Patent Report
Electron beam accelerator for agricultural foodstuffs irradia-
tion comprises electron beams pulsed in hollow resonance zone
in opposing phases on differing trajectories
Commissariat Energie Atomique
DE-4238803; 3 June 1993
The assembly has hollow resonance zone (s) with a unit to
form a second electron beam. The second beam is in pulses
timed to coincide when the hollow zone functions to break
the electrons of the second beam. The generator for the first
beam delivers it in pulses, in an opposing phase to the
second beam, and on a different trajectory into the hollow
zone. The preferred pulse duration of the two electron
beams, on generations, is maximally ca. equal to one-tenth of
the electromagnetic field period. The energy of the second
beam on transmission is higher than an energy threshold
retained by the electrons caught in the hollow zone.
Electrostatic accelerator tubes form the two electron beams
with HT generator(s) to give the first beam an initial
acceleration and to accelerate the second beam. The HT
generator is a Greinach (RTM) type electronic voltage
multiplier. The hollow resonance zone has an outer cylindri-
cal conductor and an inner cylindrical conductor which is
coaxial and has openings for a flow through it. The two
electron beams are passed into and out of the zone. The
accelerator also has electron deflector(s) to deflect an
electron beam which passes along the zone’s diameter along
another diameter. 049-94
Chromatographic separation of e.g. fructose and glucose using
ion exchange resins prepared by functionalizing a gel-type
copolymer prepared by multistage polymerization process
Dow Chem. Co
US-5221478; 22 June 1993
Chromatographic separation of a fluid mixture containing at
least two components (of which at least one is a saccharide)
into a recoverable stream which is rich in the first component
and a recoverable stream rich in the second component
comprises: (a) contacting the fluid mixture with a bed of an
ion exchange resin; (b) eluting the fluid mixture such that
it passes through the resin and the rate of the passage of the
first component is retarded relative to that of the second
component; and (c) recovering the two product streams. The
resin has an apparent crosslink density of at least 1.1 times the
actual crosslink density, and a water retention capacity, on a
fully functionalized basis, of at least 40%. The resin is
prepared by functionalizing a gel-type copolymer which is
itself prepared in a multistage polymerization process
employing seed copolymer particles. The percentage yield of
first component is at least 20% greater than that obtained
using a resin made from a single step process and having an
equivalent particle size and water retention capacity, in an
otherwise similar process. 050-94
126 Food Control 1994 Volume 5 Number 2
Liquid media bactericidal irradiation processing equipment
has cylindrical chamber with inlet channel and sprayer
forming arc-shaped jets passing UV radiation sources
Astrofizika Sci. Prodn Assoc.
W-1747010; 15 July 1992
Cylindrical chamber contains uniformly arranged radiation
sources, collection chute, and liquid inlet and outlet channels.
Sprayer is in inlet channel. Chamber is vertical hollow
cylinder with screening inner surface. Chute is trough-shaped
ring along bottom part of chamber wall and linked to exit
channel. Radiation sources are in a circle around the central
axis of chamber in gap between the chute and inlet channel.
Ultraviolet sources are switched on, and liquid under pres-
sure is fed along channel to sprayer, which forms arc-shaped
water jets. Water subjected to bactericidal treatment falls
onto chute, and is taken away by channel. Chamber not only
acts as screen, but also reflects optical emission, ensuring
return of emission energy from the periphery of the device
back into the liquid flow. 051-94
Sugar production evaporator invlves setting heating steam
pressure and measuring density of initial solution in accumu-
lator
Grozn Promavtomatika Sci. Prodn Assoc.
W-1745281; 7 July 1992
Reduced sugar losses during evaporation of the diffusion
juice is achieved by setting the allowable limiting values of
heating steam pressure. The density of the initial solution in
the collector is sensed, and the flow rate of the initial
solution is then altered as a function of the temperature in
the evaporator. When the pressure of the heating steam
reaches the limiting value, the solution feed is corrected as a
function of the difference of the allowable limiting value and
of the corrected value of the heating steam pressure. With the
valve at the steam feeding line fully open, the flow of the
initial solution is corrected according to the difference
between the actual value and the corrected value of heating
steam pressure. When the level of juice in the evaporator
changes and the level of the collector is unchanged, the
regulator provides control for readjustment of heating
chamber steam pressure, and determines the syrup tempera-
ture in the evaporator. With the input of the adder
indicating a plus sign, it alters the setting of the regulator and
changes the position of the servo to change the flow rate of
the juice to the evaporator. The regulator provides a
corrective action for adjusting the concentration of the juice
by applying a signal to the adder to drive the adder for
modifying the setting of the regulator which determines the
degree of opening of the servo. 052-94