AU2001245338A1 - Bulk material irradiation system and method - Google Patents

Bulk material irradiation system and method

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AU2001245338A1
AU2001245338A1 AU2001245338A AU4533801A AU2001245338A1 AU 2001245338 A1 AU2001245338 A1 AU 2001245338A1 AU 2001245338 A AU2001245338 A AU 2001245338A AU 4533801 A AU4533801 A AU 4533801A AU 2001245338 A1 AU2001245338 A1 AU 2001245338A1
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bulk material
irradiation system
material irradiation
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irradiation
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Brian T. Dalziel
Janette J. Kewley
Steven E. Koenck
Stan V. Lyons
Douglas C. White
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Mitec Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
    • A23L3/00—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs
    • A23L3/26—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs by irradiation without heating
    • A23L3/263—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs by irradiation without heating with corpuscular or ionising radiation, i.e. X, alpha, beta or omega radiation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21K—TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; IRRADIATION DEVICES; GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES
    • G21K5/00—Irradiation devices
    • G21K5/10—Irradiation devices with provision for relative movement of beam source and object to be irradiated
AU2001245338A 2000-02-24 2001-02-26 Bulk material irradiation system and method Abandoned AU2001245338A1 (en)

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US18479400P 2000-02-24 2000-02-24
US60184794 2000-02-24
US19287200P 2000-03-29 2000-03-29
US60192872 2000-03-29
US20870000P 2000-06-01 2000-06-01
US60208700 2000-06-01
US21469700P 2000-06-27 2000-06-27
US60214697 2000-06-27
US24646700P 2000-11-07 2000-11-07
US60246467 2000-11-07
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