Kikkoman Corporation

Kikkoman Shoyu Co., Ltd.

Kokkoman Shoyu Co., Ltd.

The Japan Tobacco Salt Public Corporation

Kikkomas Shoyu, Co., Ltd.

Takeshi Akao

Michio Kiuchi

Yoshihiko Nishizawa

Hirozi Watanabe

Tatuo Aonuma

Morihiko Sakai

Katsumichi Ohsaki

Toshio Sakasai

Toshio Furukawa

Katsumichi Osaki

Naoshi Tsukada

Yoshihiro Aketa

Masayuki Ohno

Yukiyasu Honjo

Yoshiharu Okamoto

Shiro Yamada

Shuichi Nagata

Muneki Yamada

Yoshikazu Matsuyama

Hiroo Inui

Hisahumi Fuse

Yukio Kasuga

Kazuhiko Akutagawa

A system for manufacturing a solid medium for cultivating mushrooms includes a mixer for mixing and agitating medium materials, and a heater coupled to the mixer for sterilizing the medium materials from the mixer with the heat of steam. The sterilized medium materials are then delivered into a cooler connected to the heater, and cooled and moistened by water scattered by a sprinkler. The cooler is coupled to a mycelia supply source for supplying mycelia of the mushroom with which the cooled medium materials are spawned. The solid medium thus produced is then packaged by a packaging mechanism in a germ-free environment.

System for manufacturing solid medium

A separator comprises a central casing including an upper disk and a lower disk, both disks having a plurality of openings, and a plurality of columns extending between the upper and lower disks and in communication with the plurality of openings, an upper casing including a disk disposed in contact with the upper disk of the central casing and having a plurality of openings, and a plurality of columns extending upwardly from the upper surface of the disk and in communication with the plurality of columns of the central casing, a lower casing including a disk disposed in contact with the lower disk of the central casing and having a plurality of openings, and a plurality of columns extending downwardly from the lower surface of the disk and in communication with the plurality of columns of the central casing, and a plurality of receptacles disposed within the plurality of columns. The upper and lower casings are rotated so that the receptacles can be circulated through the columns.

Separator with movable receptacles

In a method for processing by heating a powder-like and/or granular substance including steps of charging the powder-like and/or granular substance as a matter to be processed into a heated and pressurized direct-heating medium stream, heating to process while transferring the powder-like and/or granular substance in a heating tube (4), and thereafter discharging the powder-like and/or granular substances from the heating tube (4), the direct-heating medium stream is forced to whirl for heating to process while spirally transferring the powder-like and/or granular substance in the heating tube (4). The powder-like and/or granular substance as heated to be processed is discharged out of the heating tube (4), through a discharge mechanism (5) adapted to control the pressure in the heating tube (4).

Method for processing by heating and equipment for same

A process for producing a liquid seasoning, which comprises allowing a hydrolyzate of soy sauce raw materials, in liquid state at a pH of 4.0 to 9.0, to contact with immobilized cells of soy sauce lactic acid bacteria for 30 minutes or more to obtain a lactic fermentation mixture, and subjecting the mixture to the fermentation by a soy sauce yeast.

Process for producing liquid seasoning

Here is provided a process for treating feather or animal fur characterized by throwing feather or animal fur into a pressure-resistant vessel, directly heating it under an elevated pressure by means of saturated steam or superheated steam, then rapidly discharging it into an atmosphere of lower pressure to puff it, and drying and cooling it if necessary. The feather or animal fur thus treated can be crushed without difficulty. It can be utilized effectively as a feed for domestic animals in the form of a mixture with other feeds or as a nitrogen source fertilizer.

Process for puffing feather or animal fur

A sealing structure for a rotary valve including a rotary member having a plurality of pockets opening toward the outer periphery of a rotary member. A casing encloses the outer periphery of the rotary member. Sealing members are provided between the outer periphery of the rotary member and the inner periphery of the casing. The sealing members are adjustably projectable in the radial direction.

Sealing structure for rotary valves

Expanded porous tobacco stems with a low apparent density and an excellent quality of smoking taste are obtained by heating under a pressurized atmosphere tobacco stems separated from tobacco leaves, as such or after moisturization, at a temperature of 150.degree. to 300.degree. C. and a pressure of 3 kg/cm.sup.2 (gage) or more in the presence of superheated steam for a period of 30 seconds or less and suddenly releasing the pressure to effect expansion of the stems. The resulting expanded stems are shredded into cut tobacco stems or made into reconstituted tobacco sheet to provide a tobacco material of excellent filling capacity.

Process for producing expanded tobacco stems

A sealing structure including a packing for sealing a sliding part of a valve, such as a rotary or reciprocating valve. The sealing structure is used for connecting together devices having a pressure differential between them and in particular for devices conveying powder particles. The packing of the sealing structure is formed by jointing together a member having a solid lubricating property and a member of substantial mechanical strength.

Sealing structure for sliding parts of powder particle conveying valves

A process for cultivating microorganisms by means of fluidized bed characterized by cultivating a microorganism on a solid culture medium while mixing the solid culture medium in the fluidized bed with an upward gas stream and supplying an atomized liquid into the culture. According to this process, a cultivated product being high in enzymatic activity and quality is obtained with a high efficiency.

Process for cultivating microorganisms by means of fluidized bed

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