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Method and installation for making flour from ozone-treated grains

US6915969B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2000
Grant dateJul 12, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB02C9/00
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for making flours having a high food safety level comprising the grinding of grains previously cleaned and moistened, characterized in that, prior to or simultaneously with said grinding, said grains are brought into contact with ozone produced from a carrier gas, preferably in a quantity of between 0.5 and 20 expressed in grams of ozone per kilo of grains.

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