Method and installation for the sterile filling of containers
OwnerAndreas Lorcks, Thomas Niehrinventors
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Abstract
A method and an installation for the sterile filling of containers with a product, wherein the method includes, after the container has been filled with the product and before it is sealed, introducing liquid nitrogen is introduced into the container. The container is then sealed. The installation of the dosing system for the liquid nitrogen is sterilized at least once with hydrogen peroxide. The containers are conveyed along at least one linear conveyance path from a filling station to the area of the dosing system.
Claims28
A method for sterile filling of a container with a product, for method comprising, after the container has been filled with the product and before it is sealed, introducing liquid nitrogen into the container, and then sealing the container, further comprising sterilizing a dosing system for the liquid nitrogen at least once with hydrogen peroxide, and conveying the containers along at least one linear conveyance path from a filling station to an area of the dosing system.
An installation for sterile filling of containers with a product, the installation comprising at least one conveyance system for the containers, at least one filling station, at least one dosing system for liquid nitrogen, and at least one sealing station for sealing the containers, wherein the dosing system is coupled with a sterilization unit, which the sterilization unit being connected with a supply system for supplying hydrogen peroxide, and the conveyance system is a linear conveyor for at least part of its length.
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