Which model fits your fermentation work
ADL311SA
Discovery and gram-scale cathode screening.
- Compact, low holdup.
- Add GAS410 for sulfide or organic-solvent systems.
DL410
Pilot-scale cathode and electrolyte production
- Up to ~3 L/h evaporation, 1 to 100 micron particles, 24-hour continuous runs.
GAS410
Air-sensitive and organic-solvent chemistries
- Closed-loop nitrogen, oxygen monitoring, and solvent recovery for any dryer in the line.
Which model fits your fermentation work
Why fermentation and protein products get spray dried in the lab
A product built on a powder eventually needs the broth or isolate turned into one. Spray drying does that in a single continuous step, fast enough to keep heat-sensitive proteins and live cells intact, which is why precision-fermentation and alt-protein companies bring it in-house once a contract dryer gets too expensive or won't take their feed.
The constraint that separates protein drying from ordinary powder drying is structure. Proteins denature and cells die when they sit in heat too long, so the process has to be fast and cool at the same time. Outlet temperature control and short residence time do that work, which is where a properly tuned dryer beats a bigger but blunter one.
Fermentation and alt-protein applications our dryers handle
Precision-fermentation proteins
Dry animal-free dairy proteins such as casein and whey-equivalents straight from fermentation broth.
Plant protein isolates
Produce pea, soy, and other plant-protein powders for meat and dairy alternatives.
Microbial and single-cell protein
Dry microbial biomass and single-cell protein into a stable, handleable powder.
Live cultures and probiotics
Preserve cell viability through drying with the right carrier and a low outlet temperature.
Enzymes and bioactives
Dry heat-sensitive enzymes and functional ingredients without cooking out their activity.
Why our spray dryers fit fermentation and protein work
Outlet temperature control preserves protein structure
Proteins and live cells finish their heat exposure at the outlet, not the inlet. Our dryers let you control outlet temperature, so you hold it low enough to keep protein structure and cell viability intact. In published probiotic work, optimized spray drying preserved around 92% of cell viability.
Short residence time limits denaturation
Droplets dry in seconds in our dryers, so the protein's effective heat exposure is brief. Sizing the dryer to your feed, rather than overdrying in an oversized unit, keeps residence time short and denaturation low.
Low holdup protects expensive feedstock
Precision-fermentation protein costs a lot to produce, so losing a large fraction to dead volume isn't acceptable at R&D scale. Our small-volume design keeps holdup low, so you recover most of what you feed in.
Bench to pilot on one platform
Develop the drying process on the ADL311SA, then move it to the DL410 when product development needs kilogram-scale batches. The controls and accessories carry across the line, so you scale without switching vendors.
Published research on spray-dried proteins and live cells
- A 2024 study in Food Science & Nutrition found that spray drying a probiotic at an optimized outlet temperature of 83 degrees C preserved about 92% of cell viability, and that higher temperatures cut survival.
- A 2022 study in Food Chemistry on co-spray-dried pea protein isolate shows how spray drying conditions shape the functional properties of plant protein. Outlet temperature and carrier choice are the levers in both.
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