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.
Claims9
A disinfecting apparatus for elimination of microbes of a container, the apparatus comprising:
- a chamber configured for receiving the container, the chamber comprising a cavity and a chamber floor;
- a plurality of radiating means configured for emitting microwave radiation at a predetermined power-frequency relationship;
- processing means configured for controlling the microwave radiation and its parameters, wherein the microwave radiation is emitted by setting the frequency of radiation of the plurality of radiating means in increasing frequency along a length of the chamber and setting the power of radiation of the plurality of radiating means highest in the central region of the chamber and lowest in the end sections of the chamber;
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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 lower sides of the cavity configured to electrically couple the cavity with the chamber floor.
A method of disinfection for elimination of microbes of a container, the method comprising:
- receiving the container in a chamber, the chamber having:
- a cavity and a chamber floor, and
- a ground connection for earthing at least one metallic element of the container to the ground, or a plurality of coupling components arranged on lower sides of the cavity configured to electrically couple the cavity with the chamber floor;
- emitting microwave radiation using a plurality of radiating means at a predetermined power-frequency relationship;
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- controlling the microwave radiation and its parameters for emitting microwave radiation by setting the frequency of radiation of the plurality of radiating means in increasing frequency along a length of the chamber and setting the power of radiation of the plurality of radiating means highest in the central region of the chamber and lowest in the end sections of the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.