THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL SUBSTANTIATION OF PREPARATION OF BIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES FOR PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES

The paper supplies a theoretical base for the preparation of bioactive substances used to produce highly homogeneous mixtures. It presents theoretical and experimental data on the physical, technological, and chemical properties of vitamin preparations, carbonic and sulphuric acid salts of trace elements. The study has considered the interrelation, compatibility, and manifestations of the effects of synergism and antagonism, the one-sided and mutual influence of major and minor elements, vitamin preparations and minerals. It has been analysed how the composition of the premix, the filler, its properties affect the activity of bioactive substances. Besides, data are presented on how the moisture content, pH, temperature, and physical properties determine the degree of bioavailability of substances. It has been studied how big the particles are and how homogeneously bioactive substances are distributed when mixed with a premix filler. The size and shape of particles have been established to be essential factors when obtaining homogeneous mixtures. The characteristics of bioactive substances have been summarised, and their physical, technological, and chemical properties, the features of their preparation, and the technological stages of manufacturing premixes have been analysed. Based on this, classifications of bioactive substances have been developed for vitamin preparations and salts of trace elements. The step-by-step structure of the compound feed technological system that produces premixes has been described and compared with the earlier technologies. Based on the theoretical and experimental studies, reasons have been given for the classification of bioactive substances into three groups and for their proper preparation during premix production, depending on their bulk density, particle size, and percentage in the composition of premixes: 0.1–2.0 kg/t, 2.0–30.0 kg/t, 30.0–100.0, and more. It has been determined how particles of the premix components range in size (0.04–0.6 mm), and it has been established that the size of the filler particles should not exceed 0.8 mm. The problems of preparing bioactive substances in the premix production have been analysed, and it has been recommended how to solve them in order to obtain homogeneous mixtures, premixes, protein-vitamin supplements, and protein-mineral-vitamin supplements.