Method of disinfecting fresh vegetables by processing the same with a liquid containing a mixture of argon:carbon dioxide
US5928573A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S261/07
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of maintaining carbon dioxide concentration in an aqueous solution containing the same, which entails introducing an amount of a gas into the aqueous solution sufficient to maintain a desired level of carbon dioxide in the aqueous solution, the gas containing from about 25-100% by volume of argon and from about 0-75% by volume of a carrier gas therefor.
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