Kikkoman Corporation

Kikkoman Shoyu Co., Ltd.

The Japan Tobacco Salt Public Corporation

Mann's Wine Co., Ltd.

Yoshihiko Nishizawa

Takeshi Akao

Toshio Furukawa

Taihei Takezawa

Naoshi Tsukada

Morihiko Sakai

Katsumichi Ohsaki

Yukiyasu Honjo

Hiroo Inui

Shiro Yamada

Kazuhiko Akutagawa

Masayuki Ohno

Yoshihiro Aketa

Teruo Goto

Hisahumi Fuse

Hirotsugu Onishi

Takashi Shinohara

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 flavoring material comprising a flavoring wooden material obtained by treating a wooden raw material with pressure and heat for a time period of 30 seconds or longer in the presence of a saturated steam having a pressure of 4 kg/cm.sup.2.G or higher or a super-heated steam having a temperature of 151.degree. C. or higher and thereafter rapidly or slowly discharging the wooden material into an atmosphere having a lower pressure, and a process for producing drinks and foods to which said flavoring material has been added.

Flavoring material and process for producing drinks and foods excellent

A process for producing a filler for adhesive for bonding wood which comprises contacting a raw material of filler for adhesive composed of a vegetable cellulosic material with saturated steam or superheated steam and thereby heat-treating it.

Process for producing a filler for adhesive for bonding wood

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

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

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Noda, Japan

Yoshihiko Nishizawa