Apparatus for removing a fluid component from particulized solid materials

The invention concerns apparatus for the removal of a fluid component, in particular of moisture from particulized solid materials, in particular from solid particulized food materials. The invention further concerns a process for the removal of these fluids from those materials, in particular by using the apparatus according to the invention. The invention concerns an apparatus for the removal of moisture from particulized, solid food products, comprising; a housing (); a perforated plate (), creating two chambers () in the housing (), gas-inlets (), present below the perforated plate (); an outlet () in the perforated plate (), provided with a removable plug (); heating means () for the gases. The invention further concerns a process for the removal of moisture from solid, small particles, by subjecting these particles, while in an annular, fluidized bed to a heat treatment for a specific time.