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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2018
Elea Vertriebs-und Vermarktungsgesellschaft Mbh, Quakenbruck, DE;
ELEA SERVICE GMBH, Quakenbruck, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for treating shell-fruits (), in particular for producing shell-fruits () with improved shelling properties in comparison to untreated shell-fruits (). The invention further relates to a device () for treating shell-fruits (), in particular for producing shell-fruits () with improved shelling properties in comparison to untreated shell-fruits (), comprising a hermetically sealable treatment chamber () for conditioning the shell-fruits (). In order to provide a method and a device for treating shell-fruits which do not damage the contents of the kernel and simultaneously permit improved shelling of the shell-fruits and the opened shell to be better separated from the kernel, the method according to the invention comprises softening the shell of the shell-fruits () by applying an electric field, and the device according to the invention comprises at least one capacitor () for generating an electric field in the treatment chamber ().