Spray Drying Concerns

Key to efficient operation and the production of in-specification product are the set up of the atomizer and optimization of the spray dryer itself. Key challenges in achieving these goals are:

	Complex combined heat, mass and momentum transfer unit operation that is often treated as a "black box" processing step requiring much trial and error in determining optimal set points
	Typically an unstable process requiring continual monitoring to keep product within specifications
	Lengthy start-up and shutdowns due to delays incurred using manual sampling and measurement
	Clients require more precise specification of powders
	Labor-intensive manual control of process
	Poor batch-to-batch comparability
	Atomizer setup

In all of these cases, Malvern particle size analyzers can help, with realtime knowledge greatly improving process understanding, and allowing rigorous QC protocols to be implemented.

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