Apparatus for producing a pulverulent product and use thereof

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for producing a pulverulent product, comprising a device for dropletization (5) of a liquid phase, an addition point (15) for a gas above the device for dropletization (5), at least one gas withdrawal point (19) on the circumference of the apparatus (1), a solid withdrawal point (12) and a tower shell (13) between the device for dropletization (5) and the gas withdrawal point (19) and having, above the solid withdrawal point (12), a region (11) having at least partly a decreasing hydraulic diameter toward the solid withdrawal point (12) and having a maximum hydraulic diameter greater than the mean hydraulic diameter of the tower shell (13), and the tower shell (13) projecting into the region (11) having at least partly a decreasing hydraulic diameter such that an annular duct (23) is formed between the part of the tower shell (13) projecting into the region (11) having at least partly a decreasing hydraulic diameter and the upper part (27) of the region having at least partly a decreasing hydraulic diameter, the at least one gas withdrawal point (19) being disposed in the annular duct (23), wherein the part of the tower shell (13) projecting into the region (11) having at least partly a decreasing hydraulic diameter and forming an inner wall of the annular duct (23) is made at least partly of a gas permeable material (29). The invention further relates to a use of the apparatus (1) for producing pulverulent poly(meth)acrylate.

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