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US 10,611,989 B2Granted
Treatment of beverages to reduce the effects of noxious constituents
AssigneePurewine Inc.
InventorsDavid Meadows, Howard Ketelson
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Abstract
A method of treating an beverage, comprising exposing a beverage to an ion exchange matrix that includes a mixture of cation exchange beads and anion exchange beads each capable of binding to one or more cationic or anionic constituents present in the beverage and thereby reduce concentrations of the one or more cationic or anionic constituents in the beverage and capable of maintaining a pH of the beverage within ±0.5 pH units of the beverage's pretreatment pH value. The cationic or anionic constituents have a noxious effect on humans and the cation exchange beads include a cationic mineral form and the anion exchange beads include a chloride mineral form.
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An apparatus for treating wine, comprising:
- a container having an ion exchange matrix held therein, at least part of the container including a screen that prevents the passage of the ion exchange matrix there-through and permits the passage of the wine there-through, wherein the ion exchange matrix includes a mixture of cation and anion exchange media that comprise:
- (1) cation exchange media that are in hydrogen form, (2) cation exchange media that are in mineral form comprising potassium mineral form, (3) anion exchange media that are in hydroxide form, and (4) anion exchange media that are in chloride mineral form, and
- exposure of the wine to the ion exchange matrix in the container results in:
- binding ions of the mixture to one or more cationic or anionic constituents present in the wine;
- reduced concentration of the one or more cationic or anionic constituents in the wine;
- and maintenance of a conductivity of the wine equal to or greater than the wine's pretreatment conductivity value.
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An apparatus for treating wine, comprising:
- a container having an ion exchange matrix held therein, at least part of the container including a screen that prevents the passage of the ion exchange matrix there-through and permits the passage of the wine there-through, wherein the ion exchange matrix includes a mixture of cation and anion exchange media that comprise:
- (1) cation exchange media that are in hydrogen form, (2) cation exchange media that are in mineral form comprising potassium mineral form, (3) anion exchange media that are in hydroxide form, and (4) anion exchange media that are in chloride mineral form, and
- exposure of the wine to the ion exchange matrix in the container results in:
- binding ions of the mixture to one or more cationic or anionic constituents present in the wine;
- reduced concentration of the one or more cationic or anionic constituents in the wine;
- and maintenance of a conductivity of the wine equal to or greater than the wine's pretreatment conductivity value, wherein the ion exchange matrix further includes anti-allergenic ingredient including one or more of anti-histamines or vasoconstrictors bound thereto, the anti-allergenic ingredient being released from the ion exchange matrix when the wine is exposed to the ion exchange matrix.
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An apparatus for treating wine, comprising:
- a container having an ion exchange matrix held therein, at least part of the container including a screen that prevents the passage of the ion exchange matrix there-through and permits the passage of the wine there-through, wherein the ion exchange matrix includes a mixture of cation and anion exchange media that comprise:
- (1) cation exchange media that are in hydrogen form, (2) cation exchange media that are in mineral form comprising potassium mineral form, (3) anion exchange media that are in hydroxide form, and (4) anion exchange media that are in chloride mineral form, and
- exposure of the wine to the ion exchange matrix in the container results in:
- binding ions of the mixture to sulfite present in the wine and maintenance of a conductivity of the wine equal to or greater than the wine's pretreatment conductivity value.
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An apparatus for treating wine, comprising:
- a container having an ion exchange matrix held therein, at least part of the container including a screen that prevents the passage of the ion exchange matrix there-through and permits the passage of the wine there-through, wherein the ion exchange matrix includes a mixture of cation and anion exchange media that comprise:
- (1) cation exchange media that are in hydrogen form, (2) cation exchange media that are in mineral form comprising potassium mineral form, (3) anion exchange media that are in hydroxide form, and (4) anion exchange media that are in chloride mineral form, and
- exposure of the wine to the ion exchange matrix in the container results in:
- binding ions of the mixture to sulfite present in the wine and maintenance of a conductivity of the wine equal to or greater than the wine's pretreatment conductivity value, wherein the ion exchange matrix further includes anti-allergenic ingredient including one or more of anti-histamines or vasoconstrictors bound thereto, the anti-allergenic ingredient being released from the ion exchange matrix when the wine is exposed to the ion exchange matrix.
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An apparatus for treating wine, comprising:
- a container having an ion exchange matrix held therein, at least part of the container including a screen that prevents the passage of the ion exchange matrix there-through and permits the passage of the wine there-through, wherein the ion exchange matrix includes a mixture of cation and anion exchange media that comprise:
- (1) cation exchange media that are in hydrogen form, (2) cation exchange media that are in mineral form, (3) anion exchange media that are in hydroxide form, and (4) anion exchange media that are in mineral form, wherein the ion exchange matrix further includes anti-allergenic ingredient including one or more of anti-histamines or vasoconstrictors bound thereto, the anti-allergenic ingredient being released from the ion exchange matrix when the wine is exposed to the ion exchange matrix, and
- exposure of the wine to the ion exchange matrix in the container results in:
- binding ions of the mixture to one or more cationic or anionic constituents present in the wine and reduced concentration of the one or more cationic or anionic constituents in the wine.
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