EP3479660A1 - Dispositif pour le traitement électrique d'un corps gras d'origine végétale - Google Patents
Dispositif pour le traitement électrique d'un corps gras d'origine végétaleInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a device for the electrical treatment of a fatty substance of vegetable origin.
- fatty substances refer to substances composed of molecules having hydrophobic properties and being predominantly composed of triglycerides.
- Triglycerides are esters composed of a molecule of glycerol and three fatty acids. These fats include oils, waxes and fats. In the context of the present invention, the oils are preferred because they are in the liquid state at room temperature since they are predominantly composed of unsaturated fatty acids and therefore have low melting points, ie lower or equal to the ambient temperature. Fats and waxes are pasty or solid at room temperature because they have a melting point higher than the ambient temperature since they are mainly composed of saturated fatty acids. Since the melting point is higher for fats and waxes, their use in the device according to the present invention should preferably be carried out at a temperature above room temperature so that they are in the liquid form.
- the electric discharge treatment of an oil of vegetable or mineral origin in liquid form is a process involving so-called silent electrical discharges. Electrical discharges are performed between two metal electrodes or series of parallel metallic electrodes which are separated by an electrical insulator, also called dielectric material. The application of an alternating electrical voltage between the electrodes makes it possible to create a plasma between them through the dielectric material. This plasma will allow the treatment of the oil present in film form on the surface of the electrodes and the dielectric. It is known from the state of the art, particularly in document FR363078, to use an electrical treatment device to eliminate the characteristic and unpleasant odor of fish oil. In this document, the fish oil is contained in a cylindrical chamber and is brought into contact with hydrogen. The hydrogen is then fixed to the fish oil following electric discharges applied between the electrodes in the enclosure thus gradually removing the unpleasant smell of fish oil.
- a known device for the electrical treatment of liquid organic material comprises a series of electrodes comprising a number n of electrodes (1 and 2), with n> 2, substantially parallel, each electrode being arranged to be connected to a source of high voltage and / or ground, a series of dielectric material element comprising n + 1 dielectric material elements substantially parallel to said electrodes and placed on either side of each electrode of the electrode series so that each electrode is located between two elements of dielectric material, a chamber arranged to receive said fat, and surrounding said series of electrodes and said series of dielectric material elements and a device for immersing said series of electrodes and said series of dielectric material element arranged to at least partially immerse said series of electrodes and said series of dielectric materials.
- GB407379 discloses a treatment device for hydrocarbon oils and paraffins by means of electric discharges.
- the electric discharge treatment device (voStolization) illustrated in this document is a condenser, in the form of a tube, containing a plurality of metal plates placed in series, separated from each other by glass plates.
- the metal plates are alternately connected to a high frequency current source, which means that when a first metal plate is connected to a high frequency power source, the second metal plate facing it serves as a ground electrode.
- a glass plate is then located between a metal plate connected to a current source and a metal plate serving as a ground electrode.
- the glass plates can be rotated around a central axis of the condenser. The metal plates and the glass plates are immersed in the hydrocarbon to be treated.
- a similar device for applying electric discharges to a liquid is also described in GB190507101.
- the device described in this document also consists of a cylindrical chamber that can be rotated in which the gas pressure can be kept relatively constant by means of a complementary device having a mercury manometer. In this way when the gas pressure in the chamber, measured by the mercury manometer, decreases, gas can be reintroduced into the chamber. As a result, the gas pressure in the chamber increases to reach its initial value again so that the gas pressure in the chamber is kept relatively constant.
- a series of metal discs and discs of insulating material are placed alternately on a rotation shaft of the enclosure, namely that along the rotation shaft is successively placed a metal disc, a disc of insulating material, a metal disc, a disc of insulating material and so on.
- the insulating material, also called dielectric material, placed between the electrodes makes it possible to reduce the formation of local electric arcs which would cause an excessive local treatment of the liquid which may result in the degradation of the treated liquid.
- the inventors of the present patent application have therefore researched and developed a device that can be used industrially and in which the electrical treatment of the fatty substance of plant origin is controlled and reproducible while improving the effectiveness of the treatment.
- a device as indicated at the beginning in which the enclosure is further provided with at least one electrical connector placed on the outer surface of the enclosure, a series of electrical connections comprising at least n electrical connections so as to connect each electrode of said series of electrodes to said electrical connector, each electrical connection having a predetermined current-carrying distance, the current-carrying distances of the electrical connections being equal to the in relation to each other, from a first entry of the fatty substance and a first outlet of the fatty substance and, a second inlet for a first gas and a second outlet for a second gas, said device further comprising a high voltage source connected to said electrical connector for supplying said first electrode and a filter having an inlet in fluid connection with said first body fat outlet and an outlet in fluid connection with said first body fat inlet.
- fats of plant origin will also sometimes be expressed by the terms “fats”, “vegetable oil” or simply oil.
- oil is used for reasons of simplicity because the fatty substance used according to the present invention is in the liquid form whether it is derived from a vegetable oil or a vegetable fat or wax. As explained above, when a fat or wax is used, the use temperature is preferably adjusted so that the fat is in the liquid form.
- oil according to the present invention can therefore be an oil, a fat or a vegetable wax in the liquid form.
- Vegetable fats come from rapeseed, linseed, argan ⁇ er ...
- it is fats of vegetable origin having before treatment an iodine number of between 100 and 180 mg.
- the term "high voltage” is understood to mean a voltage, also called a potential, preferably between 500 V and 10 kV and characterized by a low alternating current whose current density is preferably between 0 , 5 and 2 m A / cm 2 and whose frequency is advantageously between 1 kHz and 500 kHz.
- the device comprises a series of electrodes comprising at least two electrodes so that, when a first electrode is supplied with current, a second electrode serves as a ground electrode.
- the alternating current applied to the electrodes is a current that changes direction twice per period.
- all the electrodes are connected to the high voltage source. In this way, the current arrives at a first electrode when a second electrode serves as a ground electrode and vice versa when the current changes direction, the second electrode is supplied with current when the first electrode serves as a ground electrode and thus immediately after each change of direction of the current.
- first electrode to the high voltage source and a second electrode to ground so as to have a dielectric material element, an electrode connected to the high voltage source, a dielectric material element, a grounded electrode and an element of dielectric material, and so on.
- the inventors surprisingly remarked that it is necessary to ideally reduce any loss of energy. and optimizing the current flow by symmetrizing the current flow distance between the high voltage source and the electrodes of the electrode series.
- this optimization could take place, not necessarily at the level of the high voltage source but within the enclosure itself.
- the electrodes being placed substantially parallel to each other in the enclosure of the device, it was not obvious to symmetry the distance of passage of the current between the high voltage source and each electrode.
- the electrical connector placed on the outer surface of the enclosure is therefore of a part connected to a high voltage source, for example to an electrical transformer, and secondly to the electrodes of the series of electrodes.
- the electrodes being placed parallel to each other in the enclosure, they are more and more distant from the electrical connector placed on the outer surface of the enclosure and its electrical connections tend to be longer for the electrodes. further away from the electrical connector than for the one in a closer environment.
- each electrical connection having a predetermined current passage distance, the current flow distances of the electrical connections being equal to each other.
- the electrodes are thus connected to the electrical connector through electrical connections of identical length so that the distance traveled by the current between said electrical connector and the electrodes of the series of electrodes is identical for each electrode.
- the terms “symmetrize the distance of passage of the current between the high voltage source and each electrode” is meant in the sense of the present invention, that the distance of passage of the current (traversed by the current) between the source of high voltage and the electrodes is identical for each electrode.
- the symmetrization of the current flow distance also makes it possible to limit the energy losses and to improve the control of the current applied to the electrodes.
- the current travels the same distance between the high voltage source and said electrode.
- the current is distributed more evenly over each electrode of the electrode series.
- This better distribution of the current also makes it possible to limit the edge effects on an electrode that can cause a non-homogeneous distribution of the current on this electrode.
- the treatment of this fatty substance by means of the device according to the present invention is also more uniform. This uniformity of treatment also makes it possible to further improve the reduction in the formation of local electric arcs which, as explained above, would cause a too intensive local treatment of the oil which may result in the degradation of the treated fatty substance.
- the treatment of the fatty substance in the device according to the present invention is faster and more efficient while allowing the physicochemical properties of the fatty substance resulting from the treatment to be controlled.
- the device according to the invention is provided with a circulation external to the enclosure.
- the presence of a first inlet and a first outlet for the liquid fatty substance in the chamber makes it possible to circulate the liquid fatty substance out of the chamber and to pass it through a filter, for example a metal filter, placed outside the chamber. 'pregnant.
- the circulation of the oil out of the enclosure and its passage in a filter makes it possible to maintain the homogeneity of the treated material following the intense and effective plasma applied to the oil.
- the filter has meshes whose size is between 0.5 and 1 mm, preferably about 0.8 mm.
- the filter is a metal filter.
- the circulation of the fatty substance out of the enclosure and its passage between the mesh of the filter thus makes it possible, in addition, to eliminate aggregates, or even agglomerates that could have formed in the fatty substance during treatment with intense plasma and effective obtained in the enclosure of the device according to the present invention.
- the mesh of the filter makes it possible to retain and / or reduce the size of the aggregates or agglomerates so as to homogenize the oil and to avoid the formation of aggregates or agglomerates of too large size that could lead to gelation of the fat body.
- Another completely unexpected advantage of the device according to the present invention is that it also reduces or eliminates the characteristic odor of vegetable oils.
- the state of the art discloses devices and methods for voltolizing fish oil to reduce its characteristic odor.
- the implementation of the present device makes it possible to reduce or eliminate the smell of fats of vegetable origin. This reduction in the odor of vegetable-based fats is, for example, advantageous for applications in the cosmetics or food sector where too strong scents of fats of vegetable origin, used for example as a lubricating base, are to be avoided.
- the device according to the present invention therefore makes it possible to produce and reproduce a fatty substance of plant origin treated by electric discharges having controllable, controlled and advantageously deodorized characteristics.
- n is greater than or equal to 4, advantageously greater than or equal to 5, more preferably greater than or equal to 6, more preferably greater than or equal to 7.
- the enclosure according to the present invention is advantageously a cylindrical metal enclosure, preferably made of stainless steel.
- the enclosure is a parallelepipedic enclosure, preferably made of stainless steel.
- the device has at least one electrode, preferably each electrode of the series of electrodes, which is a metal plate having a thickness of between 0.5 mm and 5 mm, preferably between 1 mm and 3 mm.
- the metal used to make the electrodes is a metal that does not degrade in the face of corrosion, such as stainless steel or aluminum.
- each electrode is a metal disc having a diameter of between 5 and 40 cm, preferably between 10 and 30 cm and a thickness of between 0 and 5 and 10 mm, preferably between 1 and 3 mm.
- At least one electrode preferably each electrode is a polygon, preferably a rectangle having a thickness between 0.5 and 10 mm, preferably between 1 and 3 mm.
- the device for immersing the device according to the invention further comprises a rotation shaft integral with said electrodes and integral with said elements of dielectric material.
- the rotation shaft is integral with the enclosure.
- the electrodes and the dielectric material elements are arranged along the rotation shaft.
- an element of dielectric material a first electrode, a dielectric material element, a second electrode, a dielectric material element and so on.
- the electrodes and the dielectric materials have a common axis of rotation placed on the rotation shaft. This configuration of the device therefore provides, in particular, a rotation of the enclosure and / or the electrodes and the elements of dielectric material.
- the immersion device further comprises, in the enclosure, a disc fixed to the rotation shaft and arranged to be rotated by said shaft and provided with a series of blades placed at the periphery of said disk, each of said vanes having a longitudinal axis parallel to an axis of rotation of said disk, said disk having an axis of rotation common with said electrodes and with said dielectric materials so that said vanes surround said electrodes and said elements of dielectric material.
- the disc provided with a series of blades further allows, when it is rotated by the rotating shaft, to collect the fat body in liquid form contained in the lower part of the enclosure and to bring it back into the upper part of the enclosure so that the fatty substance is distributed over the electrodes and the elements of dielectric material. In this way, the fat film formed on the surface of the electrodes and the dielectric material elements is continuously renewed, which further improves the efficiency of the treatment of the fat body.
- the device for immersing the device according to the invention further comprises said first outlet of the fatty substance, situated in a lower part of the enclosure and said first inlet of the fatty substance, situated in an upper part of the enclosure.
- the circulation of the oil out of the enclosure and its return via the first inlet of the fat body of the enclosure also allows to pour said fatty substance on the upper part of the electrodes and elements of dielectric material.
- said enclosure further has at least one inclined surface for guiding the fatty substance towards said first outlet of the fat body of the enclosure.
- This inclined guide surface makes it possible to bring the fatty substance to said first outlet of the fatty substance of the enclosure so as to further facilitate the circulation of said fatty substance out of the enclosure.
- each element of dielectric material is selected from the group consisting of a glass, a pyrex, a rigid polymer and mixtures thereof.
- the rigid polymer has a dielectric constant at 50 Hz greater than or equal to 1.9 and advantageously a use temperature greater than or equal to 80 ° C.
- At least one, preferably each element of dielectric material is in the form of a disc having a diameter of between 5 cm and 40 cm, preferably between 10 cm and 30 cm, advantageously between 10 cm and 35 cm and a thickness of between 0.5 mm and 10 mm, preferably between 1 mm and 6 mm.
- At least one, preferably each element of dielectric material is in the form of a polygon, preferably a rectangle having a thickness between 0.5 mm and 10 mm, preferably between 1 mm and 3 mm.
- the invention advantageously further comprises a pressure gauge placed in the chamber and arranged to measure the gas pressure in the chamber.
- the pressure gauge is a capacitive vacuum gauge, for example of the MKS mark which makes it possible to measure the gas pressure in the enclosure.
- the pressure in the chamber therefore tends to decrease as a function of oil treatment time.
- the pressure gauge makes it possible to measure the gas pressure in the chamber and thus makes it possible to know when it is necessary to inject a quantity of the first additional gas to maintain a constant gas pressure in the chamber.
- the device further comprises a controller arranged to be connected to said pressure gauge and connected to a flowmeter, said controller being arranged to control the flowmeter, said flowmeter being arranged to be in fluid connection with said second inlet for a first gas of the enclosure for measuring the quantity of said first gas injected into the enclosure by said second inlet for a first gas of the enclosure.
- the device further comprises a viscometer having a first inlet arranged to be in fluid connection with said first outlet of liquid plant material of the enclosure and a first outlet arranged to be in fluid connection with said inlet of the filter, said viscometer being arranged to measure the viscosity of said liquid plant material between said enclosure and said metal filter.
- the viscometer placed between the first outlet of the chamber and the metal filter thus makes it possible to measure the viscosity of the fatty substance during its circulation outside the enclosure in order to obtain measurements throughout the treatment of the fatty substance.
- This viscosity measurement makes it possible to improve the control of the viscosity properties of the treated fatty substance.
- the viscosimeter is of Sofraser MIVI type with an internal temperature measurement, the measurement of the viscosity then being done via a vibrating rod of the stainless steel type.
- the invention advantageously further comprises a circulation pump having a first inlet in fluid connection with said first outlet of the enclosure and a first outlet in fluid connection with said first inlet of the viscometer, said circulation pump being arranged to circulate said liquid plant material between said first outlet and said first inlet of the enclosure.
- the circulation pump is a BMF5 type corma circulation pump operating, for example, at 1400 revolutions per minute.
- the device according to the invention further has an electric heating system placed around the enclosure for heating said enclosure containing said fat.
- the heating system also makes it possible to control the temperature of the chamber and to keep it constant despite the temperature fluctuations that may occur in the environment of the enclosure.
- this heating system makes it possible to bring said fatty substance to its melting temperature so that it is in liquid form in the enclosure.
- said device according to the present invention also comprises a temperature probe directly immersed in the fatty substance contained in the chamber in order to continuously measure the temperature of the fatty substance.
- the fatty substance in the tank is maintained at a temperature preferably between 50T and 70 ° C.
- the temperature sensor is connected to a controller, itself connected to the heating system to control the heating of the enclosure so that the temperature of the fat body it contains is controlled and kept constant.
- said enclosure has a draw-off valve arranged to extract said liquid plant material from the enclosure.
- the high voltage source is directly connected to the electrical connector of the device according to the present invention.
- the direct connection of the high voltage source to the electrical connector placed on the enclosure makes it possible to minimize the transport distance of the high voltage, and thus to further minimize the energy losses.
- the connector is therefore on the one hand connected through the electrical connections to the electrodes and on the other hand directly connected to the high voltage source.
- the control of the amount of current applied to the electrodes is improved, the electrical losses are more limited because the distance traveled by the high voltage is minimized.
- Another advantage of reducing the distance traveled by the high voltage between the source and the electrical connector is the reduction of the risks for the operators. Indeed, high voltage is a source of serious accident for operators working on such devices.
- the device according to the invention further comprises a motor arranged to drive the rotation shaft.
- the drive motor of the rotation shaft is a cage motor, for example of the brand bonfilogli, working up to 3000 revolutions per minute.
- the motor is coupled to a gearbox for reducing gearing and thus reduce the speed so as to be able to work at a speed of between 1 and 10 revolutions per minute.
- the device according to the present invention further comprises a rotary electrical connector for supplying the high-voltage source with low voltage, said rotary connector being placed on the rotation shaft and having a first part integral with the rotation shaft arranged to be put into electrical connection with the high voltage source and a second independent portion of the rotation shaft arranged to be electrically connected to a low voltage source.
- a rotary electrical connector for supplying the high-voltage source with low voltage, said rotary connector being placed on the rotation shaft and having a first part integral with the rotation shaft arranged to be put into electrical connection with the high voltage source and a second independent portion of the rotation shaft arranged to be electrically connected to a low voltage source.
- the rotary electrical connector is a circular connector comprising for example a OFLOIM slip ring 10 channels.
- the present invention also relates to a system for the electrical treatment of a fatty substance of vegetable origin comprising a plurality of devices according to the invention, said devices being placed in series and / or in parallel with each other.
- the present invention also relates to a method of treatment by electric discharges of a fatty substance of vegetable origin by means of a device comprising a series of electrodes comprising an n number of electrodes, with> 2, a series of dielectric material elements comprising n + 1 dielectric material elements, an enclosure arranged to receive said fat body, and surrounding said series of electrodes and said series of dielectric material elements, said method comprising:
- a fi nitration of said fatty substance in a filter having an inlet in fluid connection with said first outlet of the fat body of the enclosure and an outlet in fluid connection with said first inlet of the fatty substance of the enclosure.
- the method according to the present invention makes it possible to carry out the plasma treatment of the vegetable-derived fats in an enclosure containing a first gas, for example an inert gas, preferably hydrogen at reduced pressure.
- a first gas for example an inert gas, preferably hydrogen at reduced pressure.
- the plasma is created between the electrodes which are partially immersed in the oil.
- a homogeneous low pressure plasma is thus created in the enclosure and the electric arc formation is minimized.
- Another advantage of the process according to the invention is that it allows, throughout the duration of the plasma treatment, a circulation of the oil out of the treatment chamber so that it passes through a filter to eliminate the agglomerates potentially formed during treatment.
- the liquid plant material is then reinjected into the chamber where its treatment can be continued as it passes between the electrodes before being transported again to the metal filter and so on throughout the treatment period. It results in an improvement of the efficiency of the treatment of the oil and an improvement in the quality and control of the physicochemical properties of the resulting lubricant product.
- the oil obtained after the treatment in the device according to the present invention is preferably characterized by a relaxation time less than or equal to 200 s measured at 40 ° C by a cone-plane viscosimeter, according to the ISO 2884-1 standard.
- the relaxation time corresponds to the time required for the viscoelastic lubricating substance to return to its initial state when subjected to shear stress. Constraint is applied to a sample of the lubricating vegetable oil and the resulting response of this constraint is followed over time.
- the device according to the present invention thus makes it possible to treat an oil and to obtain a treated oil having appropriate viscoelastic characteristics.
- the oil treated in the device according to the invention even when it is subjected to a stress, in particular in the engines, quickly returns to its initial viscosity after the application of this constraint.
- This relaxation time characteristic of less than or equal to 200 s therefore enables the oil to maintain a relatively stable and constant viscosity over time despite the application of stresses.
- the method according to the invention is characterized in that the high voltage applied to the first electrode is between 500 V and 10 kV at a frequency between 1 Hz and 500 kHz.
- the plasma is formed by the application of a high-voltage alternating between 500 V and 10 kV having a frequency between 1 kHz and 500 kHz between the first and second electrodes.
- the formation of a film of fatty substance on the surface of said electrodes and said dielectric materials is obtained by spraying said electrodes and said dielectric materials through a circulation of said fatty substance between the first outlet of the body of the enclosure and said first inlet of the body of the enclosure.
- the device according to the invention further comprises an axis of rotation passing through an axis of rotation of said electrodes of said series of electrodes, by an axis of rotation of said dielectric materials of the series of dielectric materials and by an axis of rotation.
- rotating said enclosure and the method further comprising forming a grease film on the surface of said electrodes and said dielectric materials is obtained by rotating by means of a rotational shaft of said electrodes and said dielectric materials.
- the enclosure, the electrodes and the dielectric material elements are rotated by means of the rotation shaft.
- This rotation shaft makes it possible to rotate the enclosure and / or the electrodes and the elements of dielectric material in a single and predetermined direction of rotation.
- the speed of rotation of the enclosure and / or the electrodes and the dielectric material may be between 1 and 20 revolutions per minute. Since preferably one third of the surface of the electrodes is immersed in the oil, when the electrodes are rotated around the rotation shaft, the formation of a relatively homogeneous film of oil on the surface is observed. electrodes. This film uniformly distributed over the surface of the electrodes and the dielectric material elements makes it possible to increase the contact area between the oil and the plasma and thus makes it possible to improve the efficiency of the treatment.
- the method of treatment by electric discharges of the fatty substance of vegetable origin is carried out by means of the device according to the present invention.
- Other embodiments of the method according to the invention are indicated in the appended claims.
- Figure 1 is a sectional view of a detail of the device according to the invention, the enclosure has a circular section.
- Figure 2 shows a top view of a particular embodiment of the device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 shows schematically another embodiment of the device according to the present invention.
- Figure 4 is a perspective view of the enclosure of the device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 1 schematically illustrates the electrical connections shown in Figure 1.
- Figure 6 illustrates a sectional view of a detail of the device for the electrical treatment of a fatty substance of vegetable origin whose enclosure has a rectangular section.
- Figure 7 schematically illustrates the electrical connections shown in Figure 6.
- Figure 8 shows schematically another embodiment of the device according to the present invention.
- Figure 1 illustrates a preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention on which we can see a cross section of a cylindrical chamber 4 which can receive a fatty substance of vegetable origin.
- This enclosure 4 contains a series of electrodes in which first electrodes 1 are connected to the source of high voltage and second electrodes 2 connected to the mass. The first 1 and second electrodes 2 are placed alternately with respect to each other. A first electrode 1 thus faces a second electrode 2 and so on so that two electrodes of the same type do not succeed one another.
- Dielectric materials 3 are placed on either side of each of the electrodes 1 and 2 so that an electrode 1 or 2 is between two dielectric materials 3.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention on which we can see a cross section of a cylindrical chamber 4 which can receive a fatty substance of vegetable origin.
- This enclosure 4 contains a series of electrodes in which first electrodes 1 are connected to the source of high voltage and second electrodes 2 connected to the mass. The first 1 and second electrodes 2 are placed alternately with respect
- the said first 1 and the said second 2 electrodes are metal discs having a diameter of between 10 and 30 cm and a thickness of between 1 and 3 mm.
- said elements of dielectric material 3 are also discs having an axis of rotation R common with said first 1 and said second 2 electrodes and having a diameter of between 12 and 32 cm and a thickness of 1 and 6 mm.
- the elements of dielectric material 3 are preferably glass, pyrex or rigid polymer.
- the device according to the present invention is further characterized by the presence of an electrical connector 5 placed on the outer surface 40 of the enclosure 4, the electrical connector 5 being connected to the electrodes 1 by electrical connections.
- the number of electrical connections is equal to the number of first 1 so that each first electrode is connected by an electrical connection to the electrical connector 5.
- the current flow distances of the electrical connections are equal to each other in order to limit the maximum electrical losses.
- FIG. 5 is a detail for diagrammatically illustrating current path distances that are identical for all first electrodes 1.
- the electrical connections A, B, C and D of each first electrode are made so that the current path distance is identical for each electrode.
- the first electrode 1 located furthest from the electrical connector 5 is thus connected to an electrical connection A of identical length to the electrical connection D of the first electrode 1 closest to the electrical connector 5. In this way, the energy losses are limited and identical on each first electrode 1 and the current applied to these first electrode 1 is more stable and more homogeneous.
- the enclosure 4 also comprises a first inlet 6 of the fatty substance connected to a supply duct 6a and a first outlet 7 of the fatty substance connected to an outlet duct 7a.
- the fatty substance is thus fed via the supply duct 6a, through the first entry of plant material and placed in the chamber until reaching a volume of about 1/3 to 1/2 of the volume of the 'pregnant.
- a second electrical connector 24 is present on the outer surface 40 of the enclosure 4 so as to connect the second electrodes 2 serving as grounding electrodes.
- the first electrodes 1 are connected to the high voltage source 11 and are therefore supplied with current while the second electrodes are connected to the ground and serve as ground electrodes.
- FIG. 2 is a top view of the device according to the present invention. This figure shows a high voltage source 11 arranged to be connected to the connector 5 present on the outer surface 40 of the enclosure 4. The high voltage source 11 is therefore connected to the first electrodes 1 via the connector 5 placed on the speaker and electrical connections.
- the device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has an immersion device of the series of electrodes 1 and 2 and the series of elements of dielectric material 3 comprising a rotation shaft 10 passing through an axis of rotation R of said first 1 and second 2 electrodes, by an axis of rotation R of said dielectric material elements and by an axis of rotation R of the enclosure 4.
- the axes of rotation of the electrodes 1 and 2 elements of dielectric material 3 and the enclosure 4 coincide to form a single and common axis of rotation R.
- the electrodes 1 and 2 and the elements of dielectric material 3 are placed on the rotation shaft 10 in the enclosure 4.
- the enclosure and / or the electrodes 1 and 2 and the dielectric materials 3 are integral with the rotation shaft 10 and can therefore rotate when the shaft is driven by a motor 25.
- the rotational shaft of the device therefore makes it possible to rotate either the enclosure 4 or the series of electrodes 1 and 2 and the series of elements of dielectric material 3, ie the enclosure 4, the series of electrodes 1 and 2 and the series of elements of dielectric material 3.
- the rotation, preferably at a speed of rotation of between 1 and 10 revolutions per minute, of the enclosure 4 and / or the elements it contains allows to form a film of fatty substances on the electrodes 1 and 2 and on the elements of dielectric material 3 in order to be able to process said fat body by the plasma created between said first 1 and said second 2 electrodes.
- the rotation shaft 10 can be driven by a motor 25 to rotate.
- the rotational movement forms a homogeneous film of oil on the surface of the electrodes 1 and 2 and 3.
- the oil remains in the lower part of the chamber 4 while the electrodes rotate continuously around the axis of rotation R.
- the immersed portion of the electrodes are then out of the oil while the part that was not immersed in the oil is immersed and so on so as to form a homogeneous film of oil on the surface of the electrodes and elements of dielectric material .
- the chamber 4 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 further contains a disk 27 fixed to the rotation shaft 10 and provided with a series of blades 28 placed at the periphery of the disk 27 and each of said blades 28 a longitudinal axis L parallel to an axis of rotation of the disk 27.
- the disk 27 has a common axis of rotation R with the first 1 second 2 electrodes and with the dielectric material elements 3 so that the blades 28 surround the electrodes 1 and 2 and the elements of dielectric material 3,
- the blades 28 When rotated by the rotation shaft 10, the blades 28 dive and then emerge from the oil. By this rotational movement, the blades bring back the oil taken from the lower part of the chamber 4 above the electrodes 1 and 2 and the elements of the dielectric material 3 so as to improve the formation of the oil film at the surface of the electrodes 1 and 2 of the dielectric material elements 3.
- the high voltage source 11 is directly connected to the electrical connector 5.
- the electrical losses are, therefore, more limited because the distance traveled by the high voltage is minimized which controls the amount of current applied to the first electrodes 1.
- the device also furthermore has a rotary electrical connector 26 for supplying the high voltage source with low voltage (not shown in the figure), said rotary connector 26 being placed on the shaft 10 and having a first portion integral with the rotation shaft 10 arranged to be made in electrical connection with the high voltage source 11 and a second independent portion of the rotation shaft 10 arranged to be made in electrical connection with a source of low voltage.
- the enclosure 4 is a cylindrical metal enclosure, for example made of stainless steel.
- the enclosure 4 is also provided with portholes 29 made of transparent material making it possible to observe the interior of the enclosure.
- the first 1 and second 2 electrodes and the elements of dielectric material 3 are represented as a block 21 in the enclosure 4.
- FIG. for example metal, having a first inlet 13 in fluid connection with the first outlet 7 of the chamber 4 by means of the pipe 7a and a first outlet 14 placed in fluid connection with the first inlet 6 of the enclosure 4 means of the pipe 6a.
- the liquid is pumped through the pipe 22, leaves the enclosure through the outlet 7 and is fed to the inlet 13 of the filter 12 via the pipe 7a.
- the liquid then passes through the filter 12 and leaves through the outlet 14 to arrive in the pipe 6a before returning to the chamber 4 through the inlet 6.
- the circulation of the oil through the mesh of the filter 12 allows the removing the aggregates or agglomerates formed during the treatment in the chamber 4.
- the mesh of the filter 12 is preferably between 0.5 mm and 1 mm.
- the oil is then returned to the chamber 4 via a pipe 23 in fluid connection with the first inlet 6 of the chamber 4.
- a viscometer 15 may be placed between the enclosure 4 and the metal filter 12.
- This viscometer has a first inlet 16 arranged to be in fluid connection with said first outlet 7 via said outlet conduit 7a of the enclosure 4 and a first outlet 17 in fluid connection with said inlet 13 of the filter 12, said viscometer 15 being arranged to measure the viscosity of said fat between.
- a circulation pump 18 is present between the enclosure 4 and the viscometer 15.
- This circulation pump 18 has a first inlet 19 in fluid connection with the first outlet 7 of the enclosure 4 via the outlet pipe 7a and a first outlet 20 in fluid connection with the first inlet 16 of the viscometer 15.
- the circulation pump 18 is arranged to circulate said fatty substance between the first outlet 7 and the first inlet 6 of the enclosure 4,
- FIG. 4 represents a perspective view of the inside of the enclosure 4 on which the dielectric materials 3 can be seen.
- the enclosure 4 furthermore has a second inlet 8 connected to a supply conduit 8a for a first gas and a second outlet 9 connected to an outlet duct 9a for a second gas.
- the second outlet 9 makes it possible to extract the air contained in the enclosure 4 via the outlet duct 9a when the latter contains oil and is closed in preparation for the electrical treatment.
- the air contained in the chamber 4 is thus extracted by means of a pumping system (not shown in the figures) in order to create a depression, for example of the order of 10 -2 bar.
- the pumping system used is a vane pump, for example of the Trivac E2 brand.Once the depression observed in the chamber 4, an inert gas, preferably hydrogen, is injected through the second inlet 8 via the conduit. supply 8a of the chamber 4 until a pressure of less than 100 kPa is reached, preferably less than 65 kPa in the chamber 4.
- an inert gas preferably hydrogen
- Figure 6 shows another embodiment of the device according to the present invention wherein the enclosure 4 has a rectangular cross section.
- the chamber 4 contains a series of electrodes 1 and 2 in the form of rectangular metal plates.
- the two electrical connectors 5 and 24 placed on the outer surface 40 of the enclosure 4 are connected to the high voltage source (not shown).
- the electrical connector 5 is connected via electrical connections to the first electrodes 1 and the electrical connector 24 is connected via electrical connections to the second electrodes 2.
- the first 1 and second 2 are placed alternately.
- the current applied to the electrodes is an alternating current, which means that when the first electrodes 1 are supplied with current, the second electrodes serve as ground electrodes and vice versa when the current changes direction.
- Elements of material dielectric in the form of rectangular plate are placed on either side of each electrode 1 and 2.
- the enclosure 4 also comprises a first inlet 6 of the fatty substance connected to a supply duct 6a and a first outlet 7 of the fatty substance connected to an outlet duct 7a.
- the fatty substance is thus fed via the supply duct 6a, through the first entry of plant material and placed in the chamber until reaching a volume of about 1/3 to 1/2 of the volume of the 'pregnant.
- the first fatty substance inlet 6 is located in an upper part of the enclosure and said first fat outlet 7 is situated in a lower part of the enclosure 4.
- the oil When the oil is brought into the chamber 4 by the first inlet 6, the oil is discharged through pipes 32 in the upper part of the chamber 4 on the electrodes 1 and 2 and on the dielectric material elements. 3 thus making it possible to improve the formation of an oil film on them.
- This distribution of oil on the electrodes 1 and 2 and on the dielectric materials 3 makes it possible to further improve the efficiency of the treatment of the oil.
- a screen 33 is present between the pipes 32 and the series of electrodes 1 and 2 and the series of elements of dielectric material 3. Thanks to the gravity, the oil is then naturally brought to the sort 7 of body fat.
- the enclosure 4 further comprises a second inlet 8 (not shown) for a first gas for injecting a gas into the enclosure 4.
- the chamber 4 has an inclined surface 29 for guiding the oil towards the first fat outlet 7.
- This inclined surface 29 further improves the supply of oil to the first outlet 7 of fat.
- FIG. 7 schematizes as FIG. 5 the electrical connections between the electrical connector 5 and the first electrodes 1. It can be seen in FIG. 7 that the current flow distances A, B, C and D are all of identical length. The distance traveled by the current from the electrical connector 5 is therefore identical for each first electrode 1. These connections allowing a passage distance of the identical current is also valid for the second electrodes 2.
- FIG. 8 are represented the same elements as in FIG.
- the oil is taken from the lower part of the chamber 4 by the first fat outlet 7 and, after having circulated in the filter 12, is brought back into the the upper part of the enclosure 4.
- the oil then arrives in the pipes 32, passes through the sieve 33 is distributed and forms a film on the electrodes 1 and 2 and the elements of dielectric material 3.
- the oil is found then in the lower part of the chamber 4 where it is guided by the guide surface 29 to the first outlet 7 for greasy substances where it can again start an external circulation through the filter, and so on throughout the oil treatment time.
- an electric heating system (not shown) is placed around the enclosure 4 to heat said enclosure 4 containing said fat.
- the temperature of the fat contained in the chamber 4 can be regulated and kept constant.
- the chamber 4 has a draw-off valve (not shown) arranged to extract said fatty substance from the enclosure 4.
- a pressure gauge (not shown) can be placed in the chamber 4 so as to measure the gas pressure in the chamber 4.
- the injection of the gas via the supply duct 8a is advantageously controlled by means of a mass flow meter. (not shown) type MKS calibrated for hydrogen with a scale of 1000 sccm (standard cubic centimeter per minute) not shown in the figures.
- the device may also comprise a controller (not shown) arranged to be connected to said pressure gauge and connected to the flow meter. The controller is arranged to control the flowmeter and the flowmeter is arranged to be in fluid connection with the feed duct 8a for a first gas of the chamber 4 by the second inlet 8. The flowmeter thus allows control of the flow rate. quantity of said first gas injected into the chamber 4 by the second inlet 8 via the inlet duct 8a of the enclosure 4.
- the device according to the present invention has been used to treat various oils of plant origin.
- This device comprises a circular enclosure containing a plurality of electrodes connected to a high voltage source and a plurality of grounded electrodes. These electrodes are 25 cm diameter aluminum discs with a thickness of 2 mm.
- the dielectric material elements placed on either side of the electrodes are pyrex discs with a diameter of 28 cm and a thickness of 5 mm.
- the tank is rotated about a rotating shaft at a speed of 5 rpm.
- a voltage of 2900 V is applied to the electrodes, which corresponds to a discharge current of 2.5 A and a frequency of 35 kHz or 66 kHz is used, as specified in the following examples.
- the filtration of the oil is carried out during the entire plasma oil treatment period by means of a circulating pump of one type corma BMF5 working at 1400 revolutions per minute which makes it possible to convey the oil out of the enclosure.
- the oil is then filtered in a metal filter with 0.8 mm mesh.
- the oils obtained after this treatment were analyzed in order to determine their physico-chemical properties, in particular the dynamic viscosity, the thixotropy and the relaxation time.
- the dynamic viscosity is measured using an Anton Paar viscometer equipped with a cone-yaws system, CP50-0.5, according to ISO 2884-1 (Determination of viscosity using rotary viscometers). Measurements are obtained under shear stress from 0 to 500 sec- 1 , taking 1 point every second, hold for 1 minute at 500 sec -1 and finally 500 at 0 sec -1 taking 1 point every second at a temperature of 40 ° C.
- Thixotropy is a measure of the change in viscosity when the oil is stressed. It is a physical property of a fluid whose viscosity varies over time when the fluid is subjected to a constant stress (or a velocity gradient). Thixotropy is a physical phenomenon that results from the non-instantaneous processes of destruction and re-construction of the microscopic structure by stirring and resting a substance such as oil.
- the thixotropic behavior is defined as a time-dependent behavior and is correctly determined when considering the decomposition and regeneration of the substance under constant shear stress. According to the present invention, the thixotropy of the vegetable oil was measured during a test carried out under constant shear stress of 1000s-1 at a temperature of 40 ° C. using an Anton Paar viscometer provided with a cone-plane system, CP50-0.5.
- the thixotropy of the oil is represented by the variation of the viscosity between the initial state and the unstructured state of the oil.
- the relaxation time corresponds to the time required for the viscoelastic lubricating substance to return to its initial state when subjected to shear stress. Constraint is applied to a sample of the lubricating vegetable oil and the resulting response of this constraint is followed over time. According to the present invention, the relaxation time of the vegetable oil was measured in an Anton Paar viscometer equipped with a cone-plane system (CP50-0.5) by applying a constant shear rate of 1000s-1 to a temperature of 40 ° C in vegetable oil.
- CP50-0.5 cone-plane system
- the iodine value of a lipid is the mass of diiod ( 12 ) capable of binding to the unsaturations of triglycerides contained in one hundred grams of fat.
- the ode number was measured by the method of Wijs which consists in reacting a known excess of iodine monochloride (ICI) on the fatty substance to be analyzed, namely the vegetable oil.
- ICI iodine monochloride
- the iodine monochloride binds to the double bonds of the sample analyzed and the excess reagent remains in solution.
- Potassium iodide is then added in excess to this solution, thus causing the return of the excess cation 1+ to the molecular state 12.
- the diiod can then be determined by a solution of known molar concentration of sodium thiosulfate, in presence of starch pits.
- the molar mass is expressed in polystyrene equivalent, as determined by size exclusion chromatography (Agilent) operating at a flow rate of 1 ml.min- 1 at a temperature of 30 ° C.
- the samples are solubilized in chloroform at 1 mg. ml "1 and are fractionated by passing through two columns PL GEL MIX-D 10.
- the columns were previously calibrated using polystyrenes of low dispersity of molar mass between 500 and 106 g.mol " 1.
- the detection is ensured by a refractive index detector (Agilent DRI>.
- the treatment described above was carried out at a frequency of 66 kHz on a rapeseed oil of the AVENO brand and repeated for different predetermined treatment times in order to obtain treated vegetable oils also called lubricants of different physicochemical properties. These vegetable oils obtained after different treatment times have a visually homogeneous structure, without aggregates or agglomerates. These oils have been analyzed and have the characteristics listed in Table 1.
- the treatment described above was carried out at a frequency of 68 kHz on a linseed oil and repeated for different predetermined treatment times in order to obtain treated vegetable oils also called lubricants of different physicochemical properties. These vegetable oils obtained after different treatment times have a visually homogeneous structure, without aggregates or agglomerates. These oils have been analyzed and have the characteristics listed in Table 3.
- the treatment described above was carried out at a frequency of 35 kHz on a linseed oil and repeated for different predetermined treatment times in order to obtain treated vegetable oils also called lubricants of different physicochemical properties. These vegetable oils obtained after different treatment times have a visually homogeneous structure, without aggregates or agglomerates. These oils have been analyzed and have the characteristics listed in Table 4.
- the device according to the present invention enables the production of a plasma-treated vegetable oil whose relaxation time is less than 200 s.
- the relaxation time values of less than 200 s and reproducible from one treatment to another are a good indication of the improved viscoelastic character of the lubricating vegetable oil obtained by the device according to the present invention.
- a short relaxation time has the advantage of allowing the oil to recover quickly are initial state when stressed, for example when used in an engine.
- this oil has a thixotropy of between 5% and 30% of the viscosity. It can thus be concluded that the device according to the present invention makes it possible to obtain a lubricating vegetable oil having an improved and controlled viscosity while having a suitable and controlled viscoelastic and thixotropic character.
- the device according to the present invention can ensure the treatment of vegetable oils of different origins, especially from rapeseed or linseed.
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