System and method for pasteurizing at least one liquid
AssigneeMiteco AG
InventorAngelo Cadeo
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system and method for pasteurizing a liquid product (P) consisting of at least one liquid component that can be pumped, comprising a supply container (6) for making the unpasteurized product available, an inlet line (8a) for conveying the unpasteurized product, a pasteurization circuit (25) for pasteurizing the product (P), and an outlet line (8b) for conveying the pasteurized product. The pasteurization circuit (25) comprises a buffer container (2) for holding the product (P) during a prescribed constant contact time for pasteurization and a fluctuating flow rate of the product (P) through the buffer container (2).
Claims9
A method for pasteurizing a liquid product comprising at least one liquid component that can be pumped, the method comprising:
- (a) supplying the liquid product in an unpasteurized state out of a supply container into an inlet line leading to a pasteurization circuit comprising a buffer container;
- (b) supplying the liquid product in a heated state to the buffer container in the pasteurization circuit;
- (c) pasteurizing the liquid product in the buffer container to form a pasteurized product by maintaining the liquid product in the buffer container in the pasteurization circuit at a fluctuating flow rate and at a pasteurization temperature during a contact time for pasteurization;
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- (d) supplying the pasteurized product out of the buffer container and the pasteurization circuit into an outlet line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.