Case Studies

As we often are asked what kind of materials we can encapsulate, and for what kind of applications, we have collected here a number of examples showing the capabilities of our technology. They will be extended from time to time, so make sure to check back!

Catalyst Support

Many chemical compounds are produced by catalytic reactions. As all catalytic reactions need a catalyst, and the catalyst is not depleted during reaction, it makes sense to recover it and reuse it. However, to do this, the catalyst has to be bound to a support that can be easily removed from the products.

Dust Removal

Many processes to produce granules and smaller particles produce also a significant portion of fine particles, or even produce material that is brittle and generates dust during handling. This is due to a brittle structure, such as blow holes, or due to irregular shaping.

Emulsifier

Emulisifiers are commonly used for various applications as in food, cosmetic, pharmaceutic applications. The solid form of those tend to have a low melting point and a stick surface. If they are pulverized with spray chilling, they tend to bake together after short storage times, leading to difficult dosing and handling. The fine powder also imposes a serious explosion hazard with the fine dust it consists of.

Flavor Capsules

In our industrial world, most of the food is not purely home made anymore, but contains preprocessed ingredients. As this is a gift for everyone in our short timed world, preprocessed food has to compete to different standards as home made kitchen. While no one would complain about natural ingredients to taste differently depending on where they were purchased, how old they are etc., preprocessed food needs to be of identical taste for all batches produced on any day. Additionally some of the natural flavor is lost during processing, storage and transport.

Hollow Ceramics

Ceramic microspheres are easy to produce with the BRACE processes. So why not using them for your application? Because hollow microspheres can do all those things ceramic Microspheres can, but better. A Catalyst Support needs educts to diffuse into the porous structure and products to diffuse out of them. Obviously this is fast on the surface and in the center of the sphere there will be less reaction going on. Which also means, that you active in the center is pretty useless. Plus your mass is higher, without benefit. A hollow bead just uses the exterior for reaction without compromising on strength or properties.

Instant Spheres

You like the convenience of instant coffee or other instant drinks? Just add water and enjoy! Well, what you maybe never liked was that those drinks don't dissolve evenly, you never know exactly how much you need as all those lumps and powders stick together. We have the solution: BRACE Microspheres, made with wonderful ingredients as all natural coffee, tea, juices. You see the perfect spheres, you smell the wonderful flavor or see the carefully prepared particles, that fill your spoon perfectly. Enjoy your drink with all your senses!

Polymers

Polymers and polymerisation is a large part of chemical processing. Polymer particles are used for a wide variety of applications, ranging from filter material, spacers for LED panels, proppants, feed for injection moulding, catalysts, chromatographic applications, and many many more.

Soluspheres

In many applications such as drinks, liquid feed products or even other food products as dough or gummy bears, oil soluble components as flavours, oily ingredients or colourants have to be emulsified. This can be a difficult and energy consuming process - unless you use the BRACE Soluspheres. Just add them to water and immediately an emulsion with the ingredient of your choice will be formed !

Taste Masking

Did you ever bite a chili? Hot, isn‘t it? This is due to the capsaicin content in those vegetables. Studies show however, that it is very healthy and reduces the probability of cardiovascular disease. Additionally capsaicin has health effects on digestion, and also is commonly used in human and animal nutrition. The more capsaicin is consumed, the higher are the effects.

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