Pall Corporation

Diamond Shamrock Corporation

Joseph W Dehn, Jr

Tony Alex

Peter J Degen

Stanley A Lipowski

Michael R Gildersleeve

Clinton E Retzsch

Peter D Degen

A method for treating raw milk to produce treated milk having a lower bacterial content than the raw milk. The milk is homogenized and within about 5 minutes from the homogenization, subjected to dynamic microfiltration, to yield a filtrate which has a lower bacterial content than the initial raw milk. The resultant milk can be sterile, free from Bacillus cereus bacteria that usually causes degradation of milk quality during refrigerated storage. The milk can be shipped even under non-refrigerated conditions without spoilage, for extended periods of time.

Production of sterile milk through dynamic microfiltration

A rapid method for fractionating a fat composition, such as butter, containing a mixture of fatty glycerides into two or more fractions. The method comprises heating the initial fat composition, such as butter to liquify all of the fatty glycerides contained therein and then very rapidly cooling the liquified fat compositions, to quickly obtain filterable crystals of the fatty glycerides. By selective choice of the rate of cooling and the temperature to which the liquified fat composition is cooled, it is possible to adjust the nature of the fatty glycerides that are induced to form crystals, and commensurately, to control the nature of both the resulting filtrate and concentrate, after filtration. Additionally, a method for treating fat compositions, such as raw butter, to produce treated fat having a lower bacterial content than the initail fat compositions is provided by subjecting the fat composition, in liquified form, to dynamic filtration through a microporous filter having an average pore size sufficient to reduce the bacterial content of the fat composition flowing therethrough, to yield a filtrate which has a lower bacterial content than the initial raw fat compositon and a concentrate having a higher bacterial content than the initial fat composition. More effective bacterial reduction is achieved than with other known methods.

Method for fractionating a fat composition

The present invention provides a method of pretreating a porous medium for use in filtering a protein-containing fluid, such as milk, beer, wine, or the like, which method comprises contacting a porous medium with an aqueous citrate solution prior to passing the protein-containing fluid through the porous medium.

Method of pretreating a porous medium

A method for treating raw milk to produce treated milk having a lower bacterial content than the raw milk. The milk is homogenized and, within about 5 minutes from the homogenization, subjected to dynamic microfiltration, to yield a filtrate which has a lower bacterial content than the initial raw milk. When the flow rate of milk through the microfilter drops below a predetermined level, the dynamic microfilter is removed from milk filtration service, flushed with water, and returned to milk filtration service, the steps being repeated as necessary until the membrane cannot be rejuvenated to a minimum filtration capacity, at which time the membrane is subjected to chemical cleaning to essentially restore the original filtration capacity of the membrane.

Manufacturing method for producing sterile milk using dynamic

Product and process of making sterile milk through dynamic

Sulfonated resins useful as retanning and fatliquoring agents are obtained by sulfonation of a condensation product of (a) one mole of a hydroxy aromatic component, (b) from about 0.05 to 1.5 mole of an unsaturated oil and (c) about 0.4 to about 1.0 mole of a formaldehyde liberating composition. The hydroxy aromatic component may be phenol, a lower alkyl phenol having at least one reactive hydrogen in the 2-,4- or 6-position on the aromatic ring or a mixture thereof. The unsaturated oil may be castor oil or moellon. The formaldehyde liberating composition may be formaldehyde or a composition capable of producing formaldehyde.

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Great Neck, NY, United States of America

Joseph W Dehn, Jr