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US 12,016,362 B2Granted
Method and device for processing flour
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsXiaoyun Kui, Ming Li, Guangming Su
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and a device for processing flour. The method comprises: adding water to the flour to increase the moisture rate of the flour; generating superheated steam; and subjecting the moistened flour to the superheated steam for a predetermined period of time. With the inventive method, superheated steam is used for processing the flour, and the flour can be treated in an easy way and in much less time.
Claims9
A device for processing flour, comprising:
- a container for holding the flour,
- a cover for the container,
- a superheated steam generator coupled with the container for generating superheated steam,
- a water-adding device coupled with the container to provide water in gaseous form to the container so as to moisten the flour, and
- a temperature-control device configured to control temperature of the water in gaseous form added to the container to be below gelatinization temperature of the flour such that the flour is not gelatinized,
- wherein the superheated steam generator is configured to provide the container with the superheated steam for a predetermined period of time when the device is in operation.
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