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Pulse combustion process for the preparation of pregelatinized starches
Assignee: Ingredion Inc
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Filing: 1985-07-10
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Granted: 1987-05-26
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Expires: 2005-07-10
Abstract
Abstract A process for simultaneously atomizing, cooking, and drying a mixture of starch and water in the exhaust gas stream from a sonic pulse jet combustion engine is described. The process consists of preparing a mixture of a granular starch with water (preferably a starch cake), feeding the mixture into the exhaust pipe of the jet combustion engine, maintaining the resulting mixture of atomized starch, water, and hot gas in the exhaust pipe for a time sufficient to gelatinize and substantially dry the atomized starch, and recovering the pregelatinized starch powder by exhausting the mixture into a collection chamber supplied with a flow of air.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin D. Thaler
- 👤 Roger W. Rubens
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 19:29
CPC Classifications
F; F26; F26B; F26B3/00; F26B3/02; F26B3/10; F26B3/12; C; C08; C08B; C08B30/00; C08B30/12; C08B30/14; F26B23/00; F26B23/02; F26B23/026
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A process for simultaneously atomizing, pregelatinizing, and drying a moist starch cake to produce a pregelatinized starch powder, which consists essentially of the steps of: (a) preparing the moist starch cake comprising up to about 75% by weight of a granular starch and water; (b) feeding the starch cake into an exhaust pipe containing a hot exhaust gas stream from a sonic pulse jet combustion engine to atomize the starch cake; (c) maintaining the resulting mixture of atomized starch, water, and hot gas in the exhaust pipe for a time sufficient to pregelatinize, and substantially dry the atomized starch; and (d) recovering the pregelatinized starch powder by exhausting the mixture containing the atomized, pregelatinized and substantially dry starch powder into a collection chamber supplied with a flow of air.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A process for simultaneously atomizing, pregelatinizing, and drying a moist starch cake to produce a pregelatinized starch powder, which consists essentially of the steps of: (a) preparing the moist starch cake comprising up to about 75% by weight of a granular starch and water; (b) feeding the starch cake into an exhaust pipe containing a hot exhaust gas stream from a sonic pulse jet combustion engine to atomize the starch cake; (c) maintaining the resulting mixture of atomized starch, water, and hot gas in the exhaust pipe for a time sufficient to pregelatinize, and substantially dry the atomized starch; and (d) recovering the pregelatinized starch powder by exhausting the mixture containing the atomized, pregelatinized and substantially dry starch powder into a collection chamber supplied with a flow of air.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the solids content of the starch cake is about 55 to 75% by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the granular starch is selected from the group consisting of an unmodified or modified corn, waxy corn, high amylose corn, potato, sweet potato, rice, and tapioca starch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 3, wherein the starch is the unmodified starch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the starch is the modified starch selected from the group consisting of an acid-converted starch, oxidized starch, derivatized starch, and crosslinked starch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 4, wherein the starch is a waxy maize starch.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
127 words
A process for simultaneously atomizing, pregelatinizing, and drying a starch slurry to produce a pregelatinized starch powder, which consists essentially of the steps of: (a) preparing the starch slurry comprising up to about 43% by weight of a granular starch and water; (b) feeding the starch slurry into an exhaust pipe conta1ning a hot exhaust gas stream from a sonic pulse jet combustion engine to atomize the starch mixture; (c) maintaining the resulting mixture of atomized starch, water, and hot gas in the exhaust pipe for a time sufficient to pregelatinize and substantially dry the atomized starch; and (d) recovering the pregelatinized starch powder by exhausting the mixture containing the atomized, pregelatinized and substantially dry starch powder into a collection chamber supplied with a flow of air.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
127 words
A process for simultaneously atomizing, pregelatinizing, and drying a starch slurry to produce a pregelatinized starch powder, which consists essentially of the steps of: (a) preparing the starch slurry comprising up to about 43% by weight of a granular starch and water; (b) feeding the starch slurry into an exhaust pipe conta1ning a hot exhaust gas stream from a sonic pulse jet combustion engine to atomize the starch mixture; (c) maintaining the resulting mixture of atomized starch, water, and hot gas in the exhaust pipe for a time sufficient to pregelatinize and substantially dry the atomized starch; and (d) recovering the pregelatinized starch powder by exhausting the mixture containing the atomized, pregelatinized and substantially dry starch powder into a collection chamber supplied with a flow of air.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the solids content of the slurry is about 10 to 43% by weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
128 words
A process for simultaneously atomizing, pregelatinizing, and drying a mixture of starch and water to produce a pregelatinized starch powder, which consists essentially of the steps of: (a) preparing a mixture of a granular starch and up to about 25% by weight of water; (b) feeding the starch-water mixture into an exhaust pipe containing a hot exhaust gas stream from a sonic pulse jet combuston engine to atomize the starch mixture; (c) maintaining the resulting mixture of atomized starch, water, and hot gas in the exhaust pipe for a time sufficient to pregelatinize and substantially dry the atomized starch; and (d) recovering the pregelatinized starch powder by exhausting the mixture containing the atomized, pregelatinized and substantia11y dry starch powder into a collection chamber supplied with a flow air.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
128 words
A process for simultaneously atomizing, pregelatinizing, and drying a mixture of starch and water to produce a pregelatinized starch powder, which consists essentially of the steps of: (a) preparing a mixture of a granular starch and up to about 25% by weight of water; (b) feeding the starch-water mixture into an exhaust pipe containing a hot exhaust gas stream from a sonic pulse jet combuston engine to atomize the starch mixture; (c) maintaining the resulting mixture of atomized starch, water, and hot gas in the exhaust pipe for a time sufficient to pregelatinize and substantially dry the atomized starch; and (d) recovering the pregelatinized starch powder by exhausting the mixture containing the atomized, pregelatinized and substantia11y dry starch powder into a collection chamber supplied with a flow air.
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