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Method and device in high-pressure treatment of liquid substances

US5658610A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 1995
Grant dateAug 19, 1997
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J19/20
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and device for high-pressure treatment of liquid substances, for example foodstuffs. The substance undergoes a cyclic process whereby a limited amount of the substance during each cycle is pressurized in a pressure intensifier (1) to a predetermined pressure and is then maintained at this pressure for a predetermined period of time. After the substance has been pressurized in the pressure intensifier (1), it is conducted to a pressure chamber (10) while maintaining the predetermined pressure. The substance is further caused to reside in the pressure chamber (10) for the predetermined period of time by being caused to pass over a predetermined distance between an inlet (9a) and an outlet (9b), which are arranged in the pressure chamber (10).

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