Freeze Dryer

Laboratory & Industrial Freeze Dryer (LYOPHILIZER) Manufacturer in India/ Industrial freeze dryer for fruits, Milk and vegetables/ Commercial freeze drying machine/ Vacuum Freeze Dryer for Pet Food Fruit, Vegetable & Sea Food / 10KG 20kg 30kg 50kg 100kg 200kg 300kg 500kg 1000kg 2500kg & 5000kg freeze  dry machine

The Freeze Dryer (Lyophilizer) is a device that allows the drying of materials without the need to heat them. The physical principle involved in lyophilization is sublimation, which is the direct passage from the solid to the gaseous state, without passing through the liquid state. For the process to take place, the frozen product is dried under vacuum, without thawing.

Working principle:

Lyophilizer Freeze drying machine works on the principle of vacuum freeze drying process in which material moisture stays into the vacuum condition and directly sublimed into the gaseous state. This process is known as sublimation that maintains the original color, natural shape and Nutritional value with good rehydration and good taste. In todays era of science and technology popular freeze dried snack food processing equipment’s also sued in various biological freeze drying industries.

The main composition of YATHERM® freeze dryer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freeze dryer

 

 

Chamber

(SS304)

 

Chamber Construction

(SS304)

The main body (SS304)
Flange (SS304)
Heads (SS304)
Shelf system Shelf system (SS304), removable shelves according to the size and capacity of the freeze dryer
Vapor condenser Vapor condenser (SS304)
Rail & trolley Rail and trolley  for trays loading and unloading
 

 

 

Refrigeration system

 

Refrigeration unit

Compressor (Environmental friendly, & economic)
Oil separator (High Quality)
Condenser
Suction accumulator
IQF (n/a) Plates for freezer
Fan for freezer
Cooling tower

(Option)

Cooling tower (option)
Water pump (option)
Vacuum system Vacuum pump Vacuum pump for drying samples within 22 hours
Roots pump (n/a) Roots pump (n/a)
 

Heating system

Heater Electric heater
Circulation pump Circulation pump
Exchanger Exchanger
 

Control system

PLC PLC (Programable controlling, Data logging and real time graph)
HMI HMI (Touch panel 7 inches)
Cabinet Cabinet (PLC & electric connections)

FREEZE-DRYING PROCESS EQUIPMENT : How does the freeze-drying process work?

In general, lyophilization is a process that consists of removing water (and other solvents) from a sample, through the sublimation process, which is the transition from a solid to a gaseous state, without going through a liquid state.

This process allows preserving the organoleptic characteristics, such as color, brightness, light, odor, texture and flavor, as well as the original shape of the product. So it can be easily restored when hydrated. Thus, as it works at low temperatures, it is also ideal for thermo-sensitive samples, such as enzymes. In addition, it preserves the samples by inhibiting enzymatic and oxidative reactions, which normally happen in the presence of water. It also increases the shelf life of products, which can be stored at room temperature for years.

In principle, to start lyophilization, the sample must be completely frozen. Right after the association of low temperature and pressure, it allows the solvent to be removed by sublimation. As a result, a product with a porous structure is obtained, as well as, free of moisture that can easily be reconstituted by adding water.

FREEZE DRYER IDEAL FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY:

  • All Kind of lyophilized food
  • Gourmet Around the world
  • Infant food supplement & child snacks
  • Outdoor & traveling food
  • Fast Consumable Food
  • Natural Pigment Extract from fruits & vegetable
  • Natural Extract for healthcare product
  • Pets Food
  • Permanent Flower
  • Biological Products
  • Dairy Industry – Milk & Curd
  • Sugar Cane Industry
  • Florals
  • Documents Recovery –  Like Titanic ship Sink Documents Preservation
  • Echinacea, Mussels, Shark Cartilage.
  • Cheese Yogurts & Meets
  • Food Laboratory – Coffee, eggs, Fish, Fruit, and Juices

 

The main steps of freeze-drying

Procedure Time and purpose
1, Product cleaning 10min, remove
2, Product peeling 60min, remove the peel of some fruits
3, Product dicing/slicing 30min cut the product into small size, <10mm
4, Product loading 2min, loading cut product into trays
5, Product freezing 3h, get the product completely frozen in the shortest time
6, Vapor condenser freezing 30min, to catch vapor from sublimation
7, Vacuum chamber 30min, to have an extremely low pressure
8, Heating product 10-15h, to speed up the sublimation
9, Unloading 2min, unload the finished product
10, Defrosting 0.5-1h, defrost for next batch of production
11, Packing 30min, packing product avoid regaining moisture

(for reference only, the time will be different as the difference of material)

The Nutrient Content of Fresh Fruits and Freeze-Dried Fruits

Strawberry freeze-dried with a heating temperature of 40°C, vacuum pressure <50Pa.

The Nutrient Content of Fresh Strawberry and FD Strawberry
Nutrient Name Fresh Strawberry Freeze Dried Strawberry
Potassium (mg) 131 131
Vitamin C (mg) 47 46
Carotene (μg) 30 29
Phosphorus (mg) 27 27
Calcium (mg) 18 18
Magnesium (mg) 12 12
Carbohydrate (g) 7.1 7.1
Vitamin A (mg) 5 4.9
Sodium (mg) 4.2 4.2
Iron (mg) 1.8 1.8
Dietary fiber (g) 1.1 1.1
Protein (g) 1 0.9
Vitamin E (mg) 0.71 0.7
Selenium (μg) 0.7 0.7

FREEZE DRYER FOR LABORATORY, FOOD  & FRUITS INDUSTRY:

In the food industry, this method stands out for preserving the nutritional quality of food. The so-called “astronaut food” is a light option (since up to 90% of water/solvents are removed from the product), nutritious, and which maintains the flavor and aroma of the product is natural. As well as in the research and pharmaceutical industries, it stands out for allowing the preservation of enzymes, yeasts, and other microorganisms. As well as blood derivatives, cells, vaccines, viruses, serums, algae, and others.

Among the advantages of this method are, for example, accurate dosage, low enzymatic activity, easy reconstitution, the possibility of sterile manufacture. As well as the most recent applications are: the preservation of flowers and animals, documents and books old or recovered from floods, taxidermy, bone banks, and tissues for implantation. Freeze dryer for removing water or organic solvents from a vacuum solution and allowing the water frozen in the material to pass directly from the solid to the gas phase without going through the liquid phase.

Yatherm Scientific’s Freeze Dryer is ideal for meeting freeze drying requirements in research and development laboratories. Our freeze dryers (lyophilizers} developed for lyophilization of biological, pharmaceutical, and food products and still work “scale up”. Our Benchtop Freeze Dryers (Lyophilizers) are a high-performance lyophilization unit with a design that allows you to carry out the entire lyophilization process fully automatically, as well as to monitor it accurately. Thus, Yatherm Scientific presents the best performance for technology transfer activities in R&D centers.

FEATURES OF FREEZE DRYER (LYOPHILIZER)

Specially designed for food Industry Validation Ports
PLC with HMI Precise vacuum control
Corrosion-resistant construction The audiovisual alarm on the Display panel
CFC/HCFC free refrigeration, Temperature, pressure and time control system
Tray Drying Separate cooling system
20 to 5000 Liters ice capacities -45°C temperature

SPECIFICATIONS OF SMALL SIZE FREEZE DRYER FOR FOOD INDUSTRY:

Model YSFD-50 YSFD-100 YSFD-200 YSFD-300
Type Conductive type
Ice capacity (kg/batch) 50kg 100kg 200kg 300kg
Condenser temperature (°C) -45°C -45°C -45°C -45°C
Shelf temperature (°C) -35 to 60 -35 to 60 -35 to 60 -35 to 60
Product cooling place in place in place in place in place
Product cooling temperature -35°C -35°C -35°C -35°C
Number of shelves 6 8 10 11
Shelf dimension (m) 1.2*0.7 1.6*0.8 2.01*1 2.3*1.2
Shelf spacing (mm) 50 50 50 50
Heating/cooling medium oil oil oil oil
Number of product trays 12 pcs 16 pcs 60 pcs 66 pcs
Tray dimension (mm) 600*700 800*800 500*670 766*600
Refrigerant R404a R404a R404a R404a
The way of cooling by air by air by water by water
Ultimate vacuum level (Pa) 10 Pa 10 Pa 10 Pa 10 Pa
The way of defrosting by water by water by water by water
Power requirement (kW) 11kw 19kw 34kw 50kw
Installation area (m2) 9 10 15 20
Chamber dimension (m) 2.6*1.2*2 3*1.4*2.1 3.7*2*2.2 4.4*2*2.5
Weight (kg) 2000 2500 3500 5500

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FREEZE DRYER (LYOPHILIZER):

Did you still have doubts about the lyophilization process or about the specifications of our freeze dryer equipment? Get in touch and talk to one of our experts. Please consult us in order to select the right model.

WHY YATHERM® SCIENTIFIC’S FREEZE DRYER:

 Yatherm Scientific is providing laboratory, various industries, and research studies products and equipment at best prices in India. The laboratory equipment sold by Yatherm Scientific has advanced technology and high quality. Consult our portfolio or ask for help from our sales team and we will be happy to find benchtop freeze dryer, laboratory and industrial equipment that meets your needs. We have a wide portfolio, including the immediate delivery of the best-selling models.

How to Select a Right Freeze Dryer?

There are four to five types of freeze dryers are available in the market and each freeze dryer has different use.

  1. Pharmaceutical Freeze dryer
  2. Food Freeze dryer
  3. Lab Freeze dryer
  4. Lab freeze dryer Top Pressing
  5. Home / Kitchen Freeze dryer
  6. Pilot Freeze dryer

 

No pharma freeze dryer should be used to process food items. Pharma freeze dryers are configured with SS 316 construction, High quality cooling unit with environment friendly compressor & 7 inches touch panel PLC. Complete series of documents that meets the requirement of GMP & FDA. Pharmaceutical freeze dryers works on lower refrigeration temperature (-80 degree Celsius) & lowest vacuum pressure so we design the pharma freeze dryer with dual cascade system compressor and vacuum pump. These types of freeze dryer has high energy consumption which makes it expensive where Food freeze dryer works on -45 degree works on single compressor and single vacuum pump.

No home or kitchen freeze dryer to lyophilize freeze dried food as low price attract customers but configuration is very inferior. These types of freeze dryer works without independent vapour condenser that results water in food could not be removed timely. Vapours are suctioned by vacuum pump and it creates frequent change in vacuum oil & increases the time of drying.

Lab freeze dryer has many models like Top pressing chamber, Flask holding freeze dryers with manifolds and benchtop freeze dryer. Lab Freeze dryers are too small for freeze drying food products. All the Lab freeze dryer models doesn’t fulfil the basic needs of food freeze drying as it needs large surface area , lesser time and low power consumption. Choose your freeze dryer carefully, as different types of freeze dryer has different uses.

YATHERM® Scientific offers different types of freeze dryers, we have different shapes of freeze dryers too. We have rectangular and round shape freeze dryers in all available sizes. Choose your freeze dryer according to your space and requirement.

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