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US 2013/0095224 A1Published application
Microbial Reduction in Liquid, Device, System, Method and Use
AssigneeTetra Leval Holdings & Finance S. A.
InventorThomas WUNSCHE
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Abstract
The present invention relates to purification of liquid in a food processing system, such as a beverage or brine from cheese brining. A method, device, system and use for antimicrobial treatment and simultaneous particle reduction, without adding chemicals, are also provided.
Claims17
A method for purification of a liquid in a food processing system, comprising:
- contacting a filter comprising TiO2 with a flow of the liquid;
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- irradiating the filter with light creating free radicals, wherein the irradiating causes destruction of polluting particles in the liquid.
A device for purification of liquid in a food processing system, comprising:
- a photo catalytic oxidant generator with a catalytic surface, and
- a filter for filtering the liquid, wherein the filter comprises the catalytic surface and has a mesh size smaller than 50 μm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.