WO2017031552A1 - Container for use in food processing - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a container and system for use in elevated temperature, high pressure processing and to a process of elevated temperature high pressure processing using the container.
- High pressure processing is a mature technology, with its main application in cold preservation of food (e.g., beverages), i.e., for the inactivation of vegetative organisms caused by pressure instead of temperature. HPP alone is not able to inactivate bacterial spores. Conventional canning produces safe but low- quality products due to the need to significantly overheat the outside of cans for an extended period to ensure adequate heat treatment of the centre.
- a multilayer container for elevated temperature, high pressure processing of a material within the container, using a pressure transmission liquid within the container, the multilayer container having a container wall comprising an inner layer formed of a plastic for containing the liquid in contact with the inner side thereof and at least one further layer outboard of the inner layer and formed of different plastic from the inner layer, wherein the inner layer has a compression heating coefficient at least as high as the compression heating coefficient of the pressure transmission liquid in contact with the inner side thereof and the at least one further layer which has a lower thermal conductivity than the inner layer.
- the at least one further layer has a thermal conductivity of no more than 0.35 W-m "1 K “1 , preferably no more than 0.3 W-m "1 K “1 and more preferably 0.26 W-m “1 K “1 , at 25 ⁇ C.
- the thermal conductivity of plastic is a measure of the heat transmitted through a unit thickness of the material, in a direction normal to the surface of unit area due to a temperature gradient .
- plastics having a thermal conductivity of no more than 0.3 W/(m K), preferably no more than 0.26 W/(m K), at 25 ⁇ C may, for example b e selected from the group consisting of polyester, phenolic resin, nylon, polycarbonate, natural rubber, synthetic rubber, thermpoplastic elastomers, polymethylmethacrylate, polypropylene, halogenated polyolefins such as polyvinyl chloride and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyimides and acrylics.
- b e selected from the group consisting of polyester, phenolic resin, nylon, polycarbonate, natural rubber, synthetic rubber, thermpoplastic elastomers, polymethylmethacrylate, polypropylene, halogenated polyolefins such as polyvinyl chloride and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyimides and acrylics.
- the at least one further layer outboard of the inner layer will typically also have a lower compressibility than the inner layer of the container wall.
- the inner layer provides compression heating to the pressure transmission liquid and the at least one further layer reduces heat loss from the container through low thermal conductivity (thermal insulation).
- the multilayer container, pressure transmission medium and material are preferably preheated to a temperature that will yield a target temperature in the material to be processed in the range of 40'C to 15 0 ⁇ C and the pressure applied is in the range of from 100 to 1000 MPa. More preferably the multilayer container, pressure transmission liquid and material are preheated to a temperature yielding a process temperature under pressure in the range of from 50 ⁇ C to I SO'C and the pressure applied is in the range of from 300 to 800 MPa.
- the container and process allow the use of standard (i.e., cold) HPP machines, which will allow uniform processing (with respect to pressure and temperature) at elevated temperatures without the requirement for specialised HPP equipment such as an internal heater for providing heating of the container contents during thermal high pressure processing. Further the efficient regulation of
- the inner layer of the container has a compression heating coefficient of at least as high as the pressure transmission liquid in contact with the inner side thereof.
- the reference to the compression heating coefficient or reference to compression heating coefficient relative to another material refers to the compression heating coefficient or relative
- the relative coefficients determined at ambient pressure and temperature are consistent at ambient temperature with the relative coefficients of the materials under conditions of operation of the system and process.
- the choice of plastic material for the inner layer will also involve choosing a plastic material having a melting point higher than the operating temperature.
- the plastic will have a melting point of more than 60 ⁇ C, preferably more than and more pref erably at least 120 .
- T denotes the absolute temperature in K
- P the pressure in Pa
- k c the compression heating coefficient in Pa "1
- a p the thermal expansion coefficient in K "1
- p the density in kg m “3
- C p the specific heat capacity in J kg "1 K “1 .
- thermocouples temperatures across the material to be tested, as measured by thermocouples. Then the pressure is released within a short time and the pressures and temperatures are recorded. This recorded pressure/temperature profile is then evaluated regarding the slope at different pressure levels, and through equation 3 in the above-mentioned publication the compression heating coefficient is derived for respective pressure and temperature levels. This process is repeated for different initial temperatures (yielding different temperatures under pressure) until sufficient data is collected that allows two-dimensional fitting, yielding an equation for the compression heating properties as function of pressure and temperature combination. While this process may be used to confirm the efficiency of the process and the behaviour of the material over a wide range of pressures and temperatures, the plastic materials may be selected having regard to the compression heating
- Thermal conductivity can be defined as the quantity of heat transmitted through a unit thickness of a material - in a direction normal to a surface of unit area - due to a unit temperature gradient under steady state conditions. Tables of thermal conductivity of common materials at ambient pressures are readily available such as in the Engineering Toolbox (www EnqlneerinqTooiiBox com) or online material database www.matbase.com. [1 8] Compressibility where referred to herein is a measure of the relative volume change of a solid as a response to a pressure (or mean stress) change.
- Compressibility values may be calculated from readily available information on density and speed of sound for specific materials where compressibility ( ⁇ 3 ) can be expressed as:
- Figure 1 is a schematic cross section view of a multilayer container in accordance with the invention.
- Figure 2 shows a longitudinal section of a system for high pressure thermal processing in accordance with the invention comprising a multilayer container in accordance with Figure 1 housed in a pressure vessel which may be of known type for HPP.
- Figure 3 is a graph showing the variation in temperature of water (used as the pressure transmission liquid) with time at the top, middle and bottom of a single walled PTFE container during high pressure thermal processing for 1 5 min.
- Figure 4 is a graph showing the variation in temperature of water (used as the pressure transmission liquid) with time at the top, middle and bottom of a two layer (PTFE outer layer PP inner layer) container in accordance with the invention during high pressure thermal processing for 15 min.
- Figure 5 is a graph showing the variation in temperature of water (used as the pressure transmission liquid) with time at the top, middle and bottom of a three layer (PTFE outer layer, PP centre layer and HDPE inner layer) container in accordance with the invention during high pressure thermal processing for 15 min.
- Figure 6 is a graph showing the variation in temperature of water (used as the pressure transmission liquid) with time at the top, middle and bottom of a two layer (PTFE outer layer HDPE inner layer) container in accordance with the invention during high pressure thermal processing at a target sterilisation temperature for 15 min.
- Figure 7 is a graph showing the variation in temperature of water (used as the pressure transmission liquid) with time at the top, middle and bottom of a three layer (PTFE outer layer, PP centre layer and HDPE inner layer) container in accordance with the invention during high pressure thermal processing at a target sterilisation temperature for 15 min.
- Figure 8 is a graph showing the variation in temperature of water (used as the pressure transmission liquid) with time at the top, middle and bottom of a three layer (PVC outer layer, PP centre layer and HDPE inner layer) container in
- Figure 9 is a graph showing the variation in temperature of water (used as the pressure transmission liquid) with time at the top, middle and bottom of a three layer (PTFE outer layer, PP centre layer and HDPE inner layer) container in accordance with the invention during high pressure thermal processing at a target pasteurisation temperature for 15 min.
- the invention provides a multilayer container and system for elevated temperature, high pressure processing of a material within the container, using a pressure transmission liquid within the container, the multilayer container having a container wall comprising an inner layer formed of a plastic for containing the liquid in contact with the inner side thereof and at least one further layer outboard of the inner layer and formed of different plastic from the inner layer, wherein the inner layer has a coefficient of compression heating at least as high as the pressure transmission liquid in contact with the inner side thereof, i.e., undergoing at least the same compression heating at the specific pressure level, and at least one further layer has a lower compressibility and, therefore, lower thermal conductivity under pressure, than the first layer.
- the inner layer of the container wall has a compression heating coefficient at least as high as the compression heating coefficient of the pressure transmission liquid in contact with the inner side thereof. In operation of the container during elevated temperature high pressure processing, this results in either avoiding a temperature gradient which may lead to heat loss from the pressure transmission liquid to the layer, or if the compression heating coefficient of the inner layer is greater than the pressure trasnsmission liquid the container will provide heat from the layer to the liquid during high pressure processing.
- the compression heating coefficient (kc) of the inner layer is at least 6.2 x 10 "11 Pa “1 at ambient temperature and pressure, preferably at least 8 x 10 "11 Pa “1 at ambient temperature and pressure.
- the compression heating coefficient (at 25 ⁇ C and ambient pressure) of a series of readily available plastics (and water) is shown in Table 1.
- the thermal conductivity of the at least one further layer outboard of the inner layer is generally no more than 0.33 W-m "1 K "1 , preferably no more than 0.3 W-m "1 K “1 , and more preferably no more than 0.26 W-m "1 K “1 at 25 * €-.
- the thermal conductivity of the at least one further layer outboard of the inner layer is no more than 0.2 W-m "1 K "1 at 25 ⁇ C.
- the at least one container layer outboard of the inner layer preferably has a lower compressibility than the inner layer.
- the lower compressibility will assist in providing lower thermal conductivity than the inner layer under pressure.
- the compressibility of the at least one layer outboard of the inner layer is preferably no more than 2.5 x 10 "10 Pa "1 . In one set of embodiments the compressibility is no more than 2 x 10 "10 Pa "1 .
- the combination of low compressibility and low thermal conductivity will typically provide good thermal insulation during pressure hold time to counteract potential heat losses (due to significant temperature gradient) towards the cool high pressure vessel walls and material such as a pressurisation liquid surrounding the container.
- suitable materials having the required thermal conductivity and compressibility for the layer outboard of the inner layer include at least one plastic selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, polycarbonate, natural rubber, synthetic rubber such as ABS, phenolic resin, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyether sulfone (PES), polyimides (PI), polyfluoroalkoxy alkane (PFA),
- thermoplastic elastomers acrylics such as polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polypropylene (PP), halogenated polyolefin such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), .
- PMMA polymethylmethacrylate
- PP polypropylene
- halogenated polyolefin such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
- PMMA polymethylmethacrylate
- PP polypropylene
- PVDF polyvinylidene difluoride
- PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
- the outboard layer is selected from the group consisting of PMMA, PVDF, PP and PTFE.
- PMMA and PVDF are particularly preferred due to low compressibility and low thermal conductivity.
- the inner layer is a medium or high density polyethylene
- the container further comprises at least two layers outboard of the inner layer wherein the at least two outboard layers are selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, polycarbonate, natural rubber, synthetic rubber, phenolic resin, thermpoplastic elastomers, polymethylmethacrylate, polypropylene, halogenated polyolefins such as polyvinyl chloride and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyimides and acrylics.
- the layers outboard of the inner layer include a layer of PP or ABS and a layer of plastic selected from PTFE, PVC, PVDF and PMMA.
- the container wall comprises at least three layers which are preferably contiguous, the inner layer comprising a plastic providing compression heating greater than water, an intermediate layer having a lower compression heating than the inner layer, but medium compressibility, therefore providing compression heating (more than the outer layer) and thermal insulation (better than the inner layer) and a third layer, outboard of the intermediate layer of lower compression heating than the intermediate layer.
- the inner layer is high density polyethylene (HDPE)
- the intermediate layer is
- polypropylene (PP) and the layer outboard of the intermediate layer is selected from the group consisting of PMMA, PVC, PET, PES, PI, PVDF and PTFE.
- the layer outboard of the intermediate layer is PMMA or PVDF.
- multiwall containers include those containers having a wall comprising layers (from inner progressively to layers more outboard of the inner layer): HDPE/PP/PMMA, HDPE/PP/PVDF, HDPE/PP/PTFE, HDPE/PP,
- HDPE/PMMA HDPE/PVDF, HDPE/PP/PEEK, HDPE/PP/PI, HDPE/ABS,
- HDPE/ABS/PMMA and HDPE/ABS/PVDF are examples of HDPE/ABS/PMMA and HDPE/ABS/PVDF.
- the multilayer wall preferably comprises a contiguous arrangement of an inner, intermediate and further wall.
- the walls may be fused or may form a close fitting arrangement of separable layers, for example of different diameter cylindrical layers adapted to be slidably engaged.
- the thickness of the layers of the container wall may be selected having regard to the dimensions of the container and the extent of thermal insulation and compression heating required. In one set of embodiments the layers are of thickness in the range of from 1 mm to 50 mm.
- the container will generally comprise a side wall and base wall comprising the multilayer constructions.
- the container wall may be prepared of a variety of shapes and dimensions.
- the container comprises a cylindrical side wall and a closed end wall sealed on the side wall.
- the cylindrical side wall and preferably also the end wall are of multilayer construction.
- the container in one set of embodiments is provided with an opening opposite the sealed end wall and from which pressure is applied to a pressure transmission liquid within the container.
- the container opening is provided with a piston which seals against the inside of the container side wall and is movable in response to pressure applied to the piston (so as to apply pressure to the pressure transmission liquid) from outside of the container.
- the piston may be of singe or multilayer construction and in one set of embodiments comprises a multilayer construction as hereinbefore described.
- the piston is a single layer composed of a compression heating material which may be the same as the inner layer of the container.
- the container comprises a cylindrical side wall and an end wall forming the multilayer container adapted to fit into a cylindrical high pressure chamber such as a cylindrical high pressure chamber of larger diameter.
- the multilayer container is preferably provided with a piston movable within the cylindrical side wall in response to pressure applied externally to the container and within the high pressure chamber.
- the piston may have a peripheral edge which forms a seal against the side wall of the container.
- the piston may be formed of the compression heating plastic present as the inner layer of the container.
- the piston may also be of multilayer construction but in general we have found a single layer construction to be suitable.
- a system for high temperature high pressure processing of a material comprising a container as hereinbefore described, a pressure transmission liquid and the material within the container.
- the container is housed within a pressure chamber for applying a high pressure to the pressure transmission liquid.
- the pressure chamber will preferably contain a liquid pressurisation medium separated from the pressure transmission liquid within the container by the piston responsive to pressure exerted by the pressurisation medium to transfer pressure to the pressure transmission liquid and to the material to be processed.
- the inner layer provides compression heating to the pressure transmission liquid and the at least one further layer reduces heat loss from the container.
- the preheating temperature used prior to subjecting the container and contents to high pressure processing is determined for the material to be processed and is based on the pressure level and target temperature.
- the target temperature is in the range of from 40 ⁇ C to 150 ⁇ C.
- the preheating temperature will yield process temperatures in the range of from 50 ⁇ C to 1 30 ⁇ C and more preferably from 60 ⁇ C to 121 "C.
- Pressures during the process may fo r example be from 100 MPa to 1000 MPa (1000 and 10000 bar) such as 400 MPa to 800 MPa. Pressure hold times can be from 1 second to 30 minutes. In a preferred set of embodiments the pressure is maintained in the range from 30 seconds to 5 minutes.
- the preheating temperature is in the range of from 30 ⁇ C to 100 , preferably 40 ⁇ 3 to 90 and most preferably 40 to 70 .
- the pressure transmission liquid is an aqueous liquid
- the material is a food product and the preheat temperature is in the range of from 30 to 100 , preferably 40 ⁇ C to 90 and most preferably 40 ⁇ C to 70 and the temperature obtained during high pressure processing is in the range of from 40 ⁇ C to 150 , more preferably from 50 to 130 ⁇ 3 and most preferably f rom 60 to 121 ⁇ C.
- the temperature of the pressure transmission medium and material is maintained at a temperature of no less than 5 ⁇ C less than the target temperature after pressurisation; i.e., during pressure hold time, as a result of compression heating.
- the system may be operated without the need for additional heating of the container contents through heated high pressure vessel walls or any other form of heating applied externally or implemented in the container, in order to maintain the temperature of the contents at the required level for a longer period than would otherwise be possible.
- the container system may be used in treatment of a range of materials for example pharmaceuticals, food products (including liquid, semisolid and solid food products), chemical and/or biological material and reactants for conducting chemical or biological reactions under conditions within the container.
- the material may, in one set of embodiments, be mixed with, dissolved in or suspended in the pressure transmission liquid.
- the material to be treated in the container is a food material and the pressure transmission medium is an aqueous medium.
- the pressure and temperature profile may be provided to obtain pasteurisation or sterilisation of the food product.
- Figure 1 a schematic cross section of a container (1 ) comprising a wall including cylindrical side wall (2), base wall (3) and movable compression piston (4) defining an internal space (5) for receiving a pressure transmission medium and material for high pressure high temperature processing.
- the side (2) and base wall (3) are formed of three
- contiguous layers including an inner layer (6) formed of a plastics material, particularly high density polyethylene (HDPE), for compression heating, an intermediate layer (7) having coefficient of compression heating and compressibility (i.e., lower thermal conductivity under pressure) lower than the inner layer, and and outer layer (8) of low thermal conductivity such as a thermal conductivity of no more than 0.3 W/(m K), preferably no more than 0.26 W/(m K), at 25 ⁇ C and lower compressibility than layers (6) and (7) to maintain low thermal conductivity under pressure.
- the piston (4) is formed of plastic for compression heating such as HDPE.
- preheated pressure transmission liquid such as an aqueous liquid, and food product
- Figure 2 shows an embodiment of a system (10) for high pressure thermal processing of a material in a pressure transmission liquid (1 1 ) within a cylindrical container (12) having multilayer construction according to Figure 1 and comprising a base (13), side wall (14) and open end (15).
- a piston (16) forms a seal with the inner side of the container side wall (14) and is movable within the container (12) in response to pressure applied during processing.
- the piston is preferably a single layer of material corresponding to the inner layer of the container (12) (see piston (4) and inner layer (6) of Figure 1 ).
- pressure fluid (22) is forced under pressure into the pressure vessel (17) via the opening (21 ) to apply pressure to the container (12) and urge the piston (16) toward the base (13) of the multilayer container (12) thereby applying pressure to the pressure transmission liquid (1 1 ).
- the vessel (17) and container (12) may be arranged in any suitable orientation such as horizontal, vertical or other orientation. Suitable pressure vessels and systems for applying pressure to the container are known in the art.
- Example 1 Experimental study of high pressure thermal processing in a standard (cold) high pressure system
- Invention System 1 two layers (PTFE outer layer, PP inner layer); and Invention System 2 - three layers (PTFE outer layer, PP intermediate layer and HDPE inner layer).
- the preheating temperature for container material(s) and water inside the container was set to 56-58 ⁇ C, which gives under pre ssure (at 600 MPa) a predicted target temperature (at compression heating conditions, i.e., no heat loss during pressurisation) according to Knoerzer et al, Journal of Food Engineering 96 (2010) 229-238 and Knoerzer et al, Journal of Food Engineering, 98 (2010) 1 10-1 19.
- the outer layer (PTFE) undergoes least compression heating, slightly less than that of the container content (water)
- the middle layer (PP) shows compression heating just over that of the container content
- the inner layer (HDPE) in contact with the water shows compression heating greater than that of the container content, therefore being capable of not only counteracting heat losses through the insulating properties of the material but at the same time act as internal heater, further counteracting temperature loss during pressure hold time.
- Figures 3, 4 and 5 show the temperature profiles obtained inside the container throughout the process at top, middle and bottom location in the container, using a thermo-egg, a pressure and temperature stable data logger, as described in Knoerzer et al, Food Engineering Reviews 2 (2010) 216-225, for 1 -layer configuration (PTFE), 2-layer configuration (PTFE, PP) and 3-layer configuration (PTFE, PP, HDPE), respectively.
- PTFE 1 -layer configuration
- PTFE 2-layer configuration
- PTFE, PP 3-layer configuration
- top, middle and bottom container locations correspond with the top, middle and lower plots respectively.
- Figure 4 shows a better retention of the heat.
- the target temperature of ⁇ 79 ⁇ C is reached and then held for about 5 min into the process ( ⁇ 0.5 is lost during that time, but distribution is still uniform). After that, density stratification occurs and temperature differences from top to bottom of >3 ⁇ C develop; overall temperature loss at the end of pressure hold time in the coldest location is >5 ⁇ C.
- Figure 5 shows very good retention of temperature even at the end of pressure hold time, i.e., after 15 min, which is significantly longer than any
- Example 2 Numerical modelling study to prove that invention works for the purpose of high pressure thermal processing in a
- the 3-layer configuration shows uniform temperature distribution close to the target temperature of 120.6 ⁇ C even at the end of pressure hold time.
- Table 3 shows the average, maximum and minimum temperatures in the container at the end of pressure hold time for the three scenarios.
- the 1 -layer configuration (only PTFE) leads to a loss of temperature in the coldest point of 25.6 ⁇ C and in average to a loss of 16.7 ⁇ C, caused to some extent by the cooler container wall to start with as the maximum compression heating of PTFE is lower than that of the contained water, but then also due to significant thermal losses through conduction and convection during pressure hold time.
- the 3-layer configuration (HDPE inner layer/PP intermediate/PTFE outer layer) retains the heat best, with an average temperature drop of only 0.6 ⁇ C and a maximum temperature drop of 2.6'C.
- Table 3 Average, maximum and minimum temperatures in the container for a high pressure thermal process at 600 MPa, target temperature of 120.6 and after 5 min hold time. Taverage in T ma x T m j n
- this example demonstrates the concept of the container and its use for high pressure thermal processing in a standard (cold) high pressure machine, even at very high temperature gradients of -100 ⁇ between container content and compression fluid and high pressure vessel wall outside the container.
- Example 3 Experimental study of high pressure thermal processing in a standard (cold) high pressure system at commercial sterilisation temperatures
- Invention System 4 two layers (PTFE outer layer, PE inner layer); and
- Invention System 5 three layers (PTFE outer layer, PP
- the preheating temperature for container material(s) and water inside the container was set to ⁇ 94*C, which gives under pressure (at 600 MPa) a predicted target temperature (at compression heating conditions, i.e., no heat loss during pressurisation) according to compression heating characteristics as determined following the procedure described in Knoerzer et al, Journal of Food Engineering, 98 (2010) 1 10-1 19.
- HDPE 130.5*0, respectively
- the outer layer (PTFE) undergoes least compression heating, less than that of the container content (water)
- the middle layer (PP) shows compression heating just under that of the container content
- the inner layer (HDPE) in contact with the water shows compression heating greater than that of the container content, therefore being capable of not only counteracting heat losses through the insulating properties of the material but at the same time act as internal heater, further counteracting temperature loss during pressure hold time.
- Figures 6, 7 and 8 show the temperature profiles obtained inside the container throughout the process at top, middle and bottom location in the container, using a thermo-egg, a pressure and temperature stable data logger, as described in Knoerzer et al, Food Engineering Reviews 2 (2010) 216-225, for Invention Systems 4, 5 and 6, respectively.
- the top, middle and bottom container locations correspond with the top, middle and lower plots, respectively.
- the target temperature is reached at the end of pressure come-up, and temperatures can be held above 121 *0 (target temperature for commercial thermal sterilisation) for >3 min (which is sufficient for a commercially feasible process); after approximately 5 min, the middle and bottom location have lost about 3.5*0; b eyond 5 min, the temperatures in the middle and top location drop below commercial sterilisation temperatures.
- the continuing temperature loss eventually leads to pronounced density stratification, and significant differences in temperature of >6*C from top to bottom, and an overall maximum los s of temperature of about 15*0 in the bottom location at the end of the 15 min hold time.
- Figure 6 shows a significantly better retention of the heat at commercial sterilisation temperatures.
- the target temperature of ⁇ 124*C (at starting temperature of 94*0) is reached, and after 5 min into the process, less than 1 *C is lost at the top, and only about 2. 5*0 is lost at bottom and middle location; still at a temperature greater than commercial sterilisation temperatures.
- density stratification occurs and temperature differences from top to bottom of around 6*0 develo p; overall temperature loss at the end of pressure hold time in the coldest location is >12*C. While this sounds significant, one has to remember that the temperature difference between content and HPP machine is >100*C. This als o compares well to Example 2 (numerical modelling study); note the differences in preheating and therefore target temperatures at process start of ⁇ 4*C.
- FIG. 8 shows the same process with 3 layers, but with the outer PTFE layer replaced with a PVC layer.
- Initial temperatures were somewhat lower at around 92 ⁇ C, hence, target temperature in the content was also lower at 122 ⁇ C.
- a similar behaviour can be seen, albeit a t a slightly higher heat loss over the course of the pressure hold time. Also heat losses after 5 min are somewhat greater, yet commercial sterilisation temperatures can be held for 5 min.
- Example 3 Experimental study of high pressure thermal processing in a standard (cold) high pressure system at commercial pasteurisation temperatures
- Invention System 7 three layers (PTFE outer layer, PP
- the preheating temperature for container material(s) and water inside the container was set to ⁇ 94 ⁇ C, which gives under pressure (at 600 MPa) a predicted target temperature (at compression heating conditions, i.e., no heat loss during pressurisation) according to compression heating characteristics as determined following the procedure described in Knoerzer et al, Journal of Food Engineering, 98 (2010) 1 10-1 19. Water: 93.7 ⁇ C, respectively
- HDPE 101 .2*0, respectively
- the outer layer (PTFE) undergoes least compression heating, slightly less than that of the container content (water)
- the middle layer (PP) shows compression heating slightly greater than that of the container content
- the inner layer (HDPE) in contact with the water shows compression heating significantly greater than that of the container content, therefore being capable of not only counteracting heat losses through the insulating properties of the material but at the same time act as internal heater, further counteracting temperature loss during pressure hold time.
- Figure 9 shows the temperature profiles obtained inside the container throughout the process at top, middle and bottom location in the container, using a thermo-egg, a pressure and temperature stable data logger, as described in Knoerzer et al, Food Engineering Reviews 2 (2010) 216-225, for Invention System 7.
- the top, middle and bottom container locations correspond with the top, middle and lower plots, respectively.
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