Methods for treating CIP equipment and equipment for treating CIP equipment
AssigneeEcolab Inc.
InventorsRichard K. Staub, Mark R. Altier, Paul F. Schacht, Robert D. P. Hei, Gabriel M. Miller, Thomas L. Harris, Peter J. Fernholz
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Abstract
A method for treating CIP equipment is provided according to the present invention. The CIP equipment includes process equipment. The method includes steps of treating the CIP equipment with a multiple phase treating composition comprising a treating liquid phase and a treating gaseous phase and rinsing the CIP equipment with a multiple phase rinsing composition comprising a rinsing liquid phase and a rinsing gaseous phase.
Claims22
A method for treating CIP equipment, the method comprising:
- (a) treating the CIP equipment with a multiple phase treating composition comprising a treating liquid phase and a treating gaseous phase, wherein the multiple phase treating composition has a volumetric ratio of the treating gaseous phase of 100 cubic feet per minute to the treating liquid phase of 1 cubic foot per minute;
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- (b) rinsing the CIP equipment with a multiple phase rinsing composition comprising a rinsing liquid phase and a rinsing gaseous phase;
- wherein the CIP equipment comprises process equipment comprising at least one of an evaporator, a separator, a fermentation tank, an aging tank, or a storage tank.
A method for treating CIP equipment the method comprising:
- (a) treating the CIP equipment with a multiple phase treating composition comprising a treating liquid phase and a treating gaseous phase, wherein the multiple phase treating composition has a volumetric ratio of the treating gaseous phase of 100 cubic feet per minute to the treating liquid phase of 1 cubic foot per minute;
- (b) rinsing the CIP equipment with a multiple phase rinsing composition comprising a rinsing liquid phase and a rinsing gaseous phase;
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- (c) sanitizing the CIP equipment with a multiple phase sanitizing composition comprising a sanitizing liquid phase and a sanitizing gaseous phase;
- wherein the CIP equipment comprises process equipment comprising at least one of an evaporator, a separator, a fermentation tank, an airing tank, or a storage tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.