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US 10,869,473 B2Granted
Systems and methods for solvent-free delivery of volatile compounds
AssigneeAgrofresh Inc.
InventorTirthankar Ghosh
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Abstract
Provided are systems and methods for solvent-free delivery of volatile compounds, where an energy source is used to release the volatile compounds. The systems and methods provided herein have at least one advantage of (1) no solvent (for example water) is required; (2) immediate release of volatile compounds (for example 1-MCP can be released from HAIP within milliseconds or seconds instead of minutes or hours of the existing method using water); and/or (3) instantly starting and stopping the delivery of the volatile compound.
Claims20
A solvent-free system for delivery of 1-methyl cyclopropene (1-MCP), comprising
- 1-MCP in a solid form;
- an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet;
- and
- a treatment compartment located between the inlet and the outlet, the treatment compartment comprising a block and a sample cup located on the block;
- wherein the sample cup is heated to volatilize the 1-MCP in a solid form so that a gas that enters the treatment compartment through the inlet carries the 1-MCP out of the treatment compartment through the outlet.
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