Method and apparatus for producing a plurality of sheets of material containing alkaloids
The invention relates to a method for the production of a plurality of sheets of a material containing alkaloids, the method including the steps of: •( 100 ) providing a slurry including a material containing alkaloids and water in a tank; •( 101 ) providing the tank with a plurality of outlets; •( 102 ) supplying slurry from the outlets on a movable support so as to form a plurality of parallel sheets of material containing alkaloids; and•keeping the parallel sheets of material containing alkaloids separated on the movable support while moving the movable support. The invention also relates to an apparatus ( 1 ) for the production of a plurality of sheets of a material containing alkaloids.
1. An apparatus for the production of a plurality of sheets of material containing alkaloids, the apparatus comprising:
a tank adapted to contain a slurry having a plurality of outlets; and
a movable support comprising a single belt conveyor adapted to move along a transport direction, the movable support further comprising a plurality of separators positioned parallel to the transport direction and positioned on a surface of the single belt conveyor, the separators dividing the surface of the single belt conveyor in a number of sections;
wherein each of the outlets of the plurality is located above a section.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , including a spraying gun or an ejection gun at each outlet of the plurality.
3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , including a pressure regulator at each outlet of the plurality.
4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , including a flow meter at each outlet of the plurality.
5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the sections in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction is preferably comprised between about 10 millimetres and about 300 millimetres.
6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the separators in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction is preferably comprised between about 10 millimetres and about 100 millimetres.
7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a dimension or shape of each outlet of the plurality is changeable.