US 10,292,402 B2 · Method of sanitizing edible seeds, particularly mucilage producing seeds

Abstract

Edible seeds are sanitized with a composition comprising water, a biocidal agent and a solvent. The composition is applied to the seeds and the seeds are later dried without first rinsing the seeds. The application rate may be 15% by weight of the seeds or less. The solvent may be a water-miscible alcohol such as ethanol or propylene glycol. When sanitizing mucilaginous seeds, the composition comprises one or more alcohols in an amount effective to inhibit the release of mucilage. The composition is initially applied as a mist to mucilaginous seeds. The biocidal agent may be an oxidizer such as peracetic acid. A treatment system includes an atomizing sprayer and a dryer, for example a fixed bed forced-air dryer.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A method for sanitizing mucilaginous seeds comprising the steps of,

providing a sanitizing composition comprising water, at least one biocidal agent and at least one alcohol in an amount effective to suppress the release of mucilage from mucilaginous seeds;
applying a mist of the sanitizing composition to the mucilaginous seeds;
and,
drying the seeds by forced air drying,
wherein the biocidal agent is selected from the group consisting of peracetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, iodine, chlorine, bromine and chlorine dioxide.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/940,754Filed 13 Nov 2015 · continuation in part

Priority

22 Nov 2013

Published

US 2016/0066572 A110 Mar 2016

Granted

21 May 2019

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

A23B 9/26
In the form of liquids or solids: organic compounds; Microorganisms; Enzymes
A01N 25/00
Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their
A01N 31/02
Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic oxygen or sulfur compounds: acyclic compounds
A01N 37/02
Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to…:…

Method of sanitizing edible seeds, particularly mucilage producing seeds

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Method of sanitizing edible seeds, particularly mucilage producing seeds

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Abstract

Claims19