The process of producing particulate, solid, pourable and free-flowing useful materials from water-containing preparations thereof by spray-drying in a hot gas stream under normal pressure wherein the hot gas stream is superheated steam, terminating the spray-drying of the materials before they are completely dry or damaged by heat effects, and then (a) mixing the spray-dried materials with an auxiliary component which is capable of binding residual quantities of water from the materials, or (b)...

A process for the production of wetting-, washing- or cleaning-active anionic surfactant salts by reacting inorganic or organic bases with anionic surfactant intermediates containing hydrophilic negatively charged groups attached to hydrophobic hydrocarbon radicals. The salts are combined in a spray which is introduced into an inert gas phase of superheated steam whereby the spray is at least partly dried. In an embodiment of the process, the anionic surfactant intermediates are neutralized duri...

A washing and cleaning agent shaped body in the form of a granulate, extrudate, agglomerate, or tablet, containing fine microparticles that contain one or more washing or cleaning agent components, wherein the fine microparticles form the shaped body as such or are present within it. The washing or cleaning agent component is selected from surfactants, fragrances, dyes, enzymes, enzyme stabilizers, builders, substances to adjust the pH, bleaches, bleach activators, silver protectants, soil-repel...

An apparatus and method for the spray drying of solvent-containing compositions. A liquid or paste-form solvent-containing composition is heated to a temperature above the boiling point of the solvent, transported under excess pressure and at a temperature above the boiling point of the solvent to a relaxation space where it is sprayed to evaporate the solvent. The relaxation space is not under excess pressure and is at a temperature that is above the boiling point of the solvent.

A granulate for particulate detergents or cleaning agents, the granulate containing a detergent or cleaning agent active ingredient and an outer encapsulation layer formed of polyvalent metal salts of an unbranched or branched, unsaturated or saturated, mono- or polyhydroxylated fatty acid having at least 12 carbon atoms or a mixture of the salts. Also, a process for making the granulate by applying to the granules an encapsulation material that comprises one or more polyvalent metal salt or sal...

The invention is a process for the separation of biotechnologically produced valuable materials from a fermenter broth by crossflow microfiltration and/or ultrafiltration, in which at least two modules arranged in series and fitted with porous membranes are used per stage, to produce concentrate and a permeate which contains the valuable material. The pressure of the permeate is controlled so that the absolute pressure on the permeate side is at different absolute pressure in each module.

The invention relates to a process for the separation of biotechnologically produced valuable materials form a cell suspension by crossflow microfiltration to obtain an high specific permeate flux while retention stays near 0% for long periods. To enable crossflow microfiltration to be carried out on an industrial scale in biotechnology in the separation of biotechnologically produced extracellular valuable materials from a cell suspension, particularly in the separation of alkaline protease for...

A process and apparatus for the separation and purification of cellulose ethers and other cellulose derivatives in a filter unit at relatively high temperatures and with narrow-mesh filters, employing a pressure vessel having candle filters to which pressure is introduced for separation of the suspension liquid, for the removal of residual liquid from the filter cake formed, and also for washing the filter cake.

An improved reactor (and process using the same) comprising multistage stirrer elements and baffles, which has particular dimensional ratios between the reactor diameter, the width and spacing of the stirrer elements, and the baffles. The reactor is particularly adapted for the production of polysaccharide ethers, especially cellulose ethers.

A process for working up water-soluble cellulose derivatives, more especially with flocculation points above 85.degree. C., after removal by condensation of readily volatile constituents of the crude product mixture resulting from an etherification reaction, by suspension of the crude product in hot water and subsequent separation of the suspension and washing liquids, wherein the separation of the suspension and washing liquids is carried out at elevated temperature and under pressure applied t...