Open AccessScale-up of the jetcutter technology
Author(s) -
Ulf Pruesse,
Ulrich Jahnz,
Peter Wittlich,
KlausDieter Vorlop
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
hemijska industrija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.147
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2217-7426
pISSN - 0367-598X
DOI - 10.2298/hemind0312636p
Subject(s) - dispersity , process engineering , throughput , materials science , particle size , viscosity , scale up , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , computer science , composite material , engineering , telecommunications , polymer chemistry , physics , classical mechanics , wireless
The JetCutter is a new, simple and efficient technology for the high throughput encapsulation of various materials inside spherical beads. Monodisperse beads in the particle size range from approximately 0.2 mm up to several millimeters can be prepared at high throughput rates with the JetCutter. The generation of beads is not limited by the fluid viscosity. Thus, also highly viscous fluids even with high loadings of solids, can be processed, which leads to an improved stability of the resulting beads. The JetCutter technology is available in different scales and corresponding throughputs ranging from lab-scale devices (liters per day) up to large scale installations for industrial production purposes (tons per day). The application of the JetCutter for industrial purposes has been well established by geniaLab®, which currently produces more than 40 tons/year of small hydrogel beads