The acoustic levitation was used as a model system for spray drying processes within DFG Project SPP1423-Process Spray to elucidate the drying behavior of single droplets and the formation of the particle morphology in more detail. The gas flow characteristics inside the levitator were analyzed with computational fluid dynamics simulations. The obtained data were validated with experimental values and showed that the evaporation behavior of levitated droplets can correspond to sprayed droplets. Different reactive and nonreactive substance systems were investigated in single droplet experiments. The influence of process parameters like gas temperature, relative humidity, and droplet size on the drying behavior and particle morphology was elucidated. It was possible to track the conversion of N-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidone in droplet polymerization by using Raman spectroscopy and subsequent principal component analysis. It was found that the first principal component corresponds to the first drying stage and describes the evaporation of water, whereas the second principal component described the polymerization. The crystallinity of the obtained PVP particles increased when temperature and humidity were decreased. The polymerization of partially neutralized acrylic acid revealed the duality of polymerization and crystallization of monomer. Regarding the particle morphology, it was found that a higher amount of sodium acrylate led to a smoother particle surface. One reason for this result is that if sodium acrylate precipitates, it defines predominantly the particle structure. Another reason for this trend in particle morphology is a lower gas pressure within the particle due to a lower polymerization rate, which leads to fewer cracks within the shell. Mannitol served as a nonreactive model system. The drying rate increased with elevated gas temperatures and smaller initial droplet diameters. These experimental results corresponded well with the simulation carried out by Grosshans et al. Additionally, a categorization of morphological properties was introduced. This shows an increasing particle roughness at high temperatures and high initial mass fractions of mannitol. At high relative humidity, metastable, supersaturated mannitol solutions were formed during the drying process. In summary, this work presents the acoustic levitation as a powerful tool to model spray processes. Thanks to its simple setup and experimental handling, acoustic levitation can give the opportunity to elucidate the processes within single droplets for a wide range of reactive and nonreactive spray systems. It also offers a simple way to check the suitability of systems that have not been considered for spray processes yet.