Disinfection system for wood barrels
AssigneeCleanwood Technology S.L.
InventorsEduardo José Remirez Miguel, Jorge Remirez Miguel
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Abstract
Different aspects of the invention refer to a disinfection apparatus, and corresponding method, for wood barrel disinfection using microwave shock pulse, MwSP, technology for the complete elimination of microbial populations. This is accomplished by a system which ensures deep and complete disinfection, however such that the temperature is maintained below material degradation level. Complete disinfection is achieved due to effectiveness up to the deepest layers. The wooden barrel material is however preserved, due to the non-harmful nature of the dosage regime programmed into the radio frequency emission.
Claims8
A disinfecting apparatus for elimination of microbes of a container, the apparatus comprising:
- a chamber configured for receiving the container, wherein the chamber is a resonance cavity comprising a microwave antenna configured for constant radiation at a predetermined distance, and wherein the container has curved sides or has a cylindrical shape;
- loading means for loading and unloading the container in and out of the chamber, wherein the loading means are vertical means or horizontal means;
- rotating means for rotating the container along its longitudinal axis, wherein the rotating means are motor-driven or free-rotating;
- at least one radiating means configured for emitting microwave radiation;
- processing means configured for controlling the microwave radiation and its parameters for emitting microwave radiation at a predetermined power, at a predetermined frequency, and during a predetermined pulse duration, followed by intensity pulses causing microbe vibration in an incremental fashion;
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- a ground connection for earthing at least one metallic element of the container to the ground, or a plurality of coupling components arranged on the lower sides of the cavity configured to electrically couple the cavity with the chamber's floor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.