Application Bulletin YPEMU03
Quadro Ytron
 

CREAMS & LOTIONS - EMULSIFYING & DISPERSING

 

 

Background/Requirement

Creams and lotions are used in a wide variety of applications in the Personal Care, Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical industries. Many of these products are either an oil-in-water or water-in-oil emulsion consisting of a combination of emulsifying and thickening agents, emollients, perfume, color and preservatives. The in-line Z Emulsifier can easily produce a more consistent, superior quality emulsion in less time than conventional in-tank high-shear mixers

Improve Product Quality

•  Ensures repeatable, consistent product batch-to-batch with single-pass processing
•  Increased product shelf-life and stability - prevents phase separation
•  Improved product “sheen” and texture

Reduce Production Costs

•  Higher capacity than in-tank mixers,colloid mills and low pressure piston homogenizers
•  Reduced energy requirements
•  Reduces batch times by 80%

Sanitary Design

•  Sanitary design with quick connect clamps for easy inspection and cleaning
•  All contact components made from stainless steel
•  CIP design

Creams & Lotions

The Quadro Ytron in-line Z Emulsifier is designed for versatility. It provides its users with new and more efficient approaches to traditional processing techniques. The Z Emulsifier can be used in either batch or continuous processing mode to produce stable emulsions of creams and lotions. When set up for single-pass operation, the Z Emulsifier offers unparalleled consistency and repeatability in process results.

Typical Applications

•  Replace shear pumps and colloid mills with improved results (15 - 25% higher viscosity for emulsions), higher through puts using less power
•  Replace inefficient, in-tank high shear “homo” mixers -reduces batch times and improves product quality
•  Replace low pressure piston homogenizers by providing higherthroughputs with less energy per volume processed

 

Quadro's Approach

Product enters housing axially.
One or more liquid phases and suspended particles arepumped through 1,2 or 3 sets of toothed rotors/stators.
Controlled,high-intensity shear is delivered equally to all fluid elements,regardless of product characteristics.
Shear rate is constant,dependent only on rotor/stator toothselection and rotor tip speed.

Try Before You Buy

Determine the exact savings and improvements to your process with free product testing at our R&D Test Center, or by trying a rental Z Emulsifier in your plant.