Patent ID: 7910030
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: A23P,A61K,B01J,B29B,B29C,F26B

Abstract:
1. A process for the continuous wet granulation of a powder material, comprising the steps of: (a) providing an apparatus comprising multiple intermeshing screws, (b) feeding a powder material to a first transport zone of the apparatus, the first transport zone comprising a section of each screw where the blades of one screw are parallel with the blades of the other screw, (c) feeding a granulating liquid to said first transport zone, (d) continuously advancing said powder material and said granulating liquid from said first transport zone to an agglomeration zone downstream of said first transport zone for agglomerating said wet powder material, (e) transporting said agglomerated material from said agglomeration zone to a second transport zone means downstream of said agglomeration zone for producing granules, said second transport zone having an aperture positioned collinearly to said transport zone, and (f) directly discharging said granules from said second transport zone through said aperture.