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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Messer Industriegase Gmbh, Bad Soden, DE;
Inventor:
Ratka Hoferick, Erndtebrück, DE;
Assignee:
Messer Industriegase GmbH, Bad Soden, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 2/40 (2006.01); A23L 3/00 (2006.01); A23L 3/30 (2006.01); A23L 3/015 (2006.01); A23L 2/42 (2006.01); A23L 3/3409 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 3/0155 (2013.01); A23L 2/42 (2013.01); A23L 3/34095 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a method for the inactivation of microorganisms in liquid foods, a liquid food is mixed with a pressurized, liquefied gas at a pressure which is sufficient to maintain the liquefied gas in the liquid state. The mixture of food and gas is then depressurized to a pressure at which the liquefied gas is vaporized. According to the invention, before or during the depressurization to the second pressure, the mixture is guided through a pipeline and brought up to a flow speed in the pipeline which is sufficient to form cavitations in the liquid food.