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- the present invention relates to a method and equipment for the production of a porous powdered product from at least one pulverulent and/or viscous starting product.
- Methods for producing powdered products which allow a viscous product to be dehydrated and, at the same time, converted into a porous powder. With these methods, powdered milk or rehydratable instant drinks, for example, are obtained.
- This type of product exhibits a specific rheological behavior, which is characterized by exponential-type viscosity curves, as a function of the content of dry matter, which exhibit a very marked reversal point above a specific content of dry matter.
- the reversal point is located at about 50% dry matter.
- a known method is lyophilization or freeze-drying, which is a static method of drying or of removing water by sublimation at low temperature and in vacuo. This method is intended for products in the liquid state but also for moist solid products. However, it has the disadvantage of being very expensive and lacking productivity.
- Another known method is drying by atomization, which allows more or less concentrated liquid products to be dehydrated.
- This method also has the disadvantage of being relatively expensive owing to investment costs and energy-related operating costs.
- the method is limited by the viscosity of the starting product, which must be relatively low because the product has to be pulverized or atomized into very fine droplets in order that the heat-exchange surface between the hot air and the product is as large as possible.
- These atomization conditions are limited by the viscosity of the starting product and therefore its content of dry matter. In the case of milk, the starting product has a maximum content of dry matter of the order of from 50 to 55%.
- thermomechanical treatment machine carries out mixing of the preconcentrated liquid product and of the powdered product from the same family according to an operation of plasticisation-mixing by shear in a laminar regime.
- This plasticisation-mixing operation is feasible in purely technical terms, but it yields a final product which is markedly impaired in terms of its functional properties, especially in respect of its porosity and instant solubility. This impairment is all the greater, the higher the rate of incorporation of powdered product, owing to the impact of the mechanical shearing thereon. In addition, the injection of gas during a swelling phase does not bring about a sufficient improvement to the functional properties of the final product, all the more so because the concentration of dry matter in the product is high.
- the problem to be solved therefore resides in the necessity of handling a very viscous product and of aerating it while structuring its porosity.
- the object of the invention is to propose a method and equipment which allow that problem to be solved by obtaining a powdered product which has good characteristics of porosity, instant solubility and apparent density, while improving productivity and reducing energy costs.
- the invention therefore relates to a method for the production of a porous powdered product from at least one pulverulent and/or viscous product, characterized in that the following steps are carried out continuously and without exposing the product to the open air:
- the starting product is prepared in order to bring it into a viscous state of viscosity greater than 100 mPa ⁇ s and preferably greater than 200 mPa ⁇ s, b) in a thermomechanical treatment machine for continuously carrying out at least transport and/or mixing functions for viscous products or products rich in dry matter:
- the invention relates also to equipment for the production of a porous powdered product from at least one pulverulent and/or viscous starting product, characterized in that it comprises, continuously and without exposing the product to the open air:
- FIG. 1 is a front view, in diagrammatic form, of equipment for the production of a porous powdered product from a starting product in the viscous state, according to the invention
- FIG. 2 is a front view, in diagrammatic form, of equipment for the production of a porous powdered product from a pulverulent starting product with mixing with a viscous product, according to the invention
- FIG. 3 is a curve showing the change in the viscosity of a product, for example skimmed milk.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 show, in diagrammatic form, equipment for the continuous production of a porous powdered product from at least one pulverulent and/or viscous product, which equipment comprises two main elements located one after the other, a thermomechanical treatment machine designated as a whole by the reference numeral 10 , and a static or dynamic aeration device designated by the general reference numeral 20 for mixing the product leaving the thermomechanical treatment machine 10 with a gas, as will be seen hereinbelow.
- thermomechanical treatment machine is preferably constituted by an extrusion machine 10 having two co-rotating and co-penetrating screws.
- the extrusion machine 10 comprises two screws (not shown) which are driven in rotation about their axes by a motor and a reduction gear, which are designated by the general reference numeral 11 , inside an elongate vessel forming a sleeve 12 which envelops them.
- the screws of the extrusion machine 10 are equipped especially with helical threads or other elements for treating the product introduced into the sleeve 12 and which engage with one another.
- the helical threads or the elements forming the screws of the extrusion machine 10 determine different treatment zones for the product introduced into the sleeve 12 .
- the starting product is constituted by:
- the sleeve 12 is equipped at its upstream end, relative to the direction of flow of the product indicated by the arrow F, with a feed orifice (not shown) surmounted by means 13 for introducing the product to be treated into the extrusion machine 10 .
- the starting product undergoes various treatments and various modifications in the extrusion machine 10 and in the aeration device 20 in order to obtain a porous powdered product which is in the form of aerated and porous particles.
- the equipment 10 will be described in the case where the starting product is a viscous product from the same family as the final product obtained.
- the starting product in the viscous state is prepared before it is introduced into the extrusion machine 10 .
- the extrusion machine 10 is composed of a plurality of zones comprising, according to the nature of the starting product:
- zone A 1 of the extrusion machine 10 different ingredients I can be introduced through one or more orifices provided in the sleeve 12 , for example lecithin and/or water and/or flavorings and/or colorings and/or other appropriate ingredients, in order to mix them with the starting product.
- the sleeve 12 of the extrusion machine 10 has at least one orifice for injecting into said sleeve 12 a gas G which is intimately mixed with the product in the viscous state in order to lower the viscosity of the product in the viscous state without changing its content of dry matter.
- porosity is initiated in the product in the viscous state by the injection of the gas. Intimate mixing of the product in the viscous state and the gas is facilitated by the working of the product in the co-penetrating and co-rotating screws of the extrusion machine 10 .
- the gas injected into zone C 1 of the extrusion machine 10 is, for example, carbon dioxide, air, steam, nitrogen or an oxide thereof.
- the screws of the extrusion machine 10 are driven in rotation at a speed of from 50 to 1200 rpm and zone C 1 has, for example, a ratio L/D between the length L of zone C 1 and the diameter D of the screws of the extrusion machine of from 3 to 12.
- the product at the outlet from the thermomechanical treatment machine has a concentration of dry matter of from 50 to 90%.
- the product in the viscous state is transferred directly and continuously, and without being exposed to the open air, to the static or dynamic aeration device 20 .
- the intimate mixing of the product in the viscous state with a gas is intensified in order to obtain an aerated and porous mass.
- the gas injected is, for example, carbon dioxide, air, steam, nitrogen or an oxide thereof.
- the device 20 is constituted, for example, by a helical mixer, and in the case of a dynamic aeration device, the device 20 is constituted by a device equipped with agitator blades.
- the totality of the treatment of the product in the viscous state in the extrusion machine 10 and in the aeration device 20 is carried out continuously and without exposing the product to the open air.
- the device 20 is located directly at the outlet of the extrusion machine 10 or is connected to the outlet of the extrusion machine 10 by a joining element constituted, for example, by at least one leak-tight and continuous tube.
- the equipment comprises a means for separating the aerated and porous mass so obtained in order to obtain aerated and porous particles which are smaller than 3 mm and preferably smaller than 2 mm.
- the separation means is constituted, for example, by orifices provided at the outlet from the device 20 .
- the percentage of gas in total injected into the extrusion machine 10 is from 0.01 nl ⁇ kg ⁇ 1 ⁇ mn ⁇ 1 to 10 nl ⁇ kg ⁇ 1 ⁇ mn ⁇ 1 , the volume of gas being expressed under normal temperature and pressure conditions.
- the gas injected into zone C 1 represents from 30 to 60% of the total amount of gas injected into the equipment, and the gas injected into the device 20 represents from 40 to 70% of the total amount of gas injected.
- the particles so obtained have a concentration of dry matter of from 50 to 90%, a solubility greater than 90% and an internal porosity greater than 50%.
- the equipment can comprise a device for drying the aerated and porous particles, and the drying device is formed by at least one fluidized-bed dryer or by at least one atomizing tower or by a counter-current vertical dryer or by a conveyor dryer. After this additional drying, the particles have a concentration of dry matter of the order of 96%.
- the equipment 10 will be described in the case where the starting product is at least one pulverulent product.
- the extrusion machine 10 is composed of a plurality of zones comprising, according to the nature of the starting product:
- the sleeve 12 is equipped at the start of zone A′ 1 with a feed orifice (not shown) surmounted by means 13 a for introducing the product to be treated into the extrusion machine 10 .
- zones A′ 1 and A 1 of the extrusion machine of FIG. 2 different ingredients I can be introduced through one or more orifices provided in the sleeve 12 , for example lecithin and/or water and/or flavorings and/or colorings or other appropriate ingredients, in order to mix them with the starting product.
- the sleeve 12 of the extrusion machine of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2 has at least one orifice for injecting into said sleeve a gas G which is mixed intimately with a product in the viscous state in order to lower the viscosity of the product in the viscous state without changing its content of dry matter.
- the gas injected into zone C 1 of the extrusion machine 10 is, for example, carbon dioxide, air, steam, nitrogen or an oxide thereof.
- the speed of rotation of the screws of the extrusion machine 10 is identical with that of the preceding embodiment, and the characteristics of the screws are analogous.
- the product in the viscous state is likewise transferred directly and continuously, and without being exposed to the open air, to the static or dynamic aeration device 20 , which is identical with that of the preceding embodiment.
- the intimate mixing of the product in the viscous state with a gas is intensified in order to obtain an aerated and porous mass.
- the gas injected is, for example, carbon dioxide, air, steam, nitrogen or an oxide thereof.
- the gas injected into zone C 1 of the embodiment of FIG. 2 represents from 10 to 80% of the total gas injected into the equipment, and the gas injected into the device 20 represents from 20 to 90% of the total amount of gas injected.
- the particles so obtained have a temperature of from 20 to 90° C. and a particle size less than or equal to 3 mm.
- the equipment can also comprise a device for drying the aerated and porous particles at the outlet from the aeration device 20 , and the resulting particles have a concentration of dry matter of the order of 96%.
- the gas injected into the extrusion machine 10 can be identical with or different from the gas injected into the device 20 .
- thermomechanical treatment machine 10 a first operation of mixing the product in the viscous state with a gas is carried out in the thermomechanical treatment machine 10
- a second operation of mixing the product in the viscous state with a gas is carried out in the aeration device 20 .
- the second mixing operation in the aeration device 20 is carried out under pressure.
- the product in the viscous state is milk, powdered milk thereby being obtained.
- the product in the viscous state is a natural or (physically and/or chemically) modified starchy product based on cereal (wheat, oat, maize, barley, etc.) flours, potato flour, potato granules, potato flakes and/or tapioca flour, the product initially being in the form of a mixture of the solution, suspension or emulsion type in an aqueous medium, the method yielding the product in pulverulent form.
- the product in the viscous state is a natural or (physically and/or chemically) modified protein product selected from milk casein, wheat gluten, maize zein, soybean proteins, legume proteins, in particular pea proteins and/or proteins of oleaproteaginous crops, in particular sunflower or rape, the product initially being in the form of a mixture of the solution, suspension or emulsion type in an aqueous medium, the method yielding the product in pulverulent form.
- the product in the viscous state is a milk fractionation co-product/by-product obtained by fractionating milk by centrifugation, filtration, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration and/or reverse osmosis, or a co-product obtained by coagulation of milk.
- the method according to the invention carried out using the equipment which combines an extrusion machine, in which the viscosity is lowered and porosity is initiated, and a static or dynamic aeration device, in which the increase in the porosity of the product is continued, therefore makes it possible to work very viscous products and to aerate them while structuring their porosity, which is not the case with the methods used hitherto.
- FIG. 3 which shows the change in the viscosity of a product such as skimmed milk as a function of its percentage of dry matter
- the viscosity of the product increases exponentially from a content of 50% dry matter.
- the curves may be different but show the same exponential increase, with a marked reversal point corresponding to a content of dry matter which is generally from 10 to 90%, depending on the nature and composition of the solutions, suspensions or emulsions under consideration.
- the method and equipment according to the invention therefore allow very viscous products having a concentration of dry matter of from 50 to 90% to be handled and treated, and aerated and porous particles having good characteristics of porosity, wettability, instant solubility and apparent density to be obtained.
- the content of dry matter can vary from 10 to 90% with a viscosity greater than 100 mPa ⁇ s.
- the method and equipment according to the invention allow productivity to be improved while energy costs are reduced.
- the starting product can be constituted by at least one pulverulent product having a content of dry matter of from 70 to 98% without being mixed with a product in the viscous state.
- the equipment is identical with the equipment of FIG. 2 .
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