours.
- a so-called “slow release” or “controlled release” behavior can be set in a simple manner. Thanks to the two-layer structure according to the invention, the release of the fertilizer in the soil is delayed.
- the release can also take place by diffusion and due to defects in the layer structure.
- the release rates can be set, for example, proportionally to the layer thickness.
- the type and number of defects can be adjusted depending on the type of coating (application type). In particular, the resistance to abrasion, caking or crushing is increased. The mechanical properties of the individual prills are improved. Mass losses can be reduced to at least approximately 0%, in particular by means of comparatively little polymer material, ie by means of a comparatively thin coating.
- the coating of the prills can be described as a modification, because the prills as such (without coating) can be produced by default in a prilling tower.
- the two layers can each be applied in such a way by a specific coating method that the release rates can be adjusted specifically.
- a plurality of first layers can be applied by a first coating process (in particular drum coating) and a plurality of second layers by a second coating process (fluidized-bed coating / fluidized-bed coating).
- the drum coater delivers a coarse, robust, structural cover or coating of the substrate of the prill.
- the fluidized bed coater (also: fluid bed coater) allows e.g. a minimization of the number of defects, by a kind of compensation of the at least one first lower layer.
- the material composition of the layers can be identical. Further advantages for the method and the end product also result from the fact that the quality of the first layer has to be checked less critically, since by means of the second layer a surface of high quality can be provided by means of which any disadvantages of the first layer can be compensated.
- a coating device for applying at least one layer.
- the term “granules” may be referred to mutatis mutandis.
- the methods and apparatus described herein may be adapted for handling both prills and granules.
- the carrier material can be provided by the raw material intended for the particular application, in particular by fertilizers.
- the carrier material may in particular consist exclusively of fertilizer.
- the first layer can be applied directly to the surface of the support material, in particular without certain surface pretreatments.
- Chlorinated solvents are not required for coating.
- the choice of solvents can be limited to environmentally acceptable solvents, in particular acetone and / or CO 2. It has been found that a sequential combination of solvents is particularly advantageous.
- the respective polymer layer or the PLA can be applied to any support, in particular applied as a solution, wherein solvent is evaporated and optionally recovered.
- Previous steps for particle formation ie for spraying or granulating or pelletizing the (possibly molten) carrier material, are independent of the coating steps.
- the coating can each take place in a separate stand-alone device or arrangement. Nevertheless, the (residual) heat from previous steps can be used.
- carrier materials ie fertilizers
- carrier materials ie fertilizers
- carrier materials may be mentioned by way of example: urea, ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate.
- the support material (fertilizer) is preferably present in the solid state during the preparation, in particular in a granular state.
- Prill and Granulationsangesmittel in particular UF (urea-formaldehyde) solution.
- the particles can be stabilized by application of thin polymer layers.
- the combination of different coating thicknesses proved to be particularly efficient for a controlled release of the active substance / fertilizer contained in the carrier material, part of the prills (preferably below 25% by weight) being uncoated or only mechanically stabilized (PLA entry, in particular ⁇ 1% by weight). %), and other parts each have different PLA coatings (especially between 3 and 15% by weight), depending on the target plant, the target climate and the target soil. In this way, the plant can be supplied with the optimal amount of active ingredient during a growing season, and / or the number of fertilizers required can be reduced. In particular, any water-soluble fertilizer can be provided by means of the carrier material.
- the present invention provides a prilled fertilizer coated with a biodegradable polymer substance of which individual disintegration products are harmless to the environment.
- the polymer substance is preferably provided at least in part by PLA, in particular with a weight fraction of the total fertilizer of between 0.05 and 15%.
- a blend may be provided which includes uncoated prills and polymer / PLA coated prills, especially with a proportion of uncoated prills between 1 and 50 weight percent.
- urea can be used as a fertilizer, in particular by providing urea as a component of the carrier material or forming the carrier.
- polymer / PLA As a first layer in particular polymer / PLA is applied by means of acetone as a solvent. As a second layer, in particular polymer / PLA is applied by means of CO 2 in the supercritical state as a solvent.
- the at least one first and one second polymer layer can be formed from the same polymer or from different polymers, in particular each from biodegradable polymers.
- the second coating step is performed (preferably immediately) after the first coating step by the drum-coated prills are introduced after the coating from the drum coater in the fluidized bed coater, in particular within less than 1 to 5 minutes. This allows a convenient combination of procedures.
- An optionally advantageous rest or drying phase can optionally be provided in connection with the first coating step.
- the second coating step is carried out locally adjacent to the first coating step, in particular within a range of 5 to 15 m. This allows a convenient combination of procedures. In this case, heat energy from the first coating step can be used. A temporary storage is not necessarily required. The whole arrangement can remain very compact. It is advantageous, especially with regard to operating costs, to carry out the first coating step in a time-efficient manner, in particular maximally as long as the second coating step. The respective duration depends on the selected process parameters.
- the second coating step is carried out after a rest or drying phase after the first coating step, in particular after a rest or drying phase of at least one to three minutes, optionally also after a phase of several hours or days.
- the prills for the second coating step can be provided optimized. It can be decided as needed, how much material or polymer to be applied in the second coating step.
- the prills can also be heated in a controlled manner to a desired temperature, so that the process conditions during coating can be set very precisely.
- the duration of the quiescent / drying phase may depend on the process, in particular on how quickly sprayed, how high the solution is concentrated, or which solvent is used.
- the drying phase provides the advantage of being able to drive out residual moisture to the maximum.
- the weight fraction of the degradable layers is in the range of 0.05 to 20%, in particular 0.05 to 10% or 0.05 to 5% of the mass of the respective prill. This can be used to influence the type of release in a broad spectrum.
- the weight fraction of the first degradable layer is in the range of 0.05 to 15% of the mass of the respective prill.
- the weight fraction of the second degradable layer is in the range of 0.05 to 5% of the mass of the respective prill.
- the layer thickness of the applied layers is absolutely in the range from 1 to 500 ⁇ m, in particular from 1 to 200 ⁇ m.
- the first layer is at least as thick as the second layer.
- a temperature in the range of 0 to 130 ° C, in particular 30 to 70 ° C or 50 to 60 ° C is set.
- the drum coating can be optimized.
- a temperature in the range of 0 to 90 ° C, in particular lower than the temperature in the first coating step, in particular room temperature is set. This can optimize spin coating.
- a ratio of the set temperatures in the range of approx. 2: 1 or 3: 1 or 4: 1 (first temperature compared to the second temperature). This in each case provides an advantageous temperature range in order to optimize the respective coating method.
- the respective coating device may have heating devices configured for this purpose.
- a comparatively low temperature is particularly advantageous in the respective coating step.
- Relatively high temperatures at least 100 ° C
- an advantageous temperature range of about 50 to 60 ° C for the drum coater and about room temperature for the fluidized bed coater could be determined.
- a (sub) pressure in the range of 1 to 0 bara is set, for example 500 or 700 mbara.
- a pressure in the range from 1 to 10000 mbar (10 bar), in particular 1 to 500 mbar (0.5 bar) is set above atmospheric pressure.
- a ratio of the set pressures in the range of approx. 1: 1.5 or 1: 2 or 1: 3 or 1: 4 is set.
- the drum coater should be set as low as possible.
- the pressure can be adjusted according to the pressure resistance of the drum coater.
- the drum coater is set up for a negative pressure in the range of at least 100 to 800 mbar below atmospheric pressure.
- the preferred pressure range depends in particular on the choice of solvent.
- the first and second degradable polymer layers each comprise or are formed by a layer of biodegradable PLA, in particular a first PLA layer of a first type and a second PLA layer of a second type. In this way, particularly advantageous properties can be set during the layer construction.
- the first degradable polymer layer has a coil-like pore-rich structure
- the second degradable polymer layer has a plastered, dense, low-pore structure.
- the molecular weight (average molecular weight of the polymer unit) as a measure of the polymerization: the higher the molecular weight, the more stable, the more stable the polymer. At low mass, the polymer is unstable, for example, to hydrolysis and tends to decompose into oligomers and monomers.
- the specification can also be made by the state "crystalline” or "amorphous”. For example, amorphous polymer or PLA has a significantly lower melting point than crystalline polymer or PLA.
- composition of the individual polymer or PLA layers can be the same. Thanks to the method combination according to the invention, different qualities of the polymer or PLA can be used, or at least one of the layers (in particular the first, coarser layer) can be mixed with further substances (for example additional layer of polymer blends or additional microelements or additives).
- a solvent is used in at least one of the coating steps, in particular individual solvents are used in each case, in particular first a solvent from the group of aliphatic ketones, alkyl aromatics, esters of acetic acid and lactic acid, acetone; in the drum coating coating step and then the same solvent or CO 2 solvent in the fluidized coating step. This allows an optimization of the respective process step or the respective layer.
- chlorine-free solvent is used in at least one of the coating steps, preferably in both coating steps, in particular acetone and / or CO 2. This makes it possible to dispense with chlorine-containing solvents.
- the second coating step uses chlorine-free solvent comprising CO 2, in particular in the supercritical state (scCO 2), in particular for producing ammonia.
- a solvent is preferably used in the first coating step (in particular acetone).
- CO 2 or scCO 2 supercritical CO 2 can be used in the second coating step (fluidized bed coater), with the advantage of being able to produce very concentrated (PLA) solutions.
- CO 2 can be obtained from the process engineering arrangement (in particular from a CO 2 scrubbing, in particular in connection with an ammonia synthesis or an ammonia-urea complex).
- C02 in the supercritical state provides the advantage of high solubility, whereby by using CO 2 in supercritical state, properties of the solvent similar to organic solvents can be utilized.
- properties of the solvent similar to organic solvents can be utilized.
- acetone and CO 2 in particular toluene can be mentioned as a further solvent.
- the aforementioned object is also achieved by a procedural arrangement for the production of at least one biodegradable polymer layer, in particular PLA layer coated prills or granules, wherein the procedural arrangement at least one Trommelcoater as the first procedural stage and at least one fluidized bed coater as the second , Downstream procedural stage each adapted for coating the prills with at least one biodegradable polymer layer comprises.
- the arrangement comprises at least one device for generating a negative or positive pressure and for generating a pressure difference between the first and second procedural stage.
- the assembly includes means for receiving the prill coated in the drum coater, which is configured to transfer the prills to the fluid bed coater, and which has an outlet or coupling corresponding to an inlet of the fluidized bed coater.
- an intermediate step for treating or temporarily storing the prills can optionally be provided.
- the procedural arrangement comprises a device with a drying function interposed between the drum coater and the fluidized bed coater. This allows the optimization of the second step, especially by preparing the prills specifically for it.
- the drying function is at least partially integrated into the drum coating unit.
- the aforementioned object is also achieved by using a process engineering arrangement comprising at least one drum coater and at least one fluidized bed coater, in particular a procedural arrangement described above, for two-stage production or modification of prills with a polymer coating, in particular PLA coating comprising at least two Layers applied in each case in one of the stages.
- prills in particular fertilizer prills, having at least two layers produced by at least two-stage coating of a carrier material of the prills with at least one first degradable polymer layer, in particular PLA layer applied by drum coating and with at least one second degradable polymer layer, in particular PLA layer applied by fluidized-bed coating, in particular by means of a previously described method or a corresponding arrangement.
- the later applied layer may seal the at least one first lower layer or repair defects therein.
- a prills mixture in particular comprising a first type prills according to the preceding description, provided or manufactured by two-stage coating of a subset of the prills by means of drum coating (device) and fluidized bed coating (device) with at least two polymer layers and mixing these two-layer prills, wherein one / the first type Prills characterized by an at least two-layer polymer or PLA coating, especially with 1 to 20 wt .-% or 3 to 15Gew .-% (in relation to the mass of the prill), is mixed with a second type Prills characterized by at least one mechanically stabilizing layer, in particular a polymer or PLA layer with less than 3 or 2 or 1 wt% (relative to the mass of the prill), and / or wherein the first type prills are mixed with another (third) type prills without any coating, in particular in a ratio of at least 1 : 1 or
- the prills (especially the second type) can be stabilized in particular with urea solution or UF (urea-formaldehyde) solution.
- the prills of the second type can be coated with PLA instead of UF solution.
- the lower limit for the proportion of uncoated prills of the third type is above 1 wt%, preferably above 5 wt%, more preferably above 10 wt%.
- the third type of prills can be characterized by carrier material in the form of fertilizer, wherein the prill can be formed entirely from fertilizer, so that the fertilizer is released immediately, so completely without regulating or blocking layer.
- the first type prills may comprise the two layers with different PLA weight content of the first layer and the second layer (in each case relative to the total mass of the prill), e.g. 20% and 3%, or 50% and 5%, or 20% and 10% (the thinner layer is the second layer).
- FIG. 2 shows a side view of a process engineering arrangement in accordance with FIG
- Embodiment; Fig. 3 a prills mixture made with prills at least comprising prills according to
- FIG. 4 is a process diagram for individual method steps according to FIG.
- Fig. 1 shows a single prill 1, with a core or support 1.1, with an optional applied to the support 1.1 layer of Mikroierinzu algorithmsn 1.2 (for example, microelement additives such as selenium Se, copper Cu, zinc Zn, applied by means of a Trommelcoating device of a Melt, from a solution in water (H 2 O) or from a solution in other solvents), with at least one first layer 1.3 (applied by means of a drum coating device from a solution, in particular in acetone), in particular formed as PLA layer, with an optional Layer of microelement additives 1.4 (for example, microelement additives such as selenium Se, copper Cu, zinc Zn, applied by means of a drum coating device, in particular from a solution in acetone), and with at least one second layer 1.5 (applied by means of a fluidized bed device from a solution, in particular Acetone), in particular formed as
- the first layer 1.3 can be given a coil-like structure having a relatively high strength. Thanks to the fluidized bed method, an outer skin or outer circumferential surface 1.51 of the second layer 1.5 can be given a very dense surface structure.
- PLA an alternative, biodegradable polymer or a mixture of such polymers can also be applied for the respective first and / or second layer.
- the thickness d3 of the first layer 1.3 (optionally comprising one or more additional layers 1.2) is, for example, in the range from .mu.m to 300 .mu.m, in particular at approx. ⁇ or 200 ⁇
- the thickness d5 of the second layer 1.5 (optionally comprising one or more additional layers 1.4) is for example in the range of 1 to 50 ⁇ , wherein the absolute coating thickness is there by summation, and for example in the range of 150 to 350 ⁇
- the layers 1.3 and 1.5 can surround the additional layers 1.2, 1.4.
- FIG. 2 shows a procedural arrangement 10 comprising a drum coating device 13 (drum coater) with a first drum coating unit 13.1 and a second drum coating unit 13.2, in particular designed as or comprising a drying unit, and further comprising a swirl coating device 15 (fluidized bed coater) at least one swirl coating unit 15.1.
- a swirl coating device 15 fluidized bed coater
- redundant swirl coating units may be provided.
- the assembly 10 may optionally also include a tower 11 for prill production (untreated prills or prills with conventional granulation aids, in particular UF solution).
- the drum coater 13 may be provided as a single device or, optionally, may consist of an array or array of multiple plant components. In particular, an optional drying can be done separately.
- a vacuum / overpressure device 17 By means of a vacuum / overpressure device 17, the desired operating pressure can be set in the respective coater 13, 15.
- the prills can be taken up or temporarily stored and transferred via the outlet 19.1 to the fluidized bed coater 15.
- a drying can take place in the device 19.
- the device 19 may be formed as a separate drying unit.
- prills are conveyed from the prilling tower 11 to the drum coating device 13 as the first process step.
- the drum coating device 13 a supply of polymer and solvent L2 takes place.
- a material flow M l. l (subset of M l) are directed to the camp. Downstream of the first drum coating unit 13.1, optionally a material flow M2.1 (partial amount of M2) can be conducted to the bearing.
- the percentage of the subset can be adjusted depending on the need, in particular by means of a control unit 20.
- the coupling of the control unit 20 with the respective devices and units is illustrated by the respective dashed line.
- the drum-coated prills are further conveyed by the corresponding drum coating unit, either to another drum coating unit or to a drying unit, or as a further material stream M3 from the drum coating device 13 directly to the vortex-coating device 15 as a second process stage.
- the prills remain warm along the material flow path M3, so that a temperature control device surrounding the material flow path M3 at least in sections can be provided.
- an additional layer consisting of additives can be applied along the material flow paths M 1, M 2, M 3, in each case in each case on a conveyor belt and / or during transportation.
- the respective material flow path M l, M2, M3 can be at least partially hermetically sealed off or surrounded by a further coating device.
- This comparatively thin additional layer is designed to improve the physical properties of the prills (in particular abrasion resistance, pressure resistance, resistance to agglomeration), in particular in connection with the first material flow path M l.
- the coating with at least one additional layer on the support and / or on the first degradable layer can optionally also be carried out in a separate (parallel-running, continuous or discontinuous) process.
- the vortex-coating device 15 there is a polymer and solvent feed L 3, in particular with acetone or CO 2 in a supercritical state, in particular in conjunction with atomizing fluid and / or air.
- the particular supply of polymer and solvent L2, L3 may also include the supply of different polymer material and different solvents.
- the respective media can be removed, wherein the media stream M4 in particular comprises the removal, recycling (recovery) and / or disposal of solvents.
- a solvent separation may be switched (eg a cold trap, laundry).
- the solvent is preferably collected and fed centrally into a deposit.
- a separate dryer does not necessarily have to be provided.
- a drying function can also be fulfilled by the corresponding coater 13, 15.
- the two-stage coated end product can be provided, in particular in the form of a prills mixture consisting of two-layer coated prills (first type) and prills of at least one other type (second and / or third type, untreated or treated for the purpose of improving the physical properties).
- the weight proportions of the mixture can be adjusted individually, in particular by means of the control device 20, by regulating the individual material flows.
- FIG. 4 shows a process diagram in which individual steps of the method according to the invention are explained.
- a first step S1 involves feeding prills from a prill tower.
- a second step S2 comprises one or more first coating steps, in particular a first drum coating coating step S2.1 and a second drum coating coating step S2.2 and optionally also a drying step S2.3 after the first and / or second coating step.
- a third step S3 comprising one or more second coating steps
- the at least one second layer 1.5 is applied, in particular in a first fluidized-bed coating step S3.1 optionally followed by a second fluidized-bed coating step S3.2 and optionally also followed by a Drying step S3.3 after the first and / or second coating step.
- a fourth step S4 comprises the removal or recycling of solvent, in particular CO 2
- a fifth step S5 comprises the provision of prills or a prills mixture 5.
- the step S5 may also comprise the mixing, in particular according to predefined percentages, optionally predetermined by the control device.
- first layer in particular PLA layer
- Vortex Coating Device Frluidized Bed Coater or Fluidized Bed Coater
- M2 further (second) material flow, in particular within the Trommelcoating- device
- M3 further (third) material flow, in particular from the drum coating device to
- M4 further media stream, in particular removal of solvents
- M5 further (fourth) material flow, in particular for providing a prills mixture
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