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US 11,064,718 B2Granted
Sterilization reactor
AssigneeMillisecond Technologies Corp.
InventorNikolay V. Arofikin
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Abstract
A method and device to treat liquid to reduce the amount of microorganisms in the liquid to a preselected level and/or to mitigate the growth of microorganisms are disclosed. Utilizing the method or device, liquid product is sprayed into a cavity of a reactor using a nozzle that produces a flat spray to provide means for efficient heating and treatment of the liquid.
Claims21
A reactor for sterilizing a liquid, the reactor comprising:
- two spaced-apart walls comprising a first wall having a first interior surface and a second wall having a second interior surface, and an interior cavity between the first interior surface and the second interior surface;
- an entrance to the interior cavity;
- one or more heating elements that are configured to maintain the temperature of the interior cavity at 48° C. to 82° C.;
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- a nozzle having an inlet into which the liquid enters and an exit opening to the interior cavity and through which the liquid enters the interior cavity, the nozzle configured to project a flat stream of the liquid into the interior cavity between the first interior surface and the second interior surface.
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