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Freezer concentration
Assignee: Struthers Patent Corp
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Filing: 1975-03-21
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Granted: 1977-07-19
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Expires: 1995-03-21
Abstract
Abstract The invention concerns direct contact freeze concentration wherein a cooling medium is injected into aqueous solution to form ice slurry therein which is then centrifuged out to leave a concentrated aqueous solution. In particular citrus juice is concentrated and then freeze dried.
Inventors
- 👤 Neophytos Ganiaris
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 07:44
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23B; A23B2/00; A23B2/90; A23B2/905; A23F; A23F5/00; A23F5/24; A23F5/28; A23F5/30; A23L; A23L2/00; A23L2/02; A23L2/08; A23L2/12; B; B01; B01D; B01D9/00; B01D9/0004; B01D9/0009; B01D9/0013; B01D9/0059
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
An apparatus for freeze concentration of a comestible liquid comprising a direct contact crystallizer, an indirect contact crystallizer, means for feeding the comestible liquid to the direct contact crystallizer whereby a slurry of ice and liquid is formed therein, means for feeding said liquid from the direct contact crystallizer to the indirect contact crystallizer whereby an ice-liquid slurry is formed therein, means to inject a cooling medium into the liquid when said comestible liquid is in the direct contact crystallizer to form said slurry of ice and liquid therein, and means for supplying a cooling medium to the indirect contact crystallizer for cooling said liquid in the indirect contact crystallizer to form said ice-liquid slurry therein.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
116 words
An apparatus for freeze concentration of a comestible liquid comprising a direct contact crystallizer, an indirect contact crystallizer, means for feeding the comestible liquid to the direct contact crystallizer whereby a slurry of ice and liquid is formed therein, means for feeding said liquid from the direct contact crystallizer to the indirect contact crystallizer whereby an ice-liquid slurry is formed therein, means to inject a cooling medium into the liquid when said comestible liquid is in the direct contact crystallizer to form said slurry of ice and liquid therein, and means for supplying a cooling medium to the indirect contact crystallizer for cooling said liquid in the indirect contact crystallizer to form said ice-liquid slurry therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 having a first centrifuge for separating said ice from said liquid from said direct contact crystallizer and a second centrifuge for separating said ice from said liquid from said indirect contact crystallizer.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
119 words
An apparatus for freeze concentration of a liquid comprising a direct contact crystallizer, an indirect contact crystallizer, means for feeding the liquid to the direct contact crystallizer and thereafter to the indirect contact crystallizer, means to inject a cooling medium into the liquid in the direct contact crystallizer, means for supplying a cooling medium to the indirect contact crystallizer, a first centrifuge for separating ice from liquid from the first crystallizer, a second centrifuge for separating ice from liquid from the second crystallizer, a feed tank, means to feed the liquid to said tank, and means to feed at least one of ice-washing water from the first centrifuge, and mother liquor from the first centrifuge to said feed tank.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
119 words
An apparatus for freeze concentration of a liquid comprising a direct contact crystallizer, an indirect contact crystallizer, means for feeding the liquid to the direct contact crystallizer and thereafter to the indirect contact crystallizer, means to inject a cooling medium into the liquid in the direct contact crystallizer, means for supplying a cooling medium to the indirect contact crystallizer, a first centrifuge for separating ice from liquid from the first crystallizer, a second centrifuge for separating ice from liquid from the second crystallizer, a feed tank, means to feed the liquid to said tank, and means to feed at least one of ice-washing water from the first centrifuge, and mother liquor from the first centrifuge to said feed tank.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 3 having an ice melting tank, means to feed the evaporated medium to said tank and means to feed ice to said tank into direct contact with said medium and means to recondense the medium from said tank.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 4 having means for feeding ice from the first centrifuge to said tank.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 5 having an ice holding tank, means for feeding water from the ice melting tank partly to the first centrifuge, and partly to said ice holding tank, and means for feeding ice from the first centrifuge to the ice holding tank.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 6 wherein the same cooling medium is used for the first and second crystallizers and having means for recondensing the evaporated medium from both crystallizers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 7 wherein the first crystallizer has a cooling device in the upper part thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 7 wherein the first crystallizer has means for spraying cooling medium on to the froth on the liquid therein.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-07-18 | 1981-01-17 | 1981-07-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-07-18 | 1985-01-17 | 1985-07-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-07-18 | 1989-01-17 | 1989-07-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |