radial extruder

Xtruder™ Radial Extruder

The Xtruder is a production scale twin screw extruder that converts wetted powders into pellets of a controlled size and shape. Xtruder screens are capable of producing 0.5mm to 2.0mm diameter extrudates.

The wet mix, which is typically prepared in a kneader, pug mixer or high shear granulator (pharma), is metered into the feed hopper by a feeder or hand fed.

Twin screws transport material into the extrusion zone where tapered extrusion blades wipe material through perforated screens creating cylindrical extrudates of a controlled diameter. The extrudates break off by their own weight and are collected for the next processing step.


Features and Benefits

  • Radial extrudate discharge
  • Screw transport ensures plug flow operation, first in first out
  • Choice of twin extrusion screws to suit process
  • Variable shaft rotation speed
  • Easy scale-up
  • High yield
  • Better particle size distribution
  • Improved flowability 
  • Excellent process repeatability
  • Minimal holdup volume
  • Bypass feature that allows for pressure relief
  • Cooling option for temperature sensitive material
 

Applications

Agricultural Chemicals

LCI’s low pressure extrusion systems are extensively used to produce extruded pesticides in the form of Water Dispersible Granules (WDG) and Water Soluble Granules (WSG). 

Products include:

  • Herbicides
  • Insecticides
  • Fungicides
  • Biocides

Commonly extruded pesticides:

  • Atrazine Ametryn
  • Amicarbazone Carfentrazone
  • Chlorimuron Dicamba
  • Diuron Flumioxazin
  • Glyphosate Isoxaflutole
  • Metribuzin Sulfentrazone

Other Products

  • Animal antibiotics
  • Feed additives (enzymes)
  • Tobacco
  • Nutraceutical intermediates

Pharmaceutical

LCI's low pressure extrusion systems in conjunction with our spheronization systems are used to produce high API drug pellets.

  • Controlled release pellets for encapsulation
  • Delayed release enteric coated pellets
  • Sustained release pellets
  • Multi-particulate systems
  • Multi-unit erosion matrix pellets
  • Pellets for special tableting applications
  • Immediate release pellets for sachets

Industrial Chemicals

  • Catalysts (zeolites)
  • Pyrotechnics
  • Specialty detergents
  • Detergent additives (enzymes)
  • Absorbents
  • Sodium benzoate

Food & Beverage Additives

  • Flavors
  • Beverage preservatives
  • Colorants
  • Enzymes

Literature

Extrusion Spheronization
LCI Extrusion Spheronization Brochure
 Xtruder EXD60 Extruder Bulletin
Xtruder EXDS-60 Technical Bulletin
 Xtruder EXD100 Extruder Bulletin
Xtruder EXDS-100 Technical Bulletin
 Xtruder EXD130 Extruder Bulletin
Xtruder EXDS-130 Technical Bulletin
 Xtruder EXD180 Extruder Bulletin
Xtruder EXDS-180 Technical Bulletin
 Continuous Drug Pelleting
Continuous Drug Pelleting System Technical Bulletin

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