Superheated Steam Continuous Sterilizing System for Powder and Granules

KPU

Classification
  • Sterilization
　／　Business line
  • Food and Beverage
  • Pharma and Nutraceutical
Various kinds of powder, cut materials and granules are sterilized continuously and instantly (four to five seconds), using superheated steam.

Features

  • Excellent Sterilizing Effect
    Superheated steam with big thermal energy kills E coli, viable cells and thermoduric cells instantly.
  • Minimal Product Deterioration
    Short heating time, anaerobic atmosphere and constant temperature in the pneumatic pipes minimizes the product deterioration such as loss of active ingredients or oxidation.
  • Flexible User-friendly System
    The changeable pressure and temperature make the system flexible for kinds of powder and granules.
  • Easy Cleaning
    The pipe interior can be cleaned by flushing water from the material inlet, and dried with the inline heater.
  • Energy-saving
    The recycling of superheated steam saves energy to increase the thermal efficiency.

Typical Applications

Spices / Herbal / Medicines / Health foods / Cereals / Fish powders / Dry vegetables / Tea leaves, etc.

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Flowsheet

Examples of Sterilization Data

Material Before Treatment Conditions After Treatment
Viable cell (no/g) Thermoduric cell (no/g) E coli Moist (%) Steam pressure (MPaG) Heating time (sec.) Viable cell (no/g) Thermoduric cell (no/g) E coli Moist (%)
Black pepper (powder) 1.6×107 4.8×105 (+) 9.0 0.26 4 < 300 < 300 (-) 4.6
Red pepper (coarse ground) 1.5×106 1.0×103 (+) 10.1 0.24 4 < 300 < 300 (-) 9.7
Turmeric (powder) 3.2×107 4.0×105 (+) 11.1 0.24 4 < 300 < 300 (-) 8.1
Buck wheat (powder) 5.1×105 2.0×102 (+) 11.9 0.15 4 < 300 < 300 (-) 9.2
Dry bonito (coarse ground) 3.2×105 6.9×103 (+) 10.6 0.28 4 < 300 < 300 (-) 9.5
Cilium husk 1.2×104 5.6×102 (+) 11.7 0.15 4 < 300 < 300 (-) 9.5
Gum Arabic (coarse ground) 3.3×103 2.0×103 (+) 10.4 0.15 4 < 300 < 300 (-) 5.5
Powder tea 2.7×106 < 300 (+) 3.4 0.20 4 < 300 < 300 (-) 3.5
Green tea 8.8×102 < 300 (+) 3.1 0.20 4 < 300 < 300 (-) 4.5
* Analysis method: Viable cell: By standard agar-agar plate culture   Themoduric cell: By standard agar-agar plate culture (boiled for 10 minutes)   E coli: By BGLB method   Moisture: By drying method.

Specification

Dimensions and Weights

Model Installation Spaces Main Body Dimensions / Weight
Floor area (m2) Ceiling height (m) Width (mm) Length (mm) Weight (ton)
KPU-10 50 4.5 2,000 1,800 3.5
KPU-20 75 4.5 3,600 2,300 4.0
KPU-40 90 5 3,800 2,300 5.5
KPU-100 160 6 4,500 4,500 7.0
※ Above figures are subject to change in detailed design.
※ Installation spaces include operation and maintenance ones.

Capacities and Utilities

Model Capacity Utilities
Capacity (kg/hr) Max. pressure (MPaG) Sterilization time (sec.) Steam (kg/hr) Cooling water (L/min) Power (kW)
KPU-10 100 0.3 4 80 25 60
KPU-20 150 0.3 4 100 30 75
KPU-40 350 0.3 4 180 35 120
KPU-100 1,000 0.3 4 400 45 200
※ Capacities are for powders with bulk density of 0.5 kg/L.   They depend on the material properties.

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