US 12,331,169 B2
Preparing a blend of polysaccharide and ingredient
Nihan Ovat, Oss (NL); Rudy Roland Roux, Douai (FR); Dogan Sahin Sivasligil, Overijse (BE); and Pieter Cornelis Jacobus Van Der Graaf, Heikant (NL)
Assigned to Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US)
Appl. No. 17/999,519
Filed by Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US)
PCT Filed May 25, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/033965
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 21, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/242715, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20177087 (EP), filed on May 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0135145 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. C08J 3/00 (2006.01); B05D 1/02 (2006.01); C08J 3/07 (2006.01)
CPC C08J 3/005 (2013.01) [B05D 1/02 (2013.01); C08J 3/07 (2013.01); C08J 2303/02 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
 
1. A method of preparing a blend comprising a polysaccharide and an ingredient, the method comprising:
a) feeding a polysaccharide slurry to a filter centrifuge via a first inlet;
b) rotating the filter centrifuge at a first centrifuge speed of 300-1500 rpm to provide a polysaccharide cake;
c) feeding a sprayable ingredient to the filter centrifuge via a second inlet; and
d) spraying the sprayable ingredient onto the polysaccharide cake while rotating the filter centrifuge at a second centrifuge speed of 50-1000 rpm to produce a blend of the polysaccharide and the ingredient;
wherein:
the polysaccharide slurry that is fed to the filter centrifuge has a slurry solvent content of 40-90% by total weight of the slurry;
the polysaccharide cake at the start of spraying the sprayable ingredient has a solvent content above 45% and up to 60% by total weight of the polysaccharide cake; and
the sprayable ingredient is sprayed for over a period of 5 min to 60 min.