Lactylate Feed Transport Temperature Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
C10-C16 fatty acid lactylates pose handling challenges due to their melting range around ambient temperature, leading to inconsistent product composition during transport and storage, and existing solutions that incorporate them into porous carriers add undesirable components and lack flexibility for different animal types and concentrations.
Innovation Solution
A method involving the provision of a lactylate product in liquid form, allowing for transportation and storage without phase transitions that interfere with transport, and enabling direct incorporation into feed products without unnecessary components, using a transport unit that maintains the lactylate in liquid form and allows for flexible application across different types and concentrations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If C10-C16 fatty acid lactylates are transported and stored at ambient temperature, then the product consistency varies from solid to liquid, but this leads to unreliable transport and storage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by controlling the temperature of the lactylate product during transport and storage to maintain it above the melting point (18-25°C). By adjusting and maintaining the temperature parameter, the product remains in liquid form with consistent composition, eliminating the solid-liquid variation that causes unreliable handling.
2Reliability
If lactylates are incorporated into porous solid carrier material, then transport and storage become reliable, but the method lacks flexibility for different animal types and concentrations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the lactylate product from the porous carrier material and transports it in pure liquid form. This allows the end user to incorporate the lactylate directly into different feed types (liquid, semi-solid, or solid feeds) and adjust concentrations as needed, providing flexibility while maintaining transport reliability through temperature control.
3Stability of the object's composition
If lactylate product is transported in solid form, then phase transitions are avoided during transport, but the product becomes difficult to process and incorporate into feed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent maintains the temperature parameter above the melting point throughout transport and storage, keeping the lactylate in liquid form. This eliminates phase transitions that would cause inhomogeneity, while simultaneously maintaining ease of processing and incorporation into various feed types, as the liquid form is directly applicable without requiring melting or additional processing steps.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This method ensures reliable transportation and storage of lactylates, maintaining their properties and allowing for flexible incorporation into feed products, eliminating the need for additional carriers that do not contribute to nutritional value, while minimizing thermal degradation and maintaining product homogeneity.
Implementation Method 1
The C10-C16 lactylates have a melting range which is in the region of ambient temperature. This means that during transport and storage the consistency of the product may vary from solid to liquid
Implementation Method 2
with the lactylate product being in solid form, in liquid form, or in an intermediate state during transport, if the lactylate product is solidified or partly solidified, converting the lactylate product to the liquid form in the transport unit
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AI summary
The present invention pertains to a method for manufacturing a feed product comprising the steps of: providing a lactylate product, wherein the lactylate product comprises at least 30 wt. % of C10-C16-fatty acid lactylates, in liquid form at a first location; transferring lactylate product in the liquid form to a transport unit; transporting the lactylate product in the transport unit to a second location, with the lactylate product being in solid form, in liquid form, or in an intermediate state during transport; if the lactylate product is solidified or partly solidified, converting the lactylate product to the liquid form in the transport unit; removing the lactylate product from the transport unit in liquid form at the second location; and, contacting the lactylate product in liquid form with a feed product.