by Chian Wen | Mar 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Fluidised Bed Dryer (FBD) works on the principle of fluidisation, a process in which hot gas or air is introduced into the spaces between solid particles. Upward forces on the particles increase as the air velocity increases causing them to equal the gravitational...
by Chian Wen | May 1, 2019 | Spray dryer, Uncategorized
This article briefly summarises the five factors to be taken into consideration to obtain good cell viability of spray dried probiotic bacteria. The factors are: (i) early stationary phase, (ii) carrier medium, (iii) additional solutes, (iv) bacteria culturing, and...
by Chian Wen | Mar 1, 2019 | Aquaculture, Circular economy, Innovation
71% of the Earth is covered with water compared to only 29% which is land of where one third is used for agriculture. Relative to agriculture, aquaculture of Earth’s seas and oceans are not as developed, especially of offshore nature, thus there is much more future...
by Chian Wen | Oct 30, 2018 | SME engineering
Vacuum oven for Dr. Pooria Pasbakhsh and Dr. Iee Lee Hia (PhD, MEng) from Monash University Malaysia. Absolute pressure of as low as 0.06bar or 6% of atmospheric pressure can be achieved, with in-built cooling coil which increases air suction efficiency, and...
by Chian Wen | Aug 1, 2018 | Commercialisation, Evaporator, Innovation, Percolator, Process innovation, SME engineering, Spray dryer
We successfully designed commissioned turnkey herbal extraction commercial plant at Kota Damansara. 1) Top left: ultrasound assisted extractive reactor and percolators. 2) Top right: evaporator for increasing solid content in solution. 3) Bottom left: Hot water kettle...
by Chian Wen | Jun 22, 2018 | Isocyanate, Polyurea
What is isocyanate? Isocyanate is the functional group with the formula R–N=C=O. It is widely used in “C.A.S.E” applications, i.e., coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers. The most common forms of isocyanates used globally are diisocyanates in the forms of...
by Chian Wen | May 18, 2018 | Commercialisation, Herbal extraction, Innovation, Process innovation, SME engineering
Introduction From the year 2007 to year 2013, global added value for high-value manufacturing has dropped by 0.2% (from 0.8% to 0.6%) while National Biotechnology Policy wants to enable biotechnology to contribute to 5% of the nation’s GDP by 2020. In order to...
by Chian Wen | Apr 26, 2018 | Petrochemical, Process innovation, SME engineering
Two-component polyurea systems typically do not contain any solvent or Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). They are known for a very rapid dry time of less than 30 seconds without the use of a catalyst as in the two-component polyurethane systems. This rapid dry time is...
by Chian Wen | Apr 16, 2018 | Freeze dryer, SME engineering, Spray dryer
Spray dry vs freeze dry Spray dry is around 4-5 times more economical than that freeze dry as the former consumes less electricity with drying time of 5-100s, whereas freeze dry can 1-3 days. Spray-dried product is highly stable, because of its low moisture content...
by Chian Wen | Mar 28, 2018 | Edible Bird's Nest (EBN), Innovation, Process innovation, SME engineering
Edible bird’s nest (EBN), also known as swiftlet’s nest, has been used for centuries whether as a tonic or health food in countries around Asia-Pacific. Swiftlets are small insectivorous birds which can be found throughout Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. ...
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