JP4961072B2 - Gas circulation spray dryer - Google Patents

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JP4961072B2
JP4961072B2 JP2000345855A JP2000345855A JP4961072B2 JP 4961072 B2 JP4961072 B2 JP 4961072B2 JP 2000345855 A JP2000345855 A JP 2000345855A JP 2000345855 A JP2000345855 A JP 2000345855A JP 4961072 B2 JP4961072 B2 JP 4961072B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、医薬品原料やファインケミカル等の粉末製品を得るために利用されるガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
有機溶剤を溶媒とした液体原料を微粒化し、乾燥することによって粉末製品を得る、循環ガスとして主に窒素ガスを用いたガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置が実用化されている。
【0003】
図5は、従来のガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置を示す模式図であり、ヒーター9で加熱された窒素ガスなどの循環ガスは、噴霧乾燥塔1において、原液ポンプ8から送られた液体原料を噴霧装置2によって噴射され、液体原料は瞬時に乾燥、微粉化させられて固気分離装置であるサイクロン3にて粉末製品として回収される。
【0004】
サイクロン3を通過した排ガス(循環ガス)は、溶剤凝縮除去器14で排ガス中に含有される有機溶剤が除去、回収されて、ヒーター9に戻って循環使用される。尚、従来の装置では、溶剤が残留しているガスの一部は排気バルブ13より排出される。
【0005】
従来、溶剤凝縮除去器14としては、例えば、特許第2791050号公報に開示されるように、金属面を通して間接的に蒸気と冷却液とを接触させることにより蒸気を冷却・凝縮させる装置や、3重熱交換式コンデンサが使用されてきた。これらのうち、後者のコンデンサは、本体内に、フレオン系冷媒を循環する第一のパイプと、湿りガスを通過させる第二のパイプとを収納し、これらの第一のパイプ及び第二のパイプの外部空間たるシェル側空間にブラインを導入してなる構成を有するものである。
【0006】
これまで、このような噴霧乾燥装置においては、ヒーター9による熱風温度が100℃から200℃、循環ガス温度が0℃から50℃の高温噴霧乾燥であったが、現在においては、医薬品やファインケミカル等の業界において、熱風温度100℃以下の低温における噴霧乾燥の要求が高まってきている。この低温噴霧乾燥を実現するためには、詳しくは後述するが、循環ガス中の有機溶剤濃度を極めて低レベルに抑制する必要がある。
【0007】
しかしながら、従来の溶剤凝縮除去器14を用いたガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置では、更に有機溶剤を除去するために凝縮温度を今まで以上に低下させた場合には、氷結が生じ、それが原因で連続的に運転することができず、低温噴霧乾燥するには問題があった。また、凝縮器を一段にて循環ガスの温度を低下させていたために、そのためのエネルギーを多く必要とし、装置も大きくなってしまうという問題もあった。
【0008】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は、このような新しい要求に鑑みてなされたものであり、その目的とするところは、従来よりも30℃以上低いマイナス40℃程度まで循環ガスを冷却することによって、循環ガス中の有機溶剤濃度を低下させることで、低温噴霧を実現し、現在まで乾燥できなかった液体原料でも乾燥、粉末化を可能とし、また、系外に放出される溶剤を実質上ゼロとして、環境上も問題のないガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置を提供することにある。
【0009】
【課題を解決するための手段】
すなわち、本発明によれば、上流側から、噴霧乾燥塔、固気分離装置、及び凝縮器を備えてなり、有機溶剤を溶媒とした液体原料を噴霧装置により微粒化し、乾燥するクローズドタイプのガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置であって、前記凝縮器を2段に配置したものであり、高温ガスである有機溶剤を含む循環ガスを、前記高温ガスと低温ガスとの間で熱交換を行うことにより、冷媒を用いることなく、冷却する1段目の凝縮器と、前記1段目の凝縮器で冷却された循環ガスを、冷媒による熱交換により、マイナス30℃より低温の循環ガスまで冷却するとともに、前記有機溶剤を凝縮・除去し、再度、前記低温ガスとして前記1段目の凝縮器へ導入する2段目の凝縮器と、を備えたことを特徴とするガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置、が提供される。このとき、2段目の凝縮器が、プレート式熱交換器、若しくは平板式凝縮器であることが好ましい。
【0010】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明のガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置は、噴霧乾燥塔、固気分離装置、及び凝縮器から構成されたものである。以下、本発明の実施形態について説明するが、本発明が以下の実施形態に限定されないことはいうまでもない。
【0011】
本発明に係るガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置の構成について、その主要部の構成を模式的に示した添付の図1、及び図2を参照しながら説明することとする。
本発明のガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置は、図1に示すように、有機溶剤を溶媒とした液体原料を噴霧装置2により微粒化し、乾燥するクローズドタイプのガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置12であるが、凝縮器を2段に配置したものであり、高温ガスである有機溶剤を含む循環ガスを、高温ガスと低温ガスとの間で熱交換を行うことにより、冷媒を用いることなく、冷却する1段目の凝縮器5と、1段目の凝縮器5で冷却された循環ガスを、冷媒による熱交換により、マイナス30℃より低温の循環ガスまで冷却するとともに、有機溶剤を凝縮・除去し、再度、低温ガスとして1段目の凝縮器5へ導入する2段目の凝縮器50と、を備えたものである。このとき、最下流側である2段目の凝縮器50には、プレート式熱交換器、若しくは平板式凝縮器を配置することが好ましい。また、本発明のガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置は、図2に示すように、最下流部である2段目の凝縮器50の後ろの位置にドレーン10を、1段目の凝縮器5を通過してヒーター9の前の位置にブロワー6を配置する構成としてもよい。
【0012】
ガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置においては、ヒーター9に導入される循環ガス中の有機溶剤濃度が重要であり、この有機溶剤濃度が高い場合には、循環ガスの温度を高くすることで、乾燥温度を上げ、乾燥・固化する必要がある。
しかし、この溶剤濃度を極力低く抑えることができれば、乾燥に必要となるヒーター9の出口温度も低くすることができ、乾燥温度を低く保つ必要のある液体原料の乾燥に適切に対応することが可能となる。また、粉末製品の残留溶剤分の低濃度化が可能となる。
【0013】
本発明においては、循環ガスの凝縮を少なくとも2にて構成することで、階的に循環ガスの温度を制御し、また、少なくとも最下流側の凝縮器、即ち、最も低温化される凝縮器(2段目の凝縮器50)に、氷結に強いプレート式熱交換器21、若しくは平板式凝縮器22を配置した。それによって、低温での連続運転を可能とし、ヒーター9に導入される循環ガス中において、極めて低い有機溶剤濃度とできる。このことにより、従来に比べ噴霧乾燥温度を更に低下でき、低温乾燥を必要とする医薬品原料の粉末乾燥、及びその粉末乾燥製品中の有機溶剤の濃度を低下させることを実現した。
【0014】
本発明においては、上記の構成により、マイナス40℃まで低温化できることから、極めて低い有機溶剤濃度となり、有機溶剤濃度を低下させるための排気バルブを必要としないクローズドタイプの噴霧乾燥装置とすることが可能になった。これは、系外に放出させる溶剤を実質上ゼロにすることになり、環境保全にとって大変有効であるといえる。
【0015】
表1は、液体原料の溶媒としてよく用いられる有機溶剤の、窒素ガス中における飽和絶対湿度を示すものである。ここに示すように、例えばイソプロピルアルコールは、マイナス10℃下おいては窒素1Kg当たり0.055Kg含まれることになるが、マイナス30℃下においては0.014Kg、マイナス40℃下においては0.007Kgと、従来実現されていた循環ガス中の有機溶剤濃度に比べ1/4から1/8以下の低い濃度になることがわかる。
即ち、有機溶剤の絶対湿度は、冷却温度に大きく依存し、マイナス10℃とマイナス40℃で大きく異なる。よって、マイナス40℃の雰囲気を実現できれば、循環ガス中の有機溶媒をゼロに近いまでに除去することができることになる。
【0016】
【表1】

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【0017】
以下、本発明に用いられるプレート式熱交換器、及び平板式凝縮器について説明する。
プレート式熱交換器とは、波板状の熱交換壁を一定の容積を隔てて複数枚重ね合わせた熱交換ユニットを内部に有したものであり、その熱交換壁の間の容積中にガスを通過させることで、一方から他方へと熱交換を行い、ガスの冷却または加熱を行うものである。この際、ガスの温度を低下させたい場合には、熱交換壁の隔てた他方の容積にガスより温度の低いもの(冷媒)を通過させることになる。ガスの温度を上昇させたい場合には、この逆のことを行えばよい。このコンデンサとして用いられる本発明のプレート式熱交換器は、他のコンデンサに比べ、循環ガスとの接触面積が格段に広く、また、交換器内部の容積のほどんど全てが熱交換ユニットであることから、小型であるにもかかわらず、熱交換率が大変良いという特徴がある。
【0018】
平板式凝縮器22とは、図4に示すように、内部にスリップケース型(本の外箱様)の冷媒循環体27が一定の間隔をおいて複数個収納されているものであり、冷媒導入口25から適当な温度の冷媒を導入し、冷媒循環体27内を循環、冷媒出口26から排出させることにより、循環ガス導入口23から循環ガスが該凝縮器内を通過する間に該ガスの温度を低下させ、該ガス中の有機溶剤を凝縮・除去するものである。
【0019】
これら二つの凝縮器は、循環ガスが通過しやすく、ガス通路が複数列存在するため、凝縮壁に氷結が生じた場合でも、ガスの通過はそれほど阻害されることはなく、凝縮効率もあまり低下しないで連続運転することが可能である。
【0020】
図3は、プレート式熱交換器を2段に配置した一実施形態を示しているが、まず、一段目のプレート式熱交換器21の循環ガス導入口23から有機溶剤を含む40℃の循環ガスを導入し、高温であるガスは0℃まで冷却される。その後、該ガスは、ブロワー6を通って2段目のプレート式熱交換器21へ導入され、0℃からマイナス40℃まで冷却される。そして、ガスは、該プレート式熱交換器21から排出され、再度、一段目のプレート式熱交換器21へと導入され、マイナス40℃から0℃まで加熱される。
【0021】
この過程において、循環ガスがマイナス40℃に冷却される過程において、循環ガス中の有機溶剤は液滴化し、凝縮壁である熱交換壁をつたって除去される。
この際、一段目のプレート式熱交換器21においては、高温ガスと低温ガスとの間で熱交換を行うことにより、冷媒或いはヒーターを用いることなく、それぞれのガスの温度を変化させていることで、エネルギーの消費を抑制できる。
【0022】
本発明のガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置のように低い循環ガス温度の実現は、温度の影響を受けやすいバイオテクノロジー関連の医薬品原料の乾燥や、必要なときに必要とされる場所に必要な量の薬物を体内に送達するDDSの概念に基づく医薬品のマイクロカプセル化への応用にも期待されている。
また、医薬品、診断薬、酵素、ファインケミカル等の抽出、分離、精製には、イソプロピルアルコールや塩化メチレン等の有機溶剤が使われているが、その固形化、粉末化にも噴霧乾燥法が検討されており、それらへの応用にも期待されている。
【0023】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、本発明のガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置によれば、凝縮器を2にて構成することで階的に温度を制御し、また、最下流側の凝縮器として氷結に強いプレート式熱交換器、若しくは平板式凝縮器を配置することで、マイナス30℃より低温まで循環ガスを冷却したなかでも連続運転できる。よって、循環ガス中の有機溶剤濃度を極めて低下させることができ、噴霧乾燥温度を低温化できる。そのことにより、液体原料の粉末温度の低温化、及び粉末製品の残留溶剤の低濃度化を図ることができる。この結果、本発明のガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置は、さらに幅広い液体原料の乾燥、粉末化が可能になるという優れた効果を奏する。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】 本発明のガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置の構成を示す模式図である。
【図2】 本発明のガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置の別の構成を示す模式図である。
【図3】 本発明のガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置に用いられるプレート式熱交換器の一実施態様を示す模式図である。
【図4】 本発明のガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置に用いられる平板式凝縮器の内部構造の模式図である。
【図5】 従来のガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置の構成を示す模式図である。
【符号の説明】
1…噴霧乾燥塔、2…噴霧装置、3…サイクロン、4…フィルター、5…1段目の凝縮器、6…ブロワー、7…冷却ユニット、8…原液ポンプ、9…ヒーター、10…ドレーン、11…ガス圧調整弁、12…ガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置、13…排気バルブ、14…溶剤凝縮除去器、21…プレート式熱交換器、22…平板式凝縮器、23…循環ガス導入口、24…循環ガス出口、25…冷媒導入口、26…冷媒出口、27…スリップケース型冷媒循環体、50…2段目の凝縮器。[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gas circulation type spray drying apparatus used for obtaining powder products such as pharmaceutical raw materials and fine chemicals.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A gas circulation spray drying apparatus mainly using nitrogen gas as a circulation gas, which obtains a powder product by atomizing and drying a liquid raw material using an organic solvent as a solvent, has been put into practical use.
[0003]
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a conventional gas circulation type spray drying apparatus. A circulating gas such as nitrogen gas heated by a heater 9 sprays a liquid raw material sent from a stock solution pump 8 in the spray drying tower 1. The liquid raw material is sprayed by the apparatus 2 and instantly dried and pulverized, and collected as a powder product by the cyclone 3 which is a solid-gas separation apparatus.
[0004]
The exhaust gas (circulated gas) that has passed through the cyclone 3 is removed and recovered by the solvent condensation remover 14 from the organic solvent, and returned to the heater 9 for circulation. In the conventional apparatus, a part of the gas in which the solvent remains is exhausted from the exhaust valve 13.
[0005]
Conventionally, as the solvent condensing and removing device 14, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent No. 2791050, a device that cools and condenses steam by indirectly contacting steam and cooling liquid through a metal surface, 3 Heavy heat exchange type capacitors have been used. Among these, the latter capacitor accommodates a first pipe for circulating the freon refrigerant and a second pipe for allowing the wet gas to pass through in the main body, and these first pipe and second pipe. In this configuration, brine is introduced into the shell side space which is the external space.
[0006]
Until now, in such a spray drying apparatus, the hot air temperature by the heater 9 was 100 ° C. to 200 ° C. and the circulating gas temperature was 0 ° C. to 50 ° C., but at present, pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, etc. The demand for spray drying at a low temperature of 100 ° C. or less is increasing. In order to realize this low temperature spray drying, as will be described in detail later, it is necessary to suppress the concentration of the organic solvent in the circulating gas to an extremely low level.
[0007]
However, in the conventional gas circulation spray drying apparatus using the solvent condensing / removing device 14, when the condensation temperature is further lowered in order to remove the organic solvent, icing is caused. There was a problem with low temperature spray drying because it could not be operated continuously. In addition, since the temperature of the circulating gas is reduced by one stage of the condenser, there is a problem that a large amount of energy is required for that purpose and the apparatus becomes large.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of such new demands, and the object of the present invention is to cool the circulating gas to about minus 40 ° C., which is 30 ° C. or more lower than the conventional one, to thereby provide organic substances in the circulating gas. By reducing the solvent concentration, low temperature spraying is realized, and even liquid materials that could not be dried up to now can be dried and powdered, and the solvent released outside the system is virtually zero, so there is also an environmental problem It is an object of the present invention to provide a gas circulation type spray drying apparatus having no gas.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
That is, according to the present invention, a closed type gas comprising a spray drying tower, a solid-gas separation device, and a condenser from the upstream side, and atomizing a liquid raw material using an organic solvent as a solvent and drying it. A circulation type spray drying apparatus, in which the condenser is arranged in two stages, and heat exchange is performed between the high temperature gas and the low temperature gas for the circulation gas containing the organic solvent that is the high temperature gas. The first stage condenser to be cooled without using a refrigerant and the circulating gas cooled by the first stage condenser are cooled to a circulating gas lower than minus 30 ° C. by heat exchange with the refrigerant. A gas circulation type spray drying apparatus comprising: a second stage condenser that condenses and removes the organic solvent and introduces the low temperature gas again into the first stage condenser; Provided. At this time, the second stage condenser is preferably a plate heat exchanger or a flat plate condenser.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The gas circulation spray drying apparatus of the present invention is composed of a spray drying tower, a solid-gas separation device, and a condenser. Hereinafter, although embodiment of this invention is described, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the following embodiment.
[0011]
The configuration of the gas circulation type spray drying apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the attached FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 schematically showing the configuration of the main part.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gas circulation spray drying apparatus of the present invention is a closed type gas circulation spray drying apparatus 12 that atomizes a liquid raw material using an organic solvent as a solvent, and dries it. One stage in which the condenser is arranged in two stages, and the circulating gas containing the organic solvent, which is a high temperature gas, is cooled without using a refrigerant by exchanging heat between the high temperature gas and the low temperature gas. The circulating gas cooled by the first condenser 5 and the first-stage condenser 5 is cooled to a circulating gas having a temperature lower than −30 ° C. by heat exchange with the refrigerant , and the organic solvent is condensed and removed. And a second-stage condenser 50 introduced into the first-stage condenser 5 as a low-temperature gas. At this time, it is preferable to arrange a plate heat exchanger or a flat plate condenser in the second-stage condenser 50 on the most downstream side. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the gas circulation type spray drying apparatus of the present invention passes the drain 10 through the first-stage condenser 5 at a position behind the second-stage condenser 50 which is the most downstream portion. And it is good also as a structure which arrange | positions the blower 6 in the position before the heater 9. FIG.
[0012]
In the gas circulation type spray drying apparatus, the concentration of the organic solvent in the circulation gas introduced into the heater 9 is important. When the concentration of the organic solvent is high, the drying temperature is increased by increasing the temperature of the circulation gas. It needs to be raised, dried and solidified.
However, if this solvent concentration can be kept as low as possible, the outlet temperature of the heater 9 necessary for drying can be lowered, and it is possible to appropriately cope with drying of liquid raw materials that need to keep the drying temperature low. It becomes. In addition, it is possible to reduce the concentration of residual solvent in the powder product.
[0013]
In the present invention, the condenser of the circulating gas by constituting at least two stages, to control the temperature of the circulating gas in phases, also, at least the most downstream side condenser, that is, the lowest temperature of A plate heat exchanger 21 or a flat plate condenser 22 that is resistant to freezing was disposed in the condenser ( second stage condenser 50 ). Thereby, continuous operation at a low temperature is possible, and the concentration of the organic solvent can be made extremely low in the circulating gas introduced into the heater 9. As a result, the spray drying temperature can be further reduced as compared with the prior art, and the powder drying of pharmaceutical raw materials requiring low temperature drying and the concentration of the organic solvent in the powder dried product have been reduced.
[0014]
In the present invention, since the temperature can be lowered to minus 40 ° C. by the above-described configuration, the organic solvent concentration is extremely low, and a closed-type spray drying device that does not require an exhaust valve for reducing the organic solvent concentration is provided. It became possible. This substantially reduces the amount of solvent released outside the system and can be said to be very effective for environmental conservation.
[0015]
Table 1 shows saturation absolute humidity in nitrogen gas of an organic solvent often used as a liquid raw material solvent. As shown here, for example, isopropyl alcohol is contained at 0.055 kg per kg of nitrogen at minus 10 ° C., but 0.014 kg at minus 30 ° C. and 0.007 kg at minus 40 ° C. It can be seen that the concentration is ¼ to 8 or less of the concentration of the organic solvent in the circulating gas that has been realized in the past.
That is, the absolute humidity of the organic solvent greatly depends on the cooling temperature, and varies greatly between minus 10 ° C. and minus 40 ° C. Therefore, if an atmosphere of minus 40 ° C. can be realized, the organic solvent in the circulating gas can be removed to near zero.
[0016]
[Table 1]
Figure 0004961072
[0017]
Hereinafter, a plate heat exchanger and a flat plate condenser used in the present invention will be described.
A plate-type heat exchanger has a heat exchange unit in which a plurality of corrugated plate-like heat exchange walls are stacked with a fixed volume inside, and gas is contained in the volume between the heat exchange walls. By passing the gas, heat exchange is performed from one to the other, and the gas is cooled or heated. At this time, when it is desired to lower the temperature of the gas, the one having a lower temperature than the gas (refrigerant) is passed through the other volume separated by the heat exchange wall. If you want to raise the temperature of the gas, you can do the reverse. The plate heat exchanger of the present invention used as this condenser has a much larger contact area with the circulating gas than other condensers, and almost all the volume inside the exchanger is a heat exchange unit. Therefore, despite the small size, the heat exchange rate is very good.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 4, the flat plate condenser 22 has a plurality of slip case type (circular outer box-like) refrigerant circulation bodies 27 accommodated therein at regular intervals. A refrigerant having an appropriate temperature is introduced from the inlet 25, circulated in the refrigerant circulation body 27, and discharged from the refrigerant outlet 26, so that the circulating gas passes through the condenser through the circulation gas inlet 23. The organic solvent in the gas is condensed and removed.
[0019]
These two condensers allow the circulating gas to pass through and there are multiple rows of gas passages, so even if icing occurs on the condensing wall, the passage of gas is not hindered so much and the condensing efficiency is also greatly reduced. It is possible to operate continuously without doing so.
[0020]
FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which plate-type heat exchangers are arranged in two stages. First, circulation at 40 ° C. containing an organic solvent from the circulation gas inlet 23 of the first-stage plate-type heat exchanger 21 is performed. Gas is introduced and the hot gas is cooled to 0 ° C. Thereafter, the gas is introduced into the second plate type heat exchanger 21 through the blower 6 and cooled from 0 ° C. to −40 ° C. And gas is discharged | emitted from this plate type heat exchanger 21, is again introduce | transduced into the plate type heat exchanger 21 of a 1st stage, and is heated from minus 40 degreeC to 0 degreeC.
[0021]
In this process, in the process in which the circulating gas is cooled to minus 40 ° C., the organic solvent in the circulating gas is made into droplets and removed through the heat exchange wall, which is a condensation wall.
At this time, in the first-stage plate heat exchanger 21, the temperature of each gas is changed without using a refrigerant or a heater by exchanging heat between the high-temperature gas and the low-temperature gas. Thus, energy consumption can be suppressed.
[0022]
Realization of a low circulating gas temperature, such as the gas circulation spray drying device of the present invention, allows for the drying of biotechnology-related pharmaceutical raw materials that are sensitive to temperature and the amount needed where needed. It is also expected to be applied to microencapsulation of pharmaceuticals based on the DDS concept for delivering drugs into the body.
In addition, organic solvents such as isopropyl alcohol and methylene chloride are used for extraction, separation, and purification of pharmaceuticals, diagnostic agents, enzymes, fine chemicals, etc., but spray drying methods are also being studied for solidification and powdering. It is also expected to be applied to them.
[0023]
【Effect of the invention】
As described above, according to the gas circulation type spray-drying apparatus of the present invention, the condenser temperature was controlled at phased by configuring in two stages, also the icing as a condenser of the most downstream side By arranging a strong plate heat exchanger or flat plate condenser, continuous operation is possible even when the circulating gas is cooled to a temperature lower than minus 30 ° C. Therefore, the organic solvent concentration in the circulating gas can be extremely reduced, and the spray drying temperature can be lowered. As a result, it is possible to lower the powder temperature of the liquid raw material and reduce the concentration of the residual solvent of the powder product. As a result, the gas circulation type spray drying apparatus of the present invention has an excellent effect that a wider range of liquid raw materials can be dried and powdered.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a configuration of a gas circulation type spray drying apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing another configuration of the gas circulation spray drying apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of a plate heat exchanger used in the gas circulation type spray drying apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the internal structure of a flat plate condenser used in the gas circulation spray drying apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a configuration of a conventional gas circulation spray drying apparatus.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Spray drying tower, 2 ... Spraying device, 3 ... Cyclone, 4 ... Filter, 5 ... First stage condenser, 6 ... Blower, 7 ... Cooling unit, 8 ... Stock solution pump, 9 ... Heater, 10 ... Drain, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Gas pressure regulating valve, 12 ... Gas circulation type spray dryer, 13 ... Exhaust valve, 14 ... Solvent condensation remover, 21 ... Plate type heat exchanger, 22 ... Flat plate type condenser, 23 ... Circulation gas inlet, 24 ... circulation gas outlet, 25 ... refrigerant inlet, 26 ... refrigerant outlet, 27 ... slip case type refrigerant circulation body , 50 ... second stage condenser .

Claims (2)

上流側から、噴霧乾燥塔、固気分離装置、及び凝縮器を備えてなり、有機溶剤を溶媒とした液体原料を噴霧装置により微粒化し、乾燥するクローズドタイプのガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置であって、
前記凝縮器を2段に配置したものであり、
高温ガスである有機溶剤を含む循環ガスを、前記高温ガスと低温ガスとの間で熱交換を行うことにより、冷媒を用いることなく、冷却する1段目の凝縮器と、
前記1段目の凝縮器で冷却された循環ガスを、冷媒による熱交換により、マイナス30℃より低温の循環ガスまで冷却するとともに、前記有機溶剤を凝縮・除去し、再度、前記低温ガスとして前記1段目の凝縮器へ導入する2段目の凝縮器と、
を備えたことを特徴とするガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置。
A closed type gas circulation type spray drying apparatus comprising a spray drying tower, a solid-gas separation device, and a condenser from the upstream side, atomizing a liquid raw material using an organic solvent as a solvent, and drying it. ,
The condenser is arranged in two stages,
A first-stage condenser that cools the circulating gas containing the organic solvent that is a high-temperature gas without using a refrigerant by performing heat exchange between the high-temperature gas and the low-temperature gas;
The circulating gas cooled by the first-stage condenser is cooled to a circulating gas having a temperature lower than minus 30 ° C. by heat exchange with a refrigerant , and the organic solvent is condensed and removed, and again as the low-temperature gas. A second stage condenser to be introduced into the first stage condenser;
A gas circulation type spray drying apparatus comprising:
前記2段目の凝縮器が、プレート式熱交換器、若しくは平板式凝縮器である請求項1に記載のガス循環式噴霧乾燥装置。  The gas circulation spray drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second-stage condenser is a plate heat exchanger or a flat plate condenser.
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