Encapsulated/air-free crushing and mash production

US6537596B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• HRCH. Huppman GmbH · DE

Inventors

• August Lenz Junior · Kitzingen, DE
• Hans Herrmann · Sommerach, DE
• Bernd Kantelberg · Volkach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 18, 2000
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2003
• Expiry date: Feb 18, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12C7/065
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A plant and a process for crushing and mash production is provided wherein the raw material to be processed is broken up and mashed in a mill system. Prior to the mill system (1) being filled with the material (6) to be crushed the mill system is filled with an inert gas from a gas reservoir (13) so that the atmospheric oxygen in the mill system (1) is substantially displaced. After the mill system (1) has been filled, the latter is sealed in substantially gas-tight manner and the raw material (6) is ground and mashed in, subject to exclusion of atmospheric oxygen.