JP2005021068A - Method and apparatus for spraying seed malt - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and an apparatus for spraying seed malt to grain mainly in the enzyme industry and in the food brewing industry. <P>SOLUTION: The method for spraying seed malt comprises preparing a diluted solution 4 of seed malt by suspending the seed malt 13 in a liquid, attaching the seed malt 13 to the surface of grain by quantitatively spraying the diluted solution 4 of seed malt to the surface of grain through a spraying means or quantitatively diffusing the seed malt 13 into compressed air and diffusing the seed malt 13 into a spray by connecting compressed air and the liquid to the spraying means. The apparatus for spraying seed malt is equipped with a stirring means for preventing the seed malt from settling in the diluted solution 4 of seed malt and a means for spraying the spray on the surface of grain. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
[Industrial technical field]
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for spreading seed meal on cereals mainly in the enzyme industry and the food brewing industry.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The seed meal was quantitatively dispersed in the blown air, and the blown air was sprayed on the raw cereals to attach the seed meal to the cereal surface. In this case, since a small amount cannot be sprayed with an ordinary seed sorghum spraying device, starch is mixed with the seed mash as an extender and used in the seed sorghum spraying device.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-178453
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The powdery seed meal contains starch as a bulking agent together with microbial spores. When spraying seed pods, the starch is scattered around along with the spores, contaminating the factory. In addition, corn starch derived from corn, which has been used as a bulking agent in the past, cannot be tested for genetically modified corn, so it may be switched to potato starch derived from potato as a new bulking agent. However, since potato starch has higher hygroscopicity than corn starch, there is a drawback in that it is likely to cause clogging of the seed meal spraying device.
[0005]
For this reason, an apparatus capable of quantitatively and stably spraying spores that do not contain a bulking agent has been developed (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-178552). Not considered.
[0006]
The problem of the present invention is that even seed pods that do not contain a bulking agent can be uniformly sprayed on cereals, the seed pods are less scattered and contamination to the surroundings can be prevented, and bacteria caused by sprayed water It is an object of the present invention to provide a seed vat application method and apparatus that prevents the influence of contamination.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to claim 1 of the present invention, the seed meal dilution liquid is prepared by suspending the seed meal in the liquid. The seed meal is adhered to the surface of the grain by spraying the seed meal dilution liquid quantitatively on the surface of the grain in the form of a mist.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the soot dilution liquid and the compressed air are supplied to the two-fluid nozzle and sprayed in a mist form.
According to claim 3 of the present invention, the soot is quantitatively dispersed in the compressed air. Disperse seeds in the mist formed by supplying compressed air and liquid to a two-fluid nozzle. This mist is sprayed on the cereals to attach seed pods to the surface of the cereals.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a stock solution tank for holding the seed meal dilution liquid provided with a stirring means for preventing the seed meal from settling, and a spraying means for dispersing the seed meal dilution liquid in a mist form.
According to claim 5 of the present invention, the spraying means for dispersing the seed soup diluent in a mist form is a two-fluid nozzle.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a quantitative feeder for supplying the seed meal to the compressed air and a two-fluid nozzle for dispersing the liquid and the compressed air in a mist form are provided.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a flow showing a process in which seed meal is sprayed on cereals. FIG. 2 is a flow diagram in the case of using a one-fluid nozzle with seeds dispersed in a liquid. FIG. 3 is a flow diagram in the case of using a two-fluid nozzle with seeds dispersed in a liquid. FIG. 4 is a flow chart in the case where the seed fluid is dispersed in the compressed air and the two-fluid nozzle is used. Various cereals can be used as cereals to be used, but the case where seed rice is sprayed on white rice will be described as an example.
[0010]
A method for dispersing seed soup in a liquid will be described with reference to FIG. As used herein, the seed pod is a collection of microbial spores. Add 150 g of seed pods containing no extender to 0.75 kg of 5 times the amount of water, and mix and disperse with a mixer or the like. The water used at this time may be dissolved with a surfactant having a function of dispersing spores, an additive having an effect of suppressing only bacterial growth, or an additive having an effect of promoting the growth of Aspergillus oryzae. Good.
[0011]
A solution obtained by diluting water to 10 kg with the seed meal stock solution is used as a seed meal dilution liquid. Since 150 g of the seed meal is used for 1000 kg of white rice, 10 kg of the seed meal dilution is to be sprayed on 1000 kg of white rice. The dilution rate of seed pods with respect to water is about 67 times.
When the amount of water used for the seed pod is small, the dispersion of the seed pod with respect to the water becomes uneven. In addition, since the solid ratio in the aqueous solution increases, the injection nozzle is clogged. For this reason, the amount of water used for the seed pod is 10 times or more, preferably 50 times or more.
[0012]
When the amount of water used for the seed pod is large, the dispersion of the seed pod with respect to the water becomes uniform, and the solid matter ratio in the aqueous solution decreases, so that the injection nozzle is not clogged. However, since the amount of water sprayed on white rice increases, the moisture value on the surface of white rice increases, causing bacterial contamination to expand. For this reason, the amount of water used for the seed meal is 140 times or less, preferably 80 times or less.
[0013]
10 kg of the adjusted seed meal diluted solution is continuously sprayed on 1000 kg of white rice by a spraying device. Seeds and water droplets adhere to the surface of white rice. Although some of the water droplets are vaporized, they also adhere to the white rice surface, and it is not preferable that water remains on the white rice surface because of the problem of bacterial contamination. In order to further reduce the adhesion of water droplets to white rice, a two-fluid nozzle can be used to reduce the particle size of the water droplets. The fine water droplets are easily vaporized, and the amount attached to the white rice surface is reduced. In the case of using seed pods containing a bulking agent, it may be carried out in the same manner as above, but the dilution ratio of the seed pods should be 50 times or more in consideration of the increase in the bulking agent. .
[0014]
Since seed pods are sprayed in a state of being suspended in water, seed pods do not scatter in the air and contaminate the factory interior. Similarly, even if the seed pod contains a bulking agent such as starch, the seed pod and the bulking agent will not be scattered in the air and contaminate the factory interior. Since it is not necessary to use a bulking agent for seed potatoes that is not directly related to the koji making process, proof of genetic recombination is not a problem. Moreover, since it can spray in the form of a fine mist, seeds can be uniformly sprayed and unnecessary water can be vaporized.
[0015]
A method for dispersing seed soot in a gas will be described with reference to FIG. 150 g of seed meal not containing a bulking agent is quantitatively dispersed in compressed air. A small amount of feeder or the like can be used for the quantitative supply of the soot seed to the compressed air.
[0016]
The dispersed seed soot dispersed in the compressed air is supplied to the two-fluid nozzle. In the two-fluid nozzle, compressed air containing seed soot and water can be mixed and sprayed as a fine mist. The fine mist contains quantitatively supplied seed meal and is continuously sprayed on 1000 kg of white rice. Some seed pods and water droplets adhere to the surface of white rice. However, since the particle diameter of the water droplet is made finer by using the two-fluid nozzle, the water droplet is easily vaporized and the water droplet adhesion to the white rice can be reduced. Even when using a seed meal containing a bulking agent, it can be performed in the same manner as described above by quantitatively supplying the seed meal with a bulking agent used for 1000 kg of white rice to compressed air. Since the seed cake is sprayed simultaneously with water from the two-fluid nozzle in a state where the seed cake is dispersed in the compressed air, an effect equivalent to that obtained when the seed cake is suspended in water can be obtained. Moreover, it is not necessary to suspend the seed pods in water.
[0017]
An apparatus for dispersing seed soup in a liquid will be described with reference to FIG. Air supplied from a compressor or the like is supplied by an air pipe 1. The air pipe 1 is connected to an air header 3 as stirring means provided at the bottom of the seed soot diluent tank 2, and air is supplied from the air header 3 into the seed soy diluent 4. The seed cake dispersed in the liquid settles with time and settles to the bottom of the seed cake dilution liquid tank 2 so that the seed cake density becomes non-uniform. Thus, a stirring means by air is provided.
[0018]
In addition to the agitation means using air, an agitation means provided with a stirring blade inside the seed soot diluent tank 2 or an agitation means shown in FIG. 3 can be provided. Seed dilution liquid 4 is supplied to one fluid nozzle 7 by metering pump 6 through liquid pipe 5. The one-fluid nozzle 7 can spray the seed soup diluent 4 which is a liquid by using the supply pressure of the metering pump 6 as a motive power.
[0019]
By providing a stirring means in the seed meal diluent tank 2, sedimentation of the seed meal in the seed meal dilution liquid 4 can be prevented, and the seed meal dilution liquid 4 having a uniform density can be supplied. Since the soot dilution liquid 4 is sprayed from the one-fluid nozzle 7, the soot is not scattered in the air and contaminates the factory interior. Similarly, even if the seed pod contains a bulking agent such as starch, the seed pod and the bulking agent will not be scattered in the air and contaminate the factory interior. Since it is not necessary to use a bulking agent for seed potatoes that is not directly related to the koji making process, proof of genetic recombination is not a problem. Moreover, since it can spray in a mist form, a part of water droplet can be vaporized, disperse | distributing seed soy uniformly.
[0020]
A spraying means for making a finer mist will be described with reference to FIG. The procedure up to the metering pump 6 is the same as in FIG. You may provide the stirring means which puts and stirs. The seed soot diluent 4 supplied to the two-fluid nozzle 10 can spray the seed soot diluent 4 as a fine mist using the compressed air supplied from the compressed air pipe 11. In addition, the seed meal diluent 4 can be sucked and sprayed by the force of the compressed air supplied to the two-fluid nozzle 10 without using the metering pump 6. For this reason, while disperse | distributing a seed soot uniformly, unnecessary water can be vaporized.
[0021]
An apparatus for dispersing seed soot in a gas will be described with reference to FIG. Compressed air supplied from a compressor or the like is supplied through a compressed air pipe 11. The seed meal 13 held in the seed container 12 is supplied to the compressed air pipe 11 by the quantitative feeder 14 and dispersed in the compressed air. In the case where the seed potato 13 that is difficult to disperse in compressed air is used, a disperser 15 such as a static mixer may be provided. The compressed air supplied to the two-fluid nozzle 10 sucks the water supplied from the liquid pipe 5 and is sprayed as a fine mist containing the seed soot 13.
[0022]
Since the seed cake 13 is sprayed from the two-fluid nozzle 10 without diluting it into a liquid, it is not necessary to adjust the seed seed stock solution or the like in advance. In addition, food additives having an effect of suppressing only bacterial growth, food additives having an effect of promoting the growth of Aspergillus or the like can be dissolved in water and used.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
In the method and apparatus for spraying seed pods suspended in water, the seed pods do not scatter in the air and pollute the factory interior. Similarly, even if the seed pod contains a bulking agent such as starch, the seed pod and the bulking agent will not be scattered in the air and contaminate the factory interior. Since it is not necessary to use a bulking agent for seed potatoes that is not directly related to the koji making process, verification of genetic modification of the bulking agent is not a problem. Moreover, since it can spray in the form of a fine mist, it can disperse | distribute a seed meal uniformly and can also vaporize unnecessary water.
[0024]
The method and apparatus for spraying seed pods dispersed in compressed air has the same effect as the method and apparatus for spraying seed pods suspended in water, and it is necessary to adjust the seed seed concentrate etc. in advance. Absent.
Due to the above effects, even seed pods that do not contain a bulking agent can be uniformly sprayed on cereals, so that the seed pods are less scattered and contamination to the surroundings can be prevented. It is possible to provide a method and an apparatus for spreading seed soy that prevent the influence.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a flow showing a process in which seed meal is sprayed on cereals.
FIG. 2 is a flow diagram in the case of using a one-fluid nozzle with seeds dispersed in a liquid.
FIG. 3 is a flow diagram in the case where a seed fluid is dispersed in a liquid and a two-fluid nozzle is used.
FIG. 4 is a flow diagram in the case of using a two-fluid nozzle with seeds dispersed in compressed air.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Air piping 2 Seed soot diluent tank 3 Air header (stirring means)
4 Seed dilution liquid 5 Liquid piping 6 Metering pump 7 One-fluid nozzle 8 Magnetic stirrer 9 Stirrer 10 Two-fluid nozzle 11 Compressed air piping 12 Seed soot container 13 Seed soot 14 Metering feeder 15 Dispersing device

Claims (6)

Dispersion of seed meal by adjusting seed meal dilution by suspending seed meal in liquid and spraying the seed meal quantitatively on the surface of the grain in the form of a mist. Method. The seed soot spraying method according to claim 1, wherein the seed soy diluent and compressed air are supplied to the two-fluid nozzle and sprayed in a mist form. Disperse seed meal quantitatively in compressed air, disperse seed meal in a mist formed by supplying compressed air and liquid to a two-fluid nozzle, and spray this mist on cereals to seed seeds on the cereal surface. How to spread the seeds. Dispersion of seed meal comprising a stock solution tank for holding seed meal dilution liquid equipped with a stirring means for preventing the seed meal from settling in the seed meal dilution liquid, and spraying means for dispersing the seed meal dilution liquid in a mist form apparatus. The spray device of the seed meal of Claim 4 whose spraying means to disperse the seed meal dilution liquid in the shape of a mist is a two-fluid nozzle. A seed soot disperser comprising a quantitative feeder for supplying seed soy to compressed air and a two-fluid nozzle that disperses liquid and compressed air in a mist form.

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