AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR THE DRYING OF WET CAKE AND CONDENSED THICK STILLAGE USING TWO STAGE DRYER

摘要

The present invention relates to an improved process for the drying of wet cake and condensed thick stillage in a grain based distillery particularly obtained from Broken Rice as feed substrate, using two stage drying. The two stage drying includes steam tube bundle rotary drying followed by spin flash dryer/ pin mill type Attritor flash drying. The Dried Distillers Grain Soluble so obtained has particle size of 600-2000 microns substantially free from large agglomerates and 10-12% moisture content suitable for animal feed supplement/fish feed. The present invention also relates to the dryer/ equipments wherein the process of the invention may be carried out.