EP1108507A2 - Method of solid-liquid extraction applied to cork products - Google Patents

Method of solid-liquid extraction applied to cork products Download PDF

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EP1108507A2
EP1108507A2 EP00670010A EP00670010A EP1108507A2 EP 1108507 A2 EP1108507 A2 EP 1108507A2 EP 00670010 A EP00670010 A EP 00670010A EP 00670010 A EP00670010 A EP 00670010A EP 1108507 A2 EP1108507 A2 EP 1108507A2
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José Manuel Leal Ferreira
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B1/00—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying stoppers
    • B67B1/03—Pretreatment of stoppers, e.g. cleaning, steaming, heating, impregnating or coating; Applying resilient rings to stoppers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27K—PROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FOR IMPREGNATING, STAINING, DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS WITH PERMEANT LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED, STRAW OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
    • B27K7/00—Chemical or physical treatment of cork
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27K—PROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FOR IMPREGNATING, STAINING, DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS WITH PERMEANT LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED, STRAW OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
    • B27K2240/00—Purpose of the treatment
    • B27K2240/10—Extraction of components naturally occurring in wood, cork, straw, cane or reed

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  • the invention relates to the decontamination of cork products by means of a solid-liquid extraction method based on the successive application of pressure changes on a liquid surface in which the cork is immersed, which causes cork contraction and expansion, thereby causing the release of contaminants entrapped within the cork.
  • cork is a natural porous product that contains in its surface, and within it, a variety of contaminants derived from its life experience in the forest which, when in contact with liquids, can cause organoleptic changes in those liquids.
  • a relative pressure ranging from 0 to 10 bar is applied on the surface of the liquid, for 1 to 3600 seconds, using any kind of gas or gas mixture. Then, the gas is released until the recipient pressure reaches the atmospheric pressure again. Thereafter the pressure is reduced by means of an appropriate vacuum pump until a relative pressure of 0 to -1 bar is reached. After being under this reduced pressure for 1 to 3600 seconds the system is caused to return to the atmospheric pressure.

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Forests & Forestry (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical And Physical Treatments For Wood And The Like (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Disinfection Or Sterilisation (AREA)
  • Agricultural Chemicals And Associated Chemicals (AREA)
  • Cleaning By Liquid Or Steam (AREA)

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of solid-liquid extraction applied to cork products for the decontamination thereof, comprising the following steps:
  • a. Introduction of the cork product in a airtight recipient,
  • b. Filling the airtight recipient with an appropriated decontamination liquid so that the cork product is completely immersed in that liquid,
  • c. Applying a relative pressure of 0 to 10 bar on the liquid surface, for a time period of 1 to 3600 seconds, using an appropriated gas,
  • d. Release of the pressurising gas until the pressure within the recipient reaches atmospheric pressure,
  • e. Reduction of the pressure within the recipient, by means of an appropriated vacuum pump, until a relative pressure of 0 bar to - 1 bar is reached, during a time period of 1 to 3600 seconds,
  • f. Returning the recipient to atmospheric pressure.
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    Description

      1 - OBJECT OF INVENTION
    • The invention relates to the decontamination of cork products by means of a solid-liquid extraction method based on the successive application of pressure changes on a liquid surface in which the cork is immersed, which causes cork contraction and expansion, thereby causing the release of contaminants entrapped within the cork.
      • 2 - STATE OF THE ART
    • As cork is a natural porous product that contains in its surface, and within it, a variety of contaminants derived from its life experience in the forest which, when in contact with liquids, can cause organoleptic changes in those liquids.
    • During the last years, a variety of methods have been developed and applied in an attempt to eliminate said contaminants. The existing methods are based on the immersion of cork in disinfectant baths, alternate with centrifugation steps. Due to the operating conditions, these methods do not eliminate all contaminants, namely those entrapped within the cork which can, subsequently, originate organoleptic changes in the liquids with which the cork product will contact.
      • 3 - DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
    • The applicant has found that this problem of incomplete decontamination of cork products could be solved through an hydrodynamic method through which the cork to be treated is put in an airtight recipient and, subsequently, immersed in a liquid that can be an aqueous solution or the water itself, or organic solvents, that should be placed at a temperature ranging from-20°C to 200°C.
    • Then, a relative pressure ranging from 0 to 10 bar is applied on the surface of the liquid, for 1 to 3600 seconds, using any kind of gas or gas mixture. Then, the gas is released until the recipient pressure reaches the atmospheric pressure again. Thereafter the pressure is reduced by means of an appropriate vacuum pump until a relative pressure of 0 to -1 bar is reached. After being under this reduced pressure for 1 to 3600 seconds the system is caused to return to the atmospheric pressure.
    • These cycles of differential pressure are repeated several times until the desired cork purity is reached. A simple experimentation will set the number of cycles required.
    • Those skilled in the art will understand that changes can be made to the method of the invention, which should be understood, as being encompassed within the scope of the appended claims.

    Claims (7)

    1. Method of solid-liquid extraction applied to cork products for the decontamination thereof, characterised in that it comprises the following steps:
      a. Putting the cork product in a airtight recipient,
      b. Filling the airtight recipient with an appropriated decontamination liquid so that the cork product is completely immersed in that liquid,
      c. Applying a relative pressure of 0 to 10 bar on the liquid surface, for 1 to 3600 seconds, using an appropriated gas,
      d. Release of the pressurising gas until the pressure within the recipient reaches the atmospheric pressure,
      e. Reduction of the pressure within the recipient, by means of an appropriated vacuum pump, until a relative pressure of 0 bar to -1 bar is reached, during a time period of 1 to 3600 seconds,
      f. Causing the recipient to return to the atmospheric pressure.
    2. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that the decontamination liquid is as an aqueous solution or as a mixture of water and an organic solvent.
    3. Method according to claim 1 and claim 2, characterised in that the decontamination liquid is water.
    4. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that the decontamination liquid is an organic solvent or a mixture of organic solvents.
    5. Method according to the preceding claims, characterised in that the pressure applied on the surface of the decontamination liquid is up to 10 bar.
    6. Method according to the preceding claims, characterised in that the gas used to apply pressure on the surface of the decontamination liquid is air, another gas or gas mixture.
    7. Method according to the preceding claims, characterised in that the treatment cycle is repeated up to 100 times.
    EP20000670010 1999-11-16 2000-11-13 Method of solid-liquid extraction applied to cork products Expired - Lifetime EP1108507B1 (en)

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    PT10237699 1999-11-16
    PT10237699A PT102376A (en) 1999-11-16 1999-11-16 SOLID-LIQUID EXTRACTION PROCESS APPLIED TO CORTICAL PRODUCTS

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    WO2004054767A1 (en) * 2002-12-13 2004-07-01 Australian High Pressure Processors Pty Ltd High pressure treatment of cork and oak chips
    WO2006087406A1 (en) * 2005-02-17 2006-08-24 Godoy Varo Jose Luis Cork-decontamination method and installation comprising a vibrating device

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    FR343350A (en) * 1904-05-21 1904-10-01 Emile Adnet Sterilizer for corks, corks and other porous materials
    FR384559A (en) * 1906-12-07 1908-04-14 Gruenzweig & Hartmann G. M. B. H. Method and apparatus for heat treatment of cork
    GB267733A (en) * 1926-04-23 1927-03-24 David Allan Low Improvements in or relating to epicyclic and the like toothed wheel gearing
    US3560251A (en) * 1965-07-19 1971-02-02 Hager Ab Wood treatment method
    GB1604803A (en) * 1977-05-31 1981-12-16 Forest Prod Util Lab Wood preservation

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    FR343350A (en) * 1904-05-21 1904-10-01 Emile Adnet Sterilizer for corks, corks and other porous materials
    FR384559A (en) * 1906-12-07 1908-04-14 Gruenzweig & Hartmann G. M. B. H. Method and apparatus for heat treatment of cork
    GB267733A (en) * 1926-04-23 1927-03-24 David Allan Low Improvements in or relating to epicyclic and the like toothed wheel gearing
    US3560251A (en) * 1965-07-19 1971-02-02 Hager Ab Wood treatment method
    GB1604803A (en) * 1977-05-31 1981-12-16 Forest Prod Util Lab Wood preservation

    Cited By (3)

    * Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
    Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
    WO2004054767A1 (en) * 2002-12-13 2004-07-01 Australian High Pressure Processors Pty Ltd High pressure treatment of cork and oak chips
    WO2006087406A1 (en) * 2005-02-17 2006-08-24 Godoy Varo Jose Luis Cork-decontamination method and installation comprising a vibrating device
    ES2259547B1 (en) * 2005-02-17 2007-06-01 Jose Luis Godoy Varo METHOD FOR DECONTAMINATION OF CORK AND INSTALLATION FOR YOUR PRACTICE.

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    EP1108507A3 (en) 2003-12-17

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