The GEA MOBILE MINOR® is our user-friendly R&D-scale spray dryer that lets you test your processes, produce small volumes of powders from aqueous or solvent-based solutions, suspensions and emulsions, and collect relevant data to help explore scale up.
Small-scale spray dryer insightful testing
Small in footprint, flexible, and uncomplicated use, adapt and control, the MOBILE MINOR® gives manufacturers, R&D organizations and universities across industries the freedom to evaluate different spray drying techniques and help understand how droplet size and drying parameters affect the final particle and powder characteristics. Our global MOBILE MINOR® customers span industries across the food, dairy, chemicals and pharma sectors.
Flexible spray drying for R&D
The latest MOBILE MINOR® systems are available in a range of versions with different options for atomization equipment, powder collection, explosion protection, and emission control solutions. Highly versatile, our technology is built to give you flexibility in R&D, making it easy to swap atomizer type and add or remove components.
MOBILE MINOR® features and options:
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Atomization options:
- Rotary atomizer
- Co-current two-fluid nozzle
- Two-fluid nozzle in fountain mode
- Feed pump – manual/automatic
- Pneumatic hammer
- Chamber extension section
- Explosion membrane
- Explosion suppression system
- Inert process gas supply
- Flame arrester
- Cartridge filter
- Bag filter
- Wet scrubber
- HEPA filter
Safe, small-scale spray drying for challenging applications
We believe we can offer unrivalled technology and engineering expertise, process understanding and real world insight, whatever your spray drying project or feed type. We also support the absolute need for personnel, plant and process safety, and our range of MOBILE MINOR® systems includes pressure shock resistant (PSR) and closed cycle setups, for spray drying either aqueous or organic solvent-based feeds, using air or inert gas.
MOBILE MINOR® at a glance:
| Nominal main process gas flow (kg/h) | 100 |
| Water evaporation capacity (kg/h) | 0.5 - 6 |
| Typical mean particle size (μm) | 5 - 80 |
| Space requirements, LxWxH (m) | 2.5 x 2 x 2.3 |
Testing on the MOBILE MINOR® at our Center of Excellence lets us gather all the data we need to configure the optimum system for your needs. But if you would rather carry out testing on the MOBILE MINOR® at your own site, we do offer a unit for short term rental.
Ongoing support, from the experts
Partner with GEA and we’ll support you for the whole life cycle of your plant. Our service teams can help you explore configuration changes, component options and upgrades, and troubleshoot if there’s an issue. We’re always on hand.
Bringing ideas to life
Our spray drying technology and expert teams will support you every step of the way so you can test and optimize with new and existing products and processes, derive actionable insight for new applications, and be confident in scaling up existing processes. Whatever your industry, challenges and goals, we’ll help you stay efficient, competitive and confident. Just contact your local GEA representative, and let’s get the conversation started.
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