Abstract:
A milking device is provided with milking means, a control unit, a milk line for transporting the milk from the milking means to a milk tank, a milk filter for filtering the milk passing through the milk line, and a cleaning device for the milk filter with cleaning liquid. The milk filter includes a housing which surrounds a filter volume and has a milk inlet and a milk outlet, and a filter component in the filter volume. The filter component includes a circumferential plate part with filter openings, and divides the filter volume into a central inner filter volume and an outer filter volume surrounding the latter. The filter component includes wire with a unilaterally tapering cross-sectional profile and a frame. The wire is provided in a spiral shape with a plurality of windings or in a series of individual parallel rings or rods.
Abstract:
A system for packaging a low acid liquid is provided herein. The system includes feeding unit configured to feed the low acid liquid into a filtration unit. The filtration unit is configured to filter the low acid liquid by using a number of pores provided on a micro sieve membrane. Further, the filtered low acid liquid is provided to an aseptic buffer unit configured to fill the aseptic filtered low acid liquid into packaging containers. The system further includes an automatic cleaning in place unit configured to automatically clean the feeding unit, the filtration unit and the aseptic buffer unit by decontamination using a decontaminating material.
Abstract:
Nozzle device and nozzle for atomisation and/or filtration as well as methods for using the same. The present invention relates to a nozzle and nozzle device for atomisation, in particular a micro-machined reinforced nozzle plate, that may produce small liquid droplets in air (spray) or into a liquid (emulsion) with a narrow droplet size distribution and to make small air bubbles into a liquid (foam) and to methods of making the same. The invention is further related to a nozzle part for filtration as well as means and methods to facilitate atomisation and filtration.
Abstract:
Nozzle device and nozzle for atomization and/or filtration as well as methods for using the same. The nozzle and nozzle device for atomization, in particular a micro-machined reinforced nozzle plate, may produce small liquid droplets in air (spray) or into a liquid (emulsion) with a narrow droplet size distribution and make small air bubbles into a liquid (foam). A nozzle part for filtration as well as elements and methods to facilitate atomization and filtration are also disclosed.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for reducing the total bacteria count in aqueous dispersions by means of sterile filtration of said dispersions using deep-bed filters (18, 22) pertaining to at least one deep-bed filter device, under pre-determined conditions, notably the temperature of the non-filtered part, the differential pressure in the deep-bed filters (18, 22) and the flow speed of the non-filtered part in the respective deep bed filter device. Known methods are further improved by using non-homogeneous two-phase or multi-phase mixtures as aqueous dispersions, in particular in the form of animal milk and products obtained therefrom such as skimmed milk having a predetermined dispersant content, in particular of lipids and proteins, and by the fact the deep-bed filters (18, 22) of the respective deep-bed filter device are electrically uncharged (unpolar), in that the total bacteria count in aqueous dispersions can be efficiently reduced by means of sterile filtration in a cost-effective manner and with high flow rates on a commercial scale, avoiding the pre-deposition of lipids and/or proteins before the actual sterile filtration.