METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING AND ATOMIZING LIQUID OR PASTY SUBSTANCES

摘要

The invention relates to a method for cooling and atomizing liquid or paste- like substances or mixtures of substances. According to said method, a liquid or paste-like substance/substance mixture is mixed with liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide, whereupon said liquid or paste-like substance/substance mixture and liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide is expanded. A device for cooling the liquid or paste-like substances or substance mixture has a storage vessel for the liquid or paste-like substances/substance mixture with a duct allocated thereto, wherein a conveyor device for said liquid or paste-like substance/substance mixture is arranged. A source for liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide is also provided and a duct is allocated thereto, in addition to a connection point through which the duct allocated to the storage vessel for the liquid or paste-like substance/substance mixture is connected to the source for liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide. An expansion device is also provided.