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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2016
Stichting Wageningen Research, Wageningen, NL;
Rian Adriana Hendrika Timmermans, Wageningen, NL;
Ricardo Ermirio De Moraes, São Paulo, BR;
Hendrikus Cornelis Mastwijk, Bilthoven, NL;
STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH, Wageningen, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for fast and homogeneously heating a liquid product to a predetermined temperature by means of resistive heating. Sufficient and effective microbial inactivation is achieved upon applying an electrical field strength of between 0.1-5.0 kV/cm for a prolonged period of time, thus by selecting a relatively low electrical field strength and a pulse duration of at least 10 microseconds while the maximum temperature of the liquid product autonomously remains below 92° C. during the resistive heating. The present invention further relates to said process wherein the liquid product is pre-heated prior to subjecting the liquid product to the process. The present invention also relates to the liquid product obtainable by the process according to the invention.