JPH0628549B2 - Aging method and apparatus using warm water - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Industrial field of application" The present invention relates to a aging method and apparatus utilizing hot water, and belongs to the same field as the laver aging promoting method of Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-6189.

"Prior art" As a method and an apparatus for ripening conventionally cut laver algae, stirring treatment or washing treatment is performed, and a mechanical aging method and device by so-called water by contact between water and laver algae, and heating. It is roughly classified into treatment and other aging methods and devices such as treatment of seawater or a solution similar thereto. Among them, as other aging methods and devices such as heating treatment and seawater or solution treatment similar thereto, the seaweed aging promotion method of Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-6189, which the applicant has acquired the right,
There is a ripening promotion device in the laver ripening machine of Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-59101. Further, as the use of seawater or a solution similar thereto, there is a method for adjusting the pretreatment for lavering of seaweed disclosed in JP-A-63-192364.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the above-mentioned conventional techniques, it is expected that warm water is used to promote the ripening of Nori seaweed.

However, as a whole, the time for hot water treatment is relatively short, and
Since it is a treatment in any one step of the laver equipment such as the aging machine, warm water does not sufficiently penetrate to the core of the seaweed algae, and it is thought that the degree of aging will be lower than expected. There is room for improvement.

Especially, it is difficult to commercialize No. 4 to No. 5 which is hard and hard seaweed algae with a certain quality, and even if commercialization is possible, it is almost impossible to shorten the aging time at this time. It is considered impossible.

Further, simply in the aging treatment in one step as described above, the contact between the nori seaweed and hot water cannot be said to be sufficient, and the effect of using hot water does not favorably affect the sufficient ripening of the seaweed seaweed. As described above, the quality of hard seaweed algae has not been improved or effectively utilized at present.

On the other hand, the aging method using seawater or a solution similar to this is limited to merely utilizing the osmotic pressure of seawater or the like, and sufficient aging cannot always be expected.

[Means for Solving Problems] Therefore, the present invention opens the way to commercialization of so-called hard Nori seaweed collected from Nos. 4 to 5 with a certain quality,
In order to shorten the aging time at this time, the temperature-controlled hot water is effectively used, and in order to achieve the aging effect, the hot-water treatment is applied in all of the nori seaweed treatment process, and this warm water is used. Thoroughly mix and knead with the nori seaweed.

As a result, the core of the nori seaweed can be warmed and the ripening can be promoted. Specifically, the nori seaweed tank consists of a nori seaweed tank, a mixing machine, one or several aging machines, and a skilled machine. In the algae treatment process, a hot / cold water agitation tank to which hot water from the hot water boiler is supplied is provided in the preceding stage of the seaweed algae treatment process, and hot water is immediately supplied to the seaweed algae supplied to the hot / cold water agitation tank. In addition to treating the nori seaweed with warm water, reusing the warm water used here and treating the hot water throughout the nori seaweed treatment process to ripen the hard nori seaweed. This is a characteristic aging method using warm water.

In addition, a maturing apparatus corresponding to hard nori seaweed is intended for the purpose of performing hot water treatment over all of the seaweed protozoa processing apparatus so that the nori seaweed and hot water are evenly contacted.

In this way, the object is to provide an apparatus suitable for the hard seaweed protozoa. Specifically, in a nori seaweed treatment apparatus comprising a hybrid machine, one or several aging machines, and a skilled machine, which are communicated with each other through each pipe for processing the seaweed seaweed tank, A hot water generator such as a hot water boiler, a pipe and a stirring blade to which hot water is supplied from this hot water generator, and a hot / cold water stirring tank to which the seaweed protozoa are supplied, and this hot / cold water are provided in front of the treatment device. In order to effectively use the used hot water from the agitation tank, the devices of the seaweed alga treatment device are connected to each other via pipes, and the devices of the seaweed alga treatment device perform a series of hot water treatment. It is an aging device using hot water characterized in that.

[Operation] Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. To the hot / cold water agitation tank constituting the hot water generator, tap water and hot water are respectively supplied through the pipes, and the hot / cold water agitation tank for hot water setting is provided. The water temperature in the hot / cold water agitation tank is adjusted and set through the water temperature setting sensor to maintain a constant water temperature at all times.

Further, this hot / cold water stirring tank is provided with stirring blades so that the temperature of the hot water in the entire tank is always constant.

In this way, the generated warm water is supplied to each tank such as the inner tank of each seaweed device or the washing tank via the pump and the pipe. For example, hot water is supplied to the cleaning tank of the aging machine. The cut Nori seaweed supplied to the inner tank of this aging machine is
After being agitated through the rotation of the agitating blades installed here, so-called agitation in the process of kneading, and aged by kneading, the product is conveyed to the cleaning tank. Hot water is supplied from a cold water agitation tank, and is agitated and washed by an agitation and cleaning blade provided here. The treatment time is usually a relatively short treatment time of about 2 to 3 minutes. is there. In the hot water treatment of this cleaning tank, it is desirable that the temperature of the hot water is maintained at about 23 ° C to 30 ° C, and by maintaining such a water temperature, the cells of Noriharaga are not damaged, Moreover, it is considered that a sufficient maturing effect can be achieved even in hard nori seaweed.

As described above, the treated nori seaweed and hot water that have been subjected to the first hot water treatment are supplied to each tank such as the inner tank of various seaweed equipment or the tank body through the pump and the pipe, for example, It is transported into the tank body of a skilled machine. The seaweed protozoa and hot water supplied into the tank body of this skilled machine are aged by stirring and kneading through the stirring blades equipped here, and since the hot water still maintains around 20 ° C, Here, aging treatment with warm water is performed.

Then, in this skilled machine, usually, about 20 minutes to about 30 minutes is spent for aging treatment by utilizing sufficient hot water and aging by stirring and kneading. As a result, a sufficient aging effect can be expected, and warm water penetrates to the core of the seaweed protozoa, and aging can be expected to that part.

In this way, the Nori seaweed that has undergone the first and second treatments may be the same as the Nori seaweed machine described above, depending on the hardness of the Nori seaweed seaweed, the degree of aging, and the model of the seaweed machine. And apparatus for performing the third ripening step or the ripening step again using the seaweed equipment of No. 3.

Alternatively, there may be a case where a pretreatment for the first and second aging described above is performed, and a ripening treatment constituting another step is performed by newly incorporating a mixing machine or the like.

The nori seaweed that has been aged through such a process is agitated by mechanical agitation and aged by kneading,
Also, by taking sufficient contact time between the nori seaweed and warm water, in combination with the effect of uniform contact between the seaweed nora algae and warm water and the effect of hot water permeating to the core, a sufficient aging effect can be expected. Also, it does not damage the cells of Nori seaweed. This makes it possible to produce dry laver that is glossy, smooth, and excellent in quality.

The hot water-treated nori seaweed produced as described above is then transported to the paper machine raw material tank and further to the paper machine via a normal route, that is, a dehydrator, a blender, etc. It is a thing.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

First, for convenience of description, an aging apparatus using hot water will be described. 1 is a hot water boiler communicating with an oil tank 2 via a pipe 3, and the hot water boiler 1 is hot water agitator via a pipe 5 equipped with a solenoid valve 4. The hot water boiler 1 is connected to the tank 6, and hot water is controlled by the solenoid valve 4 from the hot water boiler 1 to supply a predetermined amount of hot water to the hot / cold water stirring tank 6.

Further, tap water or the like is supplied to the hot / cold water stirring tank 6, and the supply is stopped via a float valve 7a or the like provided in the hot / cold water stirring tank 6.

Then, when the water temperature setting sensor 6a for setting provided in the hot / cold water stirring tank 6 detects a temperature equal to or lower than the set temperature due to the supply of the tap water, a predetermined amount of hot water is supplied from the hot water boiler 1 through the pipe 5, It is configured such that a constant water temperature is maintained, and the water temperature inside the hot / cold water stirring tank 6 is made uniform through continuous or intermittent rotation of the stirring blade 8.

The warm water generated as described above is supplied to the various seaweed algae devices, which will be described in detail later, through the pump 10 and the pipe 11 and used for aging treatment.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the hot water generator is the hot water boiler 1
And a hot and cold water agitating tank 6 (a method described later; the same applies hereinafter), but an apparatus and a method for producing hot water only by the hot water boiler 1, and a hot and cold water agitating tank The apparatus and method for generating hot water by supplying hot water, tap water, or the like with this configuration or other configurations can also be used.

First, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the pipe 11 is connected to the cleaning tank 13 of the aging machine 12, and hot water is supplied to the cleaning tank 13. The cut seaweed protozoa supplied to the inner tank 15 of the aging machine 12 is stirred and kneaded by a stirring blade 14 provided in the inner tank 15 of the aging machine 12, so-called stirring,
Along with aging by kneading, the seaweed raw alga that has been aged by stirring and kneading is conveyed to the washing tank 13 via a pipe 16 that connects the inner tank 15 and the washing tank 13, In principle, hot water is supplied at the same time (hereinafter, simply “at the same time”) as described above. The warm water of about 23 ° C. to 30 ° C. and the seaweed algae supplied here are washed by the stirring and cleaning blade 17 while being lightly stirred, and while being controlled with the hot water and the seaweed algae, they are aged with the warm water. It is processed. This cleaning tank 13
The aging treatment time is usually about 2 to 3 minutes, which is relatively short.

The fresh water supplied to the ripening machine 12 together with the seaweed protozoa is discharged to the outside of the inner layer 15 through a large number of through holes of the inner tank 15, and then to the outside of the aging machine 12 via a water level adjusting pipe (not shown). .

As described above, the treated nori seaweed that has undergone the first aging treatment using warm water is introduced into the tank body of the skilled machine 20 through the pipe 19 equipped with the pump 18 communicating with the cleaning tank 13. Supplied with. There is almost no drop in the warm water supplied with the seaweed protozoa into the tank body of this skillful machine 20, and the temperature is maintained at around 20 ° C, so it can be fully utilized. In addition, stirring is performed by a stirring blade 21 provided in the tank body of the skilled machine 20, stirring by kneading, and aging by kneading. On the other hand, the so-called warm water that warms the core of the nori seaweed with warm water through uniform contact between the hot water and the seaweed nora through the stirring and kneading of the stirring blade 21 and through sufficient hot water treatment. Is aged. The aging treatment time by the skilled machine 20 is usually set to about 20 to 30 minutes so that the effect of aging is sufficiently enhanced.
In the figure, reference numeral 22 is a water temperature sensor.

Since the skilled machine 20 has a relatively long aging treatment time as described above, it is expected that a sufficient aging effect with warm water can be expected and that the core of Nori seaweed can also be ripened. In addition, it is expected that a sufficient aging effect of warm water can be expected for hard nori seaweed. The aging process of the skilled machine 20 completes the second aging process using hot water.

As described above, the seaweed alga that has undergone the first and second aging is not shown in the figure, but goes through a normal route, that is, a dehydrator and a blender, and then a raw material tank and a papermaking machine. It is transported to the machine.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, the ripening machine 20 of the first example described above is used.
In this example, an apparatus using a blender 25 is used. In this example, the treated nori seaweed that has undergone the first opening aging treatment using hot water is a pipe 19 equipped with a pump 18 communicating with the washing tank 13 and The tank body 2 of the blender 25 is passed through a dehydrator 23 (usually gravity dehydration; the same applies hereinafter) provided in the pipe 19.
6 into. During this conveyance process, the dehydration machine 23 dehydrates the seaweed protozoa through heat exchange with warm water that maintains about 20 ° C. during the dehydration.
It is warm enough.

Therefore, the warmth of this nori seaweed and this blender 25
While stirring and kneading with a stirring blade 24 provided in the tank sample 26 of No. 2, the stirring blade 2
Aging by stirring and kneading is carried out through stirring and kneading according to No. 4. In this case, the mixing machine 25 is used so that the core of the seaweed algae can be stirred and kneaded through the stirring blade 24 and kneading, and the effect of heating the seaweed algae can be expected to the core.
The aging treatment time is usually about 20 to 30 minutes. Therefore, it is configured so that the effect of aging is sufficiently enhanced.

The seaweed algae that have been subjected to the second aging treatment by the blender 25 are fed into the seaweed feeding box 28 at a fixed amount from the discharge port 26 to be mixed with an appropriate amount of water, and then the pump 32 is provided. It is conveyed through a pipe 30 to an ordinary route, that is, a so-called raw material tank of a paper making machine and a paper making machine.

The effect of the ripening process by the blender 25 can be considered as in the case of the first example.

Further, in the example shown in FIG. 3, the skilled machine 20 of the first example described above is used.
It is a device that preferably uses the aging machine 12 having the same configuration, and in this example, the processed nori seaweed that has undergone the first aging process using warm water is provided with a pump 18 that communicates with the washing tank 13. The inner tank 15 of the ripening machine 12 through the piping 19
Is supplied inward. The hot water supplied together with the seaweed protozoa into the inner tank 15 of the aging machine 12 had a short treatment time in the cleaning tank 13 described above, so that there was almost no decrease in water temperature and the temperature was maintained at about 20 ° C. Be fully available. Further, the stirring blade 1 provided in the inner tank 15 of the ripening machine 12
Stirring by No. 4, stirring by kneading, etc., and aging by kneading. On the other hand, the hot water and the seaweed protozoa are brought into contact with each other through the stirring and kneading of the agitating blades 14, and moreover, the core of the seaweed protozoa can be warmed with the hot water, so that a sufficient aging treatment is performed with the hot water. The aging treatment time by the aging machine 12 is usually set to about 1 hour so that the effect of aging is sufficiently enhanced.

The seaweed algae that has been subjected to the second aging treatment in the aging machine 12 is conveyed to a washing tank 17 through a pipe 16 that connects the inner tank 15 and the washing tank 13, and is gently stirred in the washing tank 17. Piping 30 equipped with a pump 18 that has been washed and is in contact with warm water and nori seaweed while communicating with the washing tank 13.
Via a dehydrator and a blender, which are so-called ordinary routes, to the raw material tank of the machine and the machine. In some cases, the ripening machine 12 may not have the cleaning tank 13.

The effect of the ripening treatment by the ripening machine 12 can be considered as in the case of the first example.

Subsequently, in the example shown in FIG. 4, the pipe 11 is communicated with the inner tank 15 of the aging machine 12, and hot water is supplied to the inner tank 15. Therefore, the cut seaweed alga supplied to the inner tank 15 is so-called mechanically aged in the process of being agitated and kneaded by the agitating blades 14 provided therein, and the hot water is also supplied. Therefore, the aging treatment is performed by utilizing the hot water by contacting the nori seaweed with the hot water of about 23 ° C to 30 ° C supplied here. It is considered that the aging time in the inner tank 15 is usually about 1 hour.
As described above, a synergistic effect of aging by stirring and kneading and aging by warm water can be expected. In this way, the matured Nori seaweed that has completed the first maturation is
The inner tank 15 and the cleaning tank 13 are conveyed to the cleaning tank 13 through a pipe 16 which communicates with each other. Aging treatment with warm water is possible while maintaining contact with Nori seaweed. However, normally, the aging treatment time in the cleaning tank 13 is about 2 to 3 minutes, which is relatively short. Although not shown, the aging tank 13 may not be provided.

A part of the warm water and / or the fresh water supplied to the ripening machine 12 together with the seaweed protozoa is discharged to the outside of the inner tank 15 through a large number of through holes of the inner tank 15, and then through a water level adjusting pipe (not shown). And is discharged to the outside of the aging machine 12.

As described above, the treated nori seaweed that has undergone the first aging treatment using warm water is introduced into the tank body of the skilled machine 20 through the pipe 19 provided with the pump 18 communicating with the cleaning tank 13. Supplied. The warm water supplied with the seaweed algae to the tank body of this ripening machine 20 required a treatment time in the above-mentioned cleaning tank 13, but there was almost no decrease in the water temperature, and the temperature was almost 2
It is maintained at around 0 ℃ and can be fully used. Further, the warm water and the seaweed progeny algae are brought into contact with each other through stirring and kneading by the stirring blade 21 provided in the tank body of the skilled machine 20, stirring by kneading, and aging by kneading. While aging, the core of Nori seaweed is warmed with warm water and aged with warm water. This aging machine 2
The aging treatment time of 0 is usually set to about 20 to 30 minutes so that the effect of aging is sufficiently enhanced.

Since the skilled machine 20 has time for aging treatment as described above, it is expected that a sufficient aging effect with warm water can be expected and that the core of Nori seaweed can be ripened. In addition, it is expected that a sufficient aging effect of warm water can be expected for hard nori seaweed. The aging process of the aging machine 20 completes the second aging process using hot water.

As described above, the seaweed protozoa, which has undergone the first and second aging, is then passed through a normal route, that is, a dehydrator, a blender, etc. Is to be transported to.

Further, in the example shown in FIG. 5, the skilled machine 20 of the fourth example described above is used.
In this example, an apparatus using a blender 25 is used. In this example, the treated nori seaweed that has undergone the first aging treatment using warm water is a pipe 19 provided with a pump 18 communicating with the washing tank 13 and It is supplied into the tank main body 26 of the blender 25 via the dehydrator 23 provided in the pipe 19. During this conveyance process, the dehydrator 23 is dehydrated, and at the time of dehydration, the seaweed protozoa is sufficiently warmed through heat exchange with warm water that maintains approximately 20 ° C.

Therefore, the warmth of the seaweed progeny algae and the stirring and kneading by the stirring blade 24 provided in the tank body 26 of the blender 25 are used to achieve heating and aging, and the stirring and kneading by the stirring blade 24 are performed. Aging is performed by stirring and kneading.
In this case, the aging treatment by the blender 25 is performed so that the core of the seaweed algae can be stirred and kneaded through the stirring blade 24 and kneading, and the effect of heating the seaweed algae can be expected to the core. The time is usually about 20 to 30 minutes for aging. Therefore, it is configured so that the effect of aging is sufficiently enhanced.

In addition, the seaweed algae that has been subjected to the second aging treatment by the blender 25 is fed into the seaweed feed basin 28 in a fixed amount from the discharge port 26 to have a constant mixing ratio with the feed water, and then the pump 32 is provided. It is conveyed to a normal route, that is, a so-called paper machine raw material tank and a paper making machine through a pipe 30, to a paper making machine raw material tank and a paper making machine.

The effect of the aging treatment by the blender 25 can be considered as in the case of the above-mentioned fourth example.

Further, in the example shown in FIG. 6, the ripening machine 20 of the first example described above is used.
It is a device that preferably uses the aging machine 12 having the same configuration, and in this example, the processed nori seaweed that has undergone the first aging process using warm water is provided with a pump 18 that communicates with the washing tank 13. The inner layer 15 of the ripening machine 12 via the piping 19
Is supplied inward. The warm water supplied to the inner layer 15 of the ripening machine 12 together with the seaweed progeny algae required a treatment time in the above-mentioned washing tank 13, but there was almost no decrease in the water temperature, which was maintained at around 20 ° C. That can be used for. Further, stirring is performed by a stirring blade 14 provided in the inner tank 15 of the aging machine 12, stirring by kneading, and aging by kneading. On the other hand, the hot water and the seaweed protozoa are brought into contact with each other through the stirring and kneading of the agitating blades 14, and the core of the seaweed protozoa is warmed with the hot water while being aged by the hot water. This aging machine 1
The aging treatment time of 2 is usually set to about 1 hour so that the effect of aging is sufficiently enhanced.

The seaweed algae that has been subjected to the second aging treatment in the aging machine 12 is conveyed to a washing tank 17 through a pipe 16 that connects the inner tank 15 and the washing tank 13, and is gently stirred in the washing tank 17. Piping 30 equipped with a pump 18 that has been washed and is in contact with warm water and nori seaweed while communicating with the washing tank 13.
Via a normal route, that is, a dehydrator, a blender, and the like, and then to the raw material tank of the machine and the machine.

In some cases, the ripening machine 12 is not provided with the cleaning tank 13. And in this case, the inner tank 1 of the ripening machine 12
In No. 5, the nori seaweed, which has been subjected to the second aging treatment, is directly conveyed to the next seaweed seaweed via a pipe.

The effect of the ripening treatment by the ripening machine 12 can be considered as in the case of the fourth example.

Further subsequently, in the example shown in FIG.
4 to the washing tank 39. Therefore, the seaweed raw algae supplied to the seaweed raw algae tank 35 of the hybrid machine 34 is conveyed to the cutting blade 38 while being stirred and kneaded through a rotary wing and a swing arm, which are provided here, although not shown. And so on. Then, the seaweed cutting blade 38 is discharged to the cleaning tank 39 that has been cut. When the seaweed protozoa are supplied to the washing tank 39, the hot water is supplied at the same time, so that the hot water at about 23 ° C. to 30 ° C. supplied thereto is used for contact with the nori seaweed. Is aged. The aging time in the cleaning tank 39 is generally considered to be a short time of about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir as above,
A synergistic effect of aging by kneading and warm water aging by using hot water can be expected.

In this manner, the matured Nori seaweed that has undergone the first maturation is communicated with the inner tank 15 of the maturation machine 12 via the pipe 19 having the pump 40, and is supplied to this inner tank 15. The cut seaweed protozoa is equipped with a stirring blade 1
The so-called mechanical aging in the process of stirring and kneading with No. 4 was performed, and the temperature of the hot water was still about 20 ° C.
Since the front and back are maintained, aging treatment is performed by using warm water by contacting the warm water with the seaweed protozoa. It is considered that the aging time in the inner tank 15 is usually about 1 hour.
As described above, a synergistic effect of aging by stirring and kneading and aging by warm water can be expected. In this way, the matured Nori seaweed that has completed the second ripening is
The inner tank 15 and the cleaning tank 13 are conveyed to the cleaning tank 13 through a pipe 16 which communicates with each other, and the hot water and the seaweed algae are further washed by the stirring and cleaning blade 17 while being gently stirred, and the hot water is heated. Aging treatment with warm water is possible while making contact with the seaweed protozoa. However, normally, the aging treatment time in the cleaning tank 13 is about 2 to 3 minutes, which is relatively short. Although not shown, the aging tank 13 may not be provided.

As described above, the treated nori seaweed that has undergone the second aging treatment using warm water is introduced into the tank body of the skilled machine 20 through the pipe 19a provided with the pump 18 communicating with the cleaning tank 13. Supplied with. The warm water supplied together with the seaweed protozoa into the tank body of the skilled machine 20 required a treatment time in the cleaning tank 13 described above, but there was almost no decrease in the water temperature, and the temperature was almost 1
Maintaining around 8 ℃ to 20 ℃ and being able to fully utilize it. In addition, the stirring blade 21 provided in the tank body of the skilled machine 20
Stirring by kneading, stirring by kneading, and aging by kneading. On the other hand, the stirring water and the nori seaweed are brought into contact with each other through the stirring and kneading of the stirring blade 21, and the core of the seaweed seaweed is warmed with the warm water while being aged by the hot water. The aging treatment time by the skilled machine 20 is usually about 20 minutes to 30 minutes.
It is structured so that the effect of aging can be sufficiently enhanced by taking about a minute.

Since the skilled machine 20 has the time for aging treatment as described above, it is expected that sufficient aging time with warm water can be expected and that the core of Nori seaweed algae can be ripened. In addition, it is expected that a sufficient aging effect of warm water can be expected for hard nori seaweed. The aging process of the skilled machine 20 completes the third aging process using hot water.

As described above, the 1st to 3rd aging is completed,
The nori seaweed is then transported to the paper machine raw material tank and the paper machine through a dehydrator, a blender and the like via a normal route, as in the above-mentioned example.

Further, in the example shown in FIG. 8, the skilled machine 20 of the seventh example described above is used.
In this example, the treated Norihara, which has been subjected to the second aging treatment using hot water, is a device that uses a blender 25 and a pipe 18 that is equipped with a pump 18 that communicates with the cleaning tank 13.
9 and the dehydrator 23 provided in the pipe 19 to supply the water into the tank body 26 of the blender 25. During this conveyance process, the dehydrator 23 is dehydrated, and at the time of dehydration, the seaweed protozoa is sufficiently warmed through heat exchange with warm water that maintains approximately 20 ° C.

Therefore, the warmth of this nori seaweed and this blender 25
While stirring and kneading with a stirring blade 24 provided in the tank main body 26 of No. 2, the stirring blade 2
Aging by stirring and kneading is carried out through stirring and kneading according to No. 4. In this case, the mixing machine 25 is used so that the core of the seaweed algae can be stirred and kneaded through the stirring blade 24 and kneading, and the effect of heating the seaweed algae can be expected to the core.
The aging treatment time is usually about 20 to 30 minutes. Therefore, it is configured so that the effect of aging is sufficiently enhanced.

The seaweed algae that has been aged for the third time in the blender 25 is fed into the seaweed feeding basin 28 in a fixed amount from the discharge port 26, and a pump 32 is provided after a constant mixing ratio with the feed water. It is conveyed through a pipe 30 to an ordinary route, that is, a so-called raw material tank of a paper making machine and a paper making machine.

The effect of the aging treatment by the blender 25 can be considered as in the case of the seventh example.

Further, in the example shown in FIG. 9, the skilled machine 20 of the first example described above is used.
It is a device that preferably uses the aging machine 12 having the same configuration, and in this example, the processed nori seaweed that has undergone the first aging process using warm water is provided with a pump 18 that communicates with the washing tank 13. Inner layer 1 of the ripening machine 12 through the pipe 19a
5 into. The warm water supplied to the inner tank 15 of the ripening machine 12 together with the seaweed algae required a treatment time in the above-mentioned cleaning tank 13, but there was almost no decrease in the water temperature due to heat generation due to stirring, etc. It is maintained at around 20 ℃ and can be fully used. Further, stirring is performed by a stirring blade 14 provided in the inner tank 15 of the aging machine 12, stirring by kneading, and aging by kneading. On the other hand, the hot water and the seaweed protozoa are brought into contact with each other through the stirring and kneading of the agitating blades 14, and the core of the seaweed protozoa is warmed with the hot water while being aged by the hot water. The aging treatment time by the aging machine 12 is usually set to about 1 hour so that the effect of aging is sufficiently enhanced.

The raw seaweed algae that has been subjected to the third aging treatment in the aging machine 12 is conveyed to a washing tank 17 through a pipe 16 that connects the inner tank 15 and the washing tank 13, and is gently stirred in the washing tank 17. Washed and contact hot water with Nori seaweed. After that, the pipe 3 provided with the pump 18 communicating with the cleaning tank 13
It is conveyed to the paper making machine raw material tank and the paper making machine via 0, a dehydrator, a blending machine, and the like.

In some cases, the ripening machine 12 is not provided with the cleaning tank 13. And in this case, the inner tank 1 of the ripening machine 12
In No. 5, the raw seaweed alga, which has been subjected to the second aging treatment, is directly conveyed to the next seaweed device via a pipe.

The effect of the ripening treatment by the ripening machine 12 can be considered as in the case of the above-mentioned seventh example.

As described above in detail, the present invention is a nori seaweed that is supplied with cut seaweed protozoa to a seaweed device such as a ripening machine and a hybrid machine, and that is mechanically stirred with a stirring blade, a stirring cleaning blade, and the like. In the aging process, the seaweed protozoa are supplied to each tank such as an inner tank or a washing tank of the seaweed device and / or hot water of a predetermined temperature generated by a hot water generator is supplied to the tank and supplied. It is a method of performing hot water treatment to almost the core of the seaweed progeny alga through the prepared hot water, and aging treatment over a plurality of the seaweed equipment so as to have a sufficient treatment time.

Therefore, the stirring is performed through a stirring blade or the like, the stirring is performed by kneading, and the aging is performed by kneading. What is called aging by so-called stirring and kneading, while warming the nori seaweed algae with warm water while aiming for contact between the hot water and the nori seaweed algae, so-called warm water aging treatment, and warm water aging over time Therefore, it is configured so that a sufficient aging effect can be obtained.

"Effects of the Invention" As described in detail above, the present invention can be applied to various types of laver equipment such as a washing tank of an aging machine, a skilled machine or a compounding machine, an aging machine and an inner tank of the aging machine, and a skilled machine. Or, in all processes of nori seaweed treatment such as a washing tank of a blender, a mixer and an aging machine, and an inner tank of the aging tank, a skilled machine or an aging machine, since the aging process uses warm water, the nori seaweed treatment is performed. Hot water treatment and stirring of this hot water with Nori seaweed,
A synergistic effect with aging by kneading can be expected, and in the ultimate process, an early and reliable ripening effect of nori seaweed is achieved, and the core of hard nori seaweed is warmed with warm water. Further, even with a relatively short hot water treatment, a sufficient aging treatment effect can be expected with a sufficient hot water treatment.

In particular, the present invention supplies hot water of a predetermined temperature at the time when the seaweed protozoa are supplied to each tank, and supplies warm water to the core of the seaweed protozoa through the heat-retaining effect of the supplied hot water and / or warm water. Since it is a method or a device for performing aging treatment on all of the above-mentioned laver equipment so that the aging effect utilized can be achieved, commercialization of so-called hard nori protozoa having a certain quality is taken from Nos. 4 to 5. You can open the way. In addition, since the aging time at this time can be shortened, it has the effect of shortening the time for the start of paper making and further shortening the time for producing seaweed, which is very useful for improving work efficiency and reducing costs and running costs. It is a thing. The above effects can naturally be expected even with normal seaweed algae.

In addition, the present invention is a method or apparatus for aging treatment for all the equipment of seaweed equipment, to effectively use temperature-controlled hot water, and in order to exert the aging effect, this hot water and Since it is a method or an apparatus for sufficiently stirring and kneading Nori seaweed, a sufficient aging effect can be expected even with a hard Nori seaweed.

In addition, if the hot and cold water agitating tanks are individually provided, it is possible to reliably and promptly provide hot water of a constant temperature to various seaweed devices, and to expect uniform and rapid aging.

In addition, since the composition is such that aging by stirring and kneading is combined with aging in warm water, aging is possible without damaging the cells of the seaweed progeny algae, and dry seaweed with good gloss and quality can be produced. .

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The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 1 to 9 are schematic views showing an example of the present invention. 1: Hot water boiler, 2: Oil tank 3, 5, 7, 11, 16, 19, 19a, 30: Piping 4: Solenoid valve, 6: Hot / cold water stirring tank 6a: Water temperature setting sensor 8, 14, 21: Stirring blade 10, 18, 32, 40: Pump 12: Aging machine, 13, 39: Cleaning tank 15: Inner tank, 17: Agitation blade 20: Skilled machine, 22: Water temperature sensor 23: Dehydrator, 24: Agitation blade 25: Mixing Machine, 26: Tank main body 27: Discharge port, 28: Nori feed box 34: Hybrid machine, 35: Nori seaweed tank 38: Cutting blade

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Hot water from a hot water boiler is supplied from a nori seaweed tank to a stage prior to this seaweed seaweed treatment process in the seaweed seaweed treatment process consisting of a mixing machine, one or several aging machines and skilled machines. A hot and cold water agitation tank is provided, and hot water is immediately supplied to the seaweed protozoa supplied to the hot and cold water agitation tank to treat the seaweed protozoa with hot water and the hot water used here is reused. A ripening method using warm water, characterized in that the hard nori seaweed is aged by treating with hot water throughout the process of treating the seaweed protozoa. 2. A nori seaweed treatment apparatus comprising a hybrid machine, one or several aging machines, and a skilled machine that are in communication through each pipe for processing the seaweed seaweed tank. A hot water generator such as a hot water boiler, a pipe and a stirring blade to which hot water is supplied from this hot water generator, and a hot / cold water stirring tank to which the seaweed protozoa are supplied, and this hot / cold water are provided in front of the treatment device. In order to effectively use the used hot water from the agitation tank, the devices of the seaweed alga treatment device are connected to each other via pipes, and the devices of the seaweed alga treatment device perform a series of hot water treatment. A maturing device using hot water, which is characterized in that