Spray Drying Method

General Process Involved

Diagram 1.0: Diagram illustrates the schematic representation of spray drying mechanism which
involved Atomization (1), Droplet-to-Particle Conversion (2) and (3) Particle Collection (3).

(1) Atomization
Atomization is a process of breaking up the initial solution into many droplets. This process
will create optimum conditions for evaporation to take place due to increase in surface area
and optimum heat and mass transfer between heated drying gas and liquid particles.
Atomization process also is very crucial in order to lead the dried products to acquire
desired characteristics.
(2) Droplet-to-Particle Conversion
After atomization, the spray-drying mechanism continues with the pivotal step which is
particle formation step. This step involved by two events which are spray-air contact and
droplet drying step which that resulting in removal of the droplets’ solvent content. Hence,
the atomized liquid transform into dried particles.
(3) Particle Collection
The dried particles are collected where they are dissociated from drying gas by undergoing
two phases of separation which are primary and secondary separation. In primary
separation, the densest particles are collected at the bottom of the drying chamber. In
secondary separation, the finest particles are separated from humid air and being
transferred to external device. The most used dry collectors are cyclone separator, bag filter
and electrostatic precipitation.
Result
As a result, the microencapsulated ascorbic acid lead to slower degradation and highly
stable ascorbic acids compared to ascorbic acid crystals.

References.
Santos, D., Maurício, A. C., Sencadas, V., Santos, J. D., Fernandes, M. H., & Gomes, P.
S. (2018). Spray Drying: An Overview. Biomaterials - Physics and Chemistry - New
Edition. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.72247