IL41240A - Method and apparatus for freeze concentration of liquids - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for freeze concentration of liquidsInfo
- Publication number
- IL41240A IL41240A IL41240A IL4124073A IL41240A IL 41240 A IL41240 A IL 41240A IL 41240 A IL41240 A IL 41240A IL 4124073 A IL4124073 A IL 4124073A IL 41240 A IL41240 A IL 41240A
- Authority
- IL
- Israel
- Prior art keywords
- ice
- liquid
- tank
- crystallizer
- medium
- Prior art date
Links
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 title claims 23
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title claims 20
- 239000002826 coolant Substances 0.000 claims 9
- 238000000926 separation method Methods 0.000 claims 7
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 6
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 claims 5
- 238000002347 injection Methods 0.000 claims 4
- 239000007924 injection Substances 0.000 claims 4
- 238000005406 washing Methods 0.000 claims 4
- 239000012141 concentrate Substances 0.000 claims 3
- 238000002844 melting Methods 0.000 claims 3
- 230000008018 melting Effects 0.000 claims 3
- 241000282887 Suidae Species 0.000 claims 2
- 238000001704 evaporation Methods 0.000 claims 2
- 239000012452 mother liquor Substances 0.000 claims 2
- 238000005507 spraying Methods 0.000 claims 2
- 239000001273 butane Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 239000013078 crystal Substances 0.000 claims 1
- IJDNQMDRQITEOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N n-butane Chemical compound CCCC IJDNQMDRQITEOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 1
- OFBQJSOFQDEBGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N n-pentane Natural products CCCCC OFBQJSOFQDEBGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 1
- 235000015205 orange juice Nutrition 0.000 claims 1
Classifications
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23B—PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
- A23B2/00—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general
- A23B2/90—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general by drying or kilning; Subsequent reconstitution
- A23B2/905—Fractionated crystallisation
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23F—COFFEE; TEA; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF
- A23F5/00—Coffee; Coffee substitutes; Preparations thereof
- A23F5/24—Extraction of coffee; Coffee extracts; Making instant coffee
- A23F5/28—Drying or concentrating coffee extract
- A23F5/30—Drying or concentrating coffee extract by freezing out the water
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF
- A23L2/00—Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor; Preparation or treatment thereof
- A23L2/02—Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor; Preparation or treatment thereof containing fruit or vegetable juices
- A23L2/08—Concentrating or drying of juices
- A23L2/12—Concentrating or drying of juices by freezing
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D9/00—Crystallisation
- B01D9/0004—Crystallisation cooling by heat exchange
- B01D9/0009—Crystallisation cooling by heat exchange by direct heat exchange with added cooling fluid
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D9/00—Crystallisation
- B01D9/0004—Crystallisation cooling by heat exchange
- B01D9/0013—Crystallisation cooling by heat exchange by indirect heat exchange
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D9/00—Crystallisation
- B01D9/0059—General arrangements of crystallisation plant, e.g. flow sheets
Landscapes
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Polymers & Plastics (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- Food Science & Technology (AREA)
- Zoology (AREA)
- Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Nutrition Science (AREA)
- Non-Alcoholic Beverages (AREA)
- Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
- Physical Water Treatments (AREA)
Claims (9)
1. CLAIMS 1. A method of freeze concentration of a comestible liquid comprising injecting an organic liquid cooling medium into the liquid to form ice therein,said medium evaporating and being removed from the liquid, separating the ice from the liquid and further concentrating the liquid by indirect heat exchange and ice separation.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the liquid after treatment with the cooling medium is centrlfuged to effect a first ice separation therefrom and is then treated by said indirect heat exchange and then again centrlfuged to effect a second ice separation.
3. A method as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein the liquid to be treated is fed to a feed tank into which at least one of the following is fed^ viz ice-washing water from the first ice separation, ice washing water from the second ice separation, and mother liquor from the first ice separation.
4. A method as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein ice and the evaporated medium are fed to a tank into direct contact with each other for cooling said medium and melting the ice.
5. A method as claimed in claim 4 wherein said tank receives ice from the first ice separation.
6. A method as claimed in claim 4 or 5 wherein the water from melted ice from said tank is fed partly to a centrifuge for washing ice therein and partly to a holding tank which receives the washed ice.
7. A method as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein "the same cooling medium is used in the indirect heat exchange step as in the injection step, and the evaporated medium from both steps is recovered for re-use.
8. . A method as claimed in any of claims 1 to 7 wherein the liquid is a coffee containing liquid.
9. . A method as claimed in any of claims 1 to 7 wherein the liquid is orange juice. 10 o A method as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein the ice crystal content of the liquid produced by injection of said medium therein is 15 to 25 per cent by weight preferably 18 to 22 per cent. 11 o A method as claimed in claim 9 wherein the liquid to be treated has a Brix value 10 to 12 , the concentrate from the injection step has a 2 0 to 40 Brix value (preferably 30 to 32 ) and the concentrate from the indirect heat exchange step has a Brix value of 40 to 65. 12 . A method as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein the concentrate from the indirect heat exchange is frozen and freeze dried by subliming off water at low temperature and pressure. 13 o A method as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein froth produced in the injection step is reduced by cooling the frotho 1 o A method as claimed in claim 13 wherein the froth is cooled by cooling the space above the froth. 15 o A method as claimed in claim 13 wherein the froth is cooled by spraying a readily evaporating cold liquid upon it0 16 . A method as claimed in claim 15 wherein the sprayed liquid is the same as the injected cooling medium. 17. A method as claimed in claim 1 and substantially as described with reference to Pig. 1 or Pigs. Ί and 2 or Pigs. 1 and 3 of the accompanying drawings. 18. A method as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein the cooling medium is "butane or freon. 19. A product when produced in accordance with the method claimed in any of the preceding claims. 20. An apparatus for freeze concentration of a liquid comprising a direct contact crystallizer, (first crystallizer) means for feeding the liquid to the direct contact crystallizer (second crystallizer) and thereafter to the indirect contact crystallizer, means to inject a cooling medium into the liquid in the direct contact crystallizer, and means for supplying a cooling medium to the indirect contact crystallizer. 21. An apparatus as claimed in claim 20 having a first centrifuge for separating ice from liquid from the first crystallizer and a second centrifuge for separating ice from liquid from the second crystallizer. 22 o An apparatus as claimed in claim 21 having a feed tank, means to feed the liquid to said tank, and means to feed at least one of the following to said tank viz ice-washing water from the first centrifuge, and mother liquor from the first centrifuge. 23. An apparatus as claimed in claim 20, 21 or 22 having an ice melting tank, means to feed the evaporated medium to said tank and means to feed ice to said tank into direct contact with said medium and means to recondense the medium from said tank. 24. An apparatus as claimed in claims 21 and 23 having means for feeding ice from the first centrifuge to said tank. 1 25. An apparatus as claimed in claim 21 and 23 or 24 having an ice holding tank, means for feeding water from the ice melting tank partly to the first centrifuge, and partly to said ice holding tank, and means for feeding ice from the first centrifuge to the ice holding tank. 26. An apparatus as claimed in any of the preceding claims 20 to 25 wherein the same cooling medium is used for the first and second crystallizers and having means for recondensing the evaporated medium from both crystallizers. 27. An apparatus as claimed in any of claims 20 to 26 wherein the first crystallizer has a cooling device in the upper part thereof. 28. An apparatus as claimed in any of claims 20 to 26 wherein the first crystallizer has means for spraying cooling medium on to the froth on the liquid therein. 29. An apparatus as claimed in claim 20 substantially as described with reference to Pig. 1 of the accompanying drawings. 30. An apparatus as claimed in claim 20 having means for cooling froth in the first crystallizer substantially as described with reference to Pig. 2 or Pig. 3 of the accompanying drawings.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB36472A GB1372282A (en) | 1972-01-05 | 1972-01-05 | Freeze concentration |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| IL41240A0 IL41240A0 (en) | 1973-03-30 |
| IL41240A true IL41240A (en) | 1976-06-30 |
Family
ID=9703105
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL41240A IL41240A (en) | 1972-01-05 | 1973-01-05 | Method and apparatus for freeze concentration of liquids |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| BR (1) | BR7300123D0 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA1044506A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE2300468C2 (en) |
| ES (2) | ES410348A1 (en) |
| FR (1) | FR2167661B1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB1372282A (en) |
| IL (1) | IL41240A (en) |
| IT (1) | IT983396B (en) |
Families Citing this family (9)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA1323202C (en) * | 1986-05-16 | 1993-10-19 | Toshiyuki Hino | Ice storage refrigerating apparatus of direct contact type |
| US5307641A (en) * | 1993-01-06 | 1994-05-03 | Chicago Bridge & Iron Technical Services Company | Method and apparatus for producing ice by direct contact of a non-hydrate producing refrigerant with water |
| US5695795A (en) | 1993-03-23 | 1997-12-09 | Labatt Brewing Company Limited | Methods for chill-treating non-distilled malted barley beverages |
| USRE36897E (en) | 1993-03-23 | 2000-10-03 | Labatt Brewing Company Limited | Methods for chill treating non-distilled malted barley beverages |
| US5304384A (en) | 1993-03-23 | 1994-04-19 | Labatt Brewing Company Limited | Improvements in production of fermented malt beverages |
| US5869114A (en) | 1994-03-18 | 1999-02-09 | Labatt Brewing Company Limited | Production of fermented malt beverages |
| US6977091B2 (en) | 2002-10-11 | 2005-12-20 | Nestec S.A. | Froth showering |
| RU2235581C1 (en) * | 2002-12-02 | 2004-09-10 | Государственное образовательное учреждение Воронежская государственная технологическая академия | Method of automatic control of moisture freezing-out process in two-stage freezing-out plant |
| CN113769432A (en) * | 2021-09-30 | 2021-12-10 | 上海弘崴环保科技有限公司 | Full-automatic freezing concentration equipment and concentrated liquid preparation process |
Family Cites Families (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3095295A (en) * | 1960-09-22 | 1963-06-25 | Scient Design Co | Chemical process |
| GB1137676A (en) * | 1966-01-07 | 1968-12-27 | Atomic Energy Authority Uk | Improvements in or relating to the continuous freezing of brine |
-
1972
- 1972-01-05 GB GB36472A patent/GB1372282A/en not_active Expired
-
1973
- 1973-01-03 CA CA160,462A patent/CA1044506A/en not_active Expired
- 1973-01-04 FR FR7300196A patent/FR2167661B1/fr not_active Expired
- 1973-01-04 ES ES410348A patent/ES410348A1/en not_active Expired
- 1973-01-05 DE DE2300468A patent/DE2300468C2/en not_active Expired
- 1973-01-05 IT IT19067/73A patent/IT983396B/en active
- 1973-01-05 IL IL41240A patent/IL41240A/en unknown
- 1973-01-05 BR BR73123A patent/BR7300123D0/en unknown
- 1973-06-20 ES ES416104A patent/ES416104A1/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| ES410348A1 (en) | 1976-01-01 |
| CA1044506A (en) | 1978-12-19 |
| GB1372282A (en) | 1974-10-30 |
| FR2167661A1 (en) | 1973-08-24 |
| IL41240A0 (en) | 1973-03-30 |
| ES416104A1 (en) | 1976-02-16 |
| IT983396B (en) | 1974-10-31 |
| BR7300123D0 (en) | 1973-08-30 |
| DE2300468A1 (en) | 1973-07-12 |
| DE2300468C2 (en) | 1982-04-29 |
| FR2167661B1 (en) | 1976-08-27 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| US3283522A (en) | Freeze concentration | |
| IL41240A (en) | Method and apparatus for freeze concentration of liquids | |
| GB1002600A (en) | Process for forming ice crystals in aqueous solutions | |
| US3079761A (en) | Method and apparatus for dehydration | |
| US3431655A (en) | Freeze drying | |
| US3193395A (en) | Concentration of beer by crystallization | |
| US3285025A (en) | Multi-stage crystallization process | |
| US4143524A (en) | Process and apparatus for separating crystallizable materials from a multi-component system | |
| US2685783A (en) | Method of and apparatus for dehydrating by freezing | |
| US3285022A (en) | Concentration of extracts by freezing | |
| US4036619A (en) | Freezer concentration | |
| US2559204A (en) | Method of freeze dehydration of liquid bearing substances | |
| GB1507034A (en) | Process and apparatus for separating crystallizable materials from a multi-component system | |
| US2988895A (en) | Process for low temperature dehydration | |
| GB977686A (en) | Process for concentrating a multi-component liquid material and apparatus therefor | |
| US3897409A (en) | Freeze concentration of aqueous solutions of heat-labile substances | |
| FR2393251A1 (en) | Refrigerant plant freezes droplets to granular bulk - by horizontal movement of droplet generator with screw transporter | |
| US4687671A (en) | Concentration method | |
| GB1156163A (en) | Process and Apparatus for Concentrating or Freezing under Vacuum a Liquid containing a Solid substance | |
| US4116652A (en) | Process for the freeze concentration of solutions | |
| US3218817A (en) | Fractional crystallization | |
| US3243968A (en) | Fractional crystallization | |
| US3389567A (en) | Method of crystallizing fluids | |
| US3093975A (en) | Processes for sweetening saltwater by freezing | |
| US2967778A (en) | Method for making juice concentrates |