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US 6,496,649 B2Granted
Process for sterilization using a tubular exchanger
OwnerJean-Christian De Stoutzinventor
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Abstract
Process for the sterilization of a liquid or pasty product, according to which the product to be treated is circulated in a tubular exchanger at a speed greater than 5 m/s and in which the temperature rise of the product to be treated is obtained by the circulation of an electrical current through the wall of the tube or tubes of the tubular exchanger.
Claims13
Process for sterilizing a liquid or pasty product by indirect heating, which comprises:
- circulating the product to be treated in a tubular exchanger with a speed greater than 5 m/s, wherein the heat is generated by flowing an electric current through a wall of the tubular exchanger.
Process for sterilizing a liquid or pasty product by indirect heating, which comprises:
- circulating the product to be treated in a tubular heat exchanger with a speed greater than 5 m/s.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.