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Process for producing encapsulable globules
Assignee: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
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Filing: 1983-05-09
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Granted: 1985-06-04
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Expires: 2003-05-09
Abstract
Abstract Process for producing encapsulable globules by means of a film polymerized in situ, applicable particularly to the production of breeding substrates for entomophagous insects in the form of artificial lepidoptera eggs, in which process drops are frozen for their encapsulation and comprising the stages of: forming a jet of the substance to the frozen and spraying said jet in the form of drops by disintergration of said jet; collecting said drops on a cellular grid which is held at the surface of a bath of cryogenic liquid having a density less than that of said substance; sifting the frozen globules derived from the drops on at least one sieve immersed in the bath beneath said cellular grid.
Inventors
- 👤 Guy Bonnot
- 👤 Pierre Laviolette
- 👤 Andre Potiron
- 👤 Jean-Yves Deysson
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J2/00; B01J2/02; B01J2/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
Process for producing generally spherical globules, subsequently encapsulable by means of a film polymerised in situ, applicable particularly to the production of breeding substrates for entomophagous insects in the form of artificial lepidoptera eggs, in which process drops are frozen for their encapsulation, and comprising the stages of: forming a jet of a substance to be frozen in the form of drops and spraying said jet by dispersion of said jet; collecting said drops on a grid, provided with cells which is held at the surface of a bath of cryogenic liquid having a density less than that of said substance; floating said drops on the surface of said bath by a calefaction phenomenon, each drop isolated in a cell of said grid until freezing, so as to form generally spherical frozen globules; sifting the frozen globules derived from the drops on at least one sieve immersed in the bath beneath said cellular grid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
Process for producing generally spherical globules, subsequently encapsulable by means of a film polymerised in situ, applicable particularly to the production of breeding substrates for entomophagous insects in the form of artificial lepidoptera eggs, in which process drops are frozen for their encapsulation, and comprising the stages of: forming a jet of a substance to be frozen in the form of drops and spraying said jet by dispersion of said jet; collecting said drops on a grid, provided with cells which is held at the surface of a bath of cryogenic liquid having a density less than that of said substance; floating said drops on the surface of said bath by a calefaction phenomenon, each drop isolated in a cell of said grid until freezing, so as to form generally spherical frozen globules; sifting the frozen globules derived from the drops on at least one sieve immersed in the bath beneath said cellular grid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein the cryogenic liquid bath is constituted by a liquefied gas such as nitrogen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein the jet is derived from a reserve provided with a calibrated orifice, the diameter of said calibrated orifice being a function of the dimensions of the globules to be obtained.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein the jet is sprayed by means of a pneumatic nozzle and the cryogenic bath is rotated, in order to avoid agglomeration of the drops to be frozen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein the substance to be frozen is constituted by an organic solution which can contain suspended colloidal substances.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein the substance to be frozen is constituted by an inorganic solution which can contain suspended colloidal substances.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein the substance to be frozen is constituted by an emulsion of two immiscible phases.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein the film polymerised in situ is constituted by 2,2-paracyclophane.
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