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Process for the wetting of cereals with a liquid

US5512310A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 17, 1994
Grant dateApr 30, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 17, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB02B1/04
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process for the wetting of cereals with a liquid, wherein the cereal/liquid mixture is exposed for a short time (2 to 15 seconds) to strong vibration (shaking at approximately 80 Hz), with the result that the cereals directly absorb the liquid into themselves and immediately become transportable and can be further processed, for example can be ground, without a substantial storage time. (FIG. 1).

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