METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SANITIZING FOODSTUFFS CONTAMINATED WITH MYCOTOXINS
First Claim
1. Method for sanitizing a foodstuff contaminated with mycotoxins, comprising the steps of:
- placing the foodstuff within a reaction chamber;
generating an aeriform fluid comprising ozone;
conveying said aeriform fluid and introducing it into said reaction chamber;
degradating at least part of the mycotoxin molecules contaminating the foodstuff by means of an inactivation reaction with the ozone comprised in the aeriform fluid;
controlling the temperature of said inactivation reaction.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for sanitizing a foodstuff (100) contaminated with mycotoxins.
The method comprises the steps of: placing the foodstuff (100) inside a reaction chamber (20), generating an aeriform fluid comprising ozone and conveying the aeriform fluid, feeding it into the reaction chamber (20) to degrade at least part of the contaminant mycotoxin molecules, checking the temperature of the inactivation reaction.
The apparatus (1) comprises means for the generation of an aeriform fluid comprising ozone (3), a reaction chamber (20) intended to contain a foodstuff (100) contaminated with mycotoxins, means for conveying the aeriform fluid to the reaction chamber (20) and means for controlling the temperature (5) inside the reaction chamber (20).
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16 Claims
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1. Method for sanitizing a foodstuff contaminated with mycotoxins, comprising the steps of:
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placing the foodstuff within a reaction chamber; generating an aeriform fluid comprising ozone; conveying said aeriform fluid and introducing it into said reaction chamber; degradating at least part of the mycotoxin molecules contaminating the foodstuff by means of an inactivation reaction with the ozone comprised in the aeriform fluid; controlling the temperature of said inactivation reaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Apparatus for sanitizing foodstuffs, comprising:
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means for generating an aeriform fluid comprising ozone; a reaction chamber intended for containing a foodstuff contaminated with mycotoxins; means for conveying said aeriform fluid to the reaction chamber; and means for controlling the temperature within the reaction chamber. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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