US 12,291,755 B2
Method of disintegrating and fluid drying of sugar beet material preventing the degradation reaction of the material
Boris Žitný, Nitra (SK)
Assigned to Boris Zitny, Nitra (SK)
Appl. No. 17/905,602
Filed by Boris Žitný, Nitra (SK)
PCT Filed Sep. 2, 2020, PCT No. PCT/SK2020/050015
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 2, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/177902, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 10, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 50012-2020 (SK), filed on Mar. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0125980 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. C13B 5/00 (2011.01); C13B 5/06 (2011.01); C13B 10/02 (2011.01)
CPC C13B 5/06 (2013.01) [C13B 10/025 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
 
1. A method of disintegration and fluid drying of the sugar beet material preventing the degradation reaction from taking place, comprising:
disintegration of the sugar beet material into particles where the surface area of the particle is at least 2.0 cm2,
immediate exposure of the disintegrated material to a flow of drying gas(es) at a temperature of 25° C. to 160° C. and at a flow rate of 5 m·s−1 to 40 m·s−1, where the relative humidity of the drying gas(es) at an inlet to a drying space in a fluid dryer is at most 85% and were the drying takes place until a dry matter value of at least 70% by weight has been attained.