Apparatus and method for reducing the water content in vegetal or animal inorganic and/or organic compounds
OwnerSonia De Bortoli Gazzuola, Vittorio Cogoinventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates in general to an apparatus and a method for reducing the water content of inorganic and/or organic products or compounds of plant or animal origin, in particular to an apparatus and a method for removing most of the water present in a product or compound of plant or animal origin so as to facilitate its preservation, even over long periods, without undesirable fermentation and significant alteration of the nutritional and organoleptic properties of organic compounds, and prepare the inorganic compounds or products to be used in other processing or obtain finished products.
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Apparatus for reducing the water content present in inorganic and/or organic compounds of plant or animal origin, comprising
- a casing (1) made watertight, defining or within which a drying chamber (2) is defined,
- means of pressure regulation (9, 10, 12) suitable for adjusting the pressure value inside said drying chamber (2) in such a way that said pressure value is kept below the value of atmospheric pressure,
- heating means (5 and/or 6) for heating said inorganic and/or organic compounds in said drying chamber (2), comprising at least a first generator (5) of electromagnetic waves with at least a first frequency (f1) and/or at least a second generator (6) of electromagnetic waves with at least a second frequency (f2) lower than said first frequency (f1),
- where said apparatus further comprises
- at least one propagation element (3) for propagating said electromagnetic waves with said at least one first frequency (f1) in said drying chamber (2), connected to said first generator (5) of electromagnetic waves with said at least one first frequency (f1),
- and/or at least one pair of electrodes (4, 2) for propagating said electromagnetic waves with said at least one second frequency (f2) in said drying chamber (2), where a first electrode (4) is connected to said second generator (6) of electromagnetic waves with said at least one second frequency (f2) and the second electrode (2) is connected to ground.
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