Process and apparatus for treating food products with ozone
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1. A process for treatment of a food product, comprising the steps of:
- (i) premixing the product with water to form an initial solution;
(ii) injecting a treatment gas comprising ozone into the initial solution; and
(iii) contacting the initial solution under pressure with the treatment gas for a sufficient period of time to allow treatment of the food product without occurrence of liquid/gas demixing and to obtain a treatment solution.
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Abstract
A process for decolorizing, sanitizing and deodorizing a food product with ozone. The food product and water are mixed to form an initial solution and supplied to a pumping device to pressurize the solution. An ozone containing gas is injected into the initial solution in order to allow the treatment of the food product, without the occurrence of liquid/gas demixing. The apparatus includes a pumping device for pressurizing the solution, a contactor into which the pressurized solution is fed, a source of ozone, and at least one injector for injecting ozone into the solution.
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45 Claims
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1. A process for treatment of a food product, comprising the steps of:
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(i) premixing the product with water to form an initial solution; (ii) injecting a treatment gas comprising ozone into the initial solution; and (iii) contacting the initial solution under pressure with the treatment gas for a sufficient period of time to allow treatment of the food product without occurrence of liquid/gas demixing and to obtain a treatment solution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus for treating a food product comprising;
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a) a supply of an initial solution comprising a premix of the food product and water; b) a pumping device for pressurizing the initial solution provided by said supply; c) a contactor into which the pressurized initial solution is fed and which is adapted to allow treatment of the food product with the treatment gas without occurrence of liquid/gas demixing; d) a source of a treatment gas mixture comprising ozone; and e) at least one injector for injecting the treatment gas mixture into the initial solution. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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