Efficient sterilization device and sterilization process for processing compound thickening agent

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of sterilization, in particular to an efficient sterilization device for processing a compound thickening agent and a sterilization process. The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide the high-efficiency sterilization device for processing the compound thickening agent and the sterilization process, which can realize continuous production, improve the sterilization efficiency and ensure the sterilization uniformity and the comprehensive sterilization effect at the same time. The invention relates to a high-efficiency sterilization device for processing a compound thickening agent and a sterilization process. The high-efficiency sterilization device comprises a feeding device for conveying the compound thickening agent, the sterilizing device is used for efficiently sterilizing the compound thickening agent; the material conveying device is used for discharging and conveying the sterilized compound thickening agent; and the storage tank is used for storing the sterilized compound thickening agent. The device achieves the effects of continuous production, improvement of sterilization efficiency, and guarantee of sterilization uniformity and comprehensive sterilization at the same time.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of sterilization, and in particular to a high-efficiency sterilization device and a sterilization process for processing a compound thickener. Background Art

[0002] A compound thickener is a thickener mixed with multiple ingredients, usually cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, methyl cellulose, starch, tapioca starch and other ingredients. The compound thickener is characterized by good thickening effect, high stability, good dispersibility and fluidity, and is suitable for various types of emulsion systems and suspension systems, such as liquid beverages, syrups, colloids, etc.

[0003] During the production process of compound thickeners, their quality stability and safety are directly related to the quality of the final product and the health of consumers; therefore, during the production process, strict sterilization of compound thickeners is a key link in ensuring product quality; traditional sterilization methods mostly use ultraviolet sterilization or high-temperature steam sterilization. Although these methods can effectively kill microorganisms to a certain extent, they also have problems such as low sterilization efficiency, uneven sterilization, and only being able to remove surface bacteria, which affects the production efficiency and product quality of compound thickeners; therefore, it is urgent to develop an efficient sterilization device and sterilization process for compound thickener processing that can achieve continuous production, improve sterilization efficiency, and ensure sterilization uniformity and comprehensive sterilization effect. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to overcome the shortcomings of traditional sterilization methods such as low sterilization efficiency, uneven sterilization, and only being able to remove surface bacteria, which affects the production efficiency and product quality of compound thickeners, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a high-efficiency sterilization device and sterilization process for compound thickener processing that can achieve continuous production, improve sterilization efficiency, and ensure sterilization uniformity and comprehensive sterilization effect.

[0005] The present invention is achieved by the following specific technical means: A high-efficiency sterilization device for processing a compound thickener, comprising a feeding device for conveying the compound thickener; a sterilization mechanism for efficiently sterilizing the compound thickener; a feeding device for feeding and conveying the sterilized compound thickener; and a storage tank for storing the sterilized compound thickener. The sterilization mechanism includes a first sterilization device for ultraviolet sterilization of the compound thickener; and a second sterilization device for gas sterilization of the compound thickener; The first sterilizing device includes a dispersion box fixedly connected to the discharge end of the feeding device and used for vibrating and dispersing the input compound thickener; an ultraviolet sterilizing device fixedly connected to the lower end of the dispersion box and used for sterilizing the dispersed compound thickener; and a buffer box fixedly connected to the lower end of the ultraviolet sterilizing device and used for temporarily storing the compound thickener after ultraviolet sterilization; The second sterilization device includes a feeding device fixedly connected to the discharge end of the buffer box for quantitatively feeding the compound thickener; a sterilization delivery pipe fixedly connected to the discharge end of the feeding device for gas sterilization and delivery of the compound thickener; an air pump fixedly connected to one end of the sterilization delivery pipe; an ozone generator for generating sterilization gas is arranged on the side of the air pump away from the sterilization delivery pipe, and the ozone generator is fixedly connected to the air pump through the air delivery pipe; a separation tank fixedly connected to the sterilization delivery pipe is arranged at the other end of the sterilization delivery pipe for separating the compound thickener and the sterilization gas; the exhaust end of the separation tank is fixedly connected to the air delivery pipe through a return air pipe.

[0006] Furthermore, the feeding device includes a feeding pipe; a feeding port is provided at one end of the feeding pipe, and a loading bin is fixedly connected to the feeding port; a discharging port is provided at the other end of the feeding pipe, and a discharging pipe is fixedly connected to the discharging port; a conveying screw is also rotatably installed in the feeding pipe; a conveying motor fixedly connected to the discharging pipe is provided at one end of the discharging pipe close to the loading bin; the conveying motor rotates the conveying shaft and is fixedly connected to the conveying screw provided in the feeding pipe.

[0007] Furthermore, the dispersion box includes a dispersion box body, the dispersion box body is provided with a feed opening at the upper end, and a discharge opening at the lower end; a vibration plate is connected to the dispersion box through a buffer connector; a vibration motor is fixedly connected to the lower end surface of the vibration plate; the buffer box is provided with a feed opening at the upper end, and a discharge opening at the lower end; the ultraviolet sterilization device includes a transparent cover located between the dispersion box and the buffer box, fixedly connected to the discharge opening at the lower end of the dispersion box and the feed opening at the upper end of the buffer box; an isolation cover fixedly connected between the dispersion box and the buffer box, and located outside the transparent cover; and a number of equidistant and evenly distributed ultraviolet disinfection lamps are also provided between the transparent cover and the isolation cover.

[0008] Furthermore, the unloading device includes a connecting pipe fixedly connected to the discharge opening provided at the lower end of the buffer box; a unloading pipe fixedly connected to the connecting pipe is obliquely arranged at the lower end of the connecting pipe; a unloading screw is also rotatably installed in the unloading pipe; a unloading motor is fixedly connected to one end of the unloading pipe, and the rotating output shaft of the unloading motor is fixedly connected to the unloading screw provided in the unloading pipe; the other end of the unloading pipe is fixedly connected to the sterilization conveying pipe.

[0009] Furthermore, the separation tank includes a cylindrical tank body, a discharge opening is provided at the lower end of the tank body, and an exhaust port is provided at the upper end; an exhaust pipe fixedly connected to the tank body is fixedly provided at the exhaust port at the upper end of the tank body, and the lower end of the exhaust pipe extends through and extends to the upper side of the interior of the separation tank.

[0010] Furthermore, the sterilization delivery pipe is tangentially connected to the upper outer diameter surface of the separation tank body; the gas entering the separation tank body forms a cyclone, and the compound thickener particles are separated from the airflow by centrifugal force and captured on the inner wall of the tank body, and then the compound thickener particles fall to the bottom of the tank body with the help of gravity, and the sterilized gas is discharged from the exhaust pipe.

[0011] Furthermore, the feeding device includes a feeding pipe, one end of which is fixedly connected to a discharge opening provided at the lower end of the separation tank body; the other end is used to be connected to a feed port of a storage tank; a first valve and a second valve are fixedly installed at both ends of the feeding pipe, respectively; the first valve and the second valve provided on the feeding pipe cooperate with each other, so that the feeding pipe can also carry out material discharge and transportation during the operation of the separation tank.

[0012] Furthermore, the transparent cover is made of transparent quartz glass; it has high light transmittance and high transmittance to ultraviolet rays.

[0013] A high-efficiency sterilization process for compound thickener processing comprises the following steps: Step 1: feeding and conveying the compound thickener through a feeding device, and conveying the compound thickener to a first sterilizing device; Step 2: Vibrating and dispersing the compound thickener entering through the dispersion box in the first sterilizing device; Step 3: sterilizing the dispersed composite thickener with ultraviolet light through the ultraviolet light sterilizing device in the first sterilizing device; Step 4: quantitatively discharging the compound thickener after ultraviolet disinfection through the discharging device in the second sterilizing device; Step 5: Mixing and delivering the compound thickener and the sterilizing gas through the sterilizing delivery pipe in the second disinfection device; Step 6: Separating the compound thickener from the sterilizing gas through a separation tank in the second disinfection device; Step 7: Discharge and store the compound thickener through the feeding device and the storage tank.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: The present invention achieves the effects of realizing continuous production, improving sterilization efficiency, and ensuring sterilization uniformity and comprehensiveness. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the present invention.

[0016] Figure 2 It is a cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 3 It is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of the first sterilization device of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 4 It is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of the second sterilization device of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 5 It is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of the feeding device of the present invention.

[0020] The markings in the accompanying drawings are: 1-feeding device, 2-first sterilizing device, 3-second sterilizing device, 4-feeding device, 5-storage tank, 11-feeding pipe, 12-upper bin, 13-discharging pipe, 14-conveying screw, 15-conveying motor, 21-dispersion box, 211-dispersion box body, 212-vibration dispersion plate, 213-vibration motor, 22-cache box, 23-ultraviolet sterilization device, 231-transparent cover, 232-isolation cover, 233-ultraviolet disinfection lamp, 31-feeding device, 311-connecting pipe, 312-feeding pipe, 313-feeding screw, 314-feeding motor, 32-sterilization conveying pipe, 33-air pump, 34-ozone generator, 35-air pipe, 36-separation tank, 361-tank body, 362-exhaust pipe, 37-return air pipe, 41-feeding pipe, 42-first valve, 43-second valve. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings: Example

[0022] A high-efficiency sterilization device for processing compound thickeners, such as Figure 1-5 As shown, it includes a feeding device 1 for conveying the compound thickener; a sterilizing mechanism for efficiently sterilizing the compound thickener; a feeding device 4 for feeding and conveying the sterilized compound thickener; and a storage tank 5 for storing the sterilized compound thickener. The sterilization mechanism includes a first sterilization device 2 for ultraviolet sterilization of the compound thickener; a second sterilization device 3 for gas sterilization of the compound thickener; The first sterilizing device 2 includes a dispersion box 21 fixedly connected to the discharge end of the feeding device 1 and used for vibrating and dispersing the input compound thickener; an ultraviolet sterilizing device 23 fixedly connected to the lower end of the dispersion box 21 and used for sterilizing the dispersed compound thickener; and a buffer box 22 fixedly connected to the lower end of the ultraviolet sterilizing device 23 and used for temporarily storing the compound thickener after ultraviolet sterilization. The second sterilizing device 3 includes a feeding device 31 fixedly connected to the discharge end of the buffer box 22 for quantitatively feeding the compound thickener; a sterilizing delivery pipe 32 fixedly connected to the discharge end of the feeding device 31 for gas sterilization and delivery of the compound thickener; an air pump 33 is fixedly connected to one end of the sterilizing delivery pipe 32; an ozone generator 34 for generating sterilizing gas is provided on the side of the air pump 33 away from the sterilizing delivery pipe 32, and the ozone generator 34 is fixedly connected to the air pump 33 through an air delivery pipe 35; a separation tank 36 is fixedly connected to the sterilizing delivery pipe 32 at the other end of the sterilizing delivery pipe 32 for separating the compound thickener and the sterilizing gas; the exhaust end of the separation tank 36 is fixedly connected to the air delivery pipe 35 through a return air pipe 37; The feeding device 1 includes a feeding pipe 11; a feeding port is provided at one end of the feeding pipe 11, and a loading bin 12 is fixedly connected to the feeding port; a discharging port is provided at the other end of the feeding pipe 11, and a discharging pipe 13 is fixedly connected to the discharging port; a conveying screw 14 is rotatably installed in the feeding pipe 11; a conveying motor 15 fixedly connected to the discharging pipe 13 is provided at one end of the discharging pipe 13 close to the loading bin 12; the conveying motor 15 rotates the conveying shaft and is fixedly connected to the conveying screw 14 provided in the feeding pipe 11; The dispersion box 21 includes a dispersion box body 211, the upper end of the dispersion box body 211 is provided with a feed opening, and the lower end is provided with a discharge opening; a vibration plate is connected to the dispersion box 21 through a buffer connector; a vibration motor 213 is fixedly connected to the lower end surface of the vibration plate; the upper end of the buffer box 22 is provided with a feed opening, and the lower end is provided with a discharge opening; the ultraviolet sterilization device 23 includes a transparent cover 231 located between the dispersion box 21 and the buffer box, fixedly connected to the discharge opening at the lower end of the dispersion box 21 and the feed opening at the upper end of the buffer box; an isolation cover 232 fixedly connected between the dispersion box 21 and the buffer box, and located outside the transparent cover 231; a plurality of equidistant and evenly distributed ultraviolet disinfection lamps 233 are also provided between the transparent cover 231 and the isolation cover 232; The unloading device 31 includes a connecting pipe 311 fixedly connected to the discharge opening provided at the lower end of the buffer box; a unloading pipe 312 fixedly connected to the connecting pipe 311 is obliquely provided at the lower end of the connecting pipe 311; a unloading screw 313 is rotatably installed in the unloading pipe 312; a unloading motor 314 is fixedly connected to one end of the unloading pipe 312, and the unloading motor 314 rotates and outputs a shaft fixedly connected to the unloading screw 313 provided in the unloading pipe 312; the other end of the unloading pipe 312 is fixedly connected to the sterilization conveying pipe 32; The separation tank 36 includes a cylindrical tank body 361, which has a discharge opening at the lower end and an exhaust port at the upper end. An exhaust pipe 362 fixedly connected to the tank body 361 is fixedly arranged at the exhaust port at the upper end of the tank body 361, and the lower end of the exhaust pipe 362 extends through and extends to the upper side of the separation tank 36.

[0023] Working principle: The compound thickener sterilizing device of the present invention, when in use, places the compound thickener to be sterilized into the upper bin 12 of the feeding device 1, and the compound thickener in the upper bin 12 enters the feeding tube 11 through the feeding port provided on the feeding tube 11, and the conveying motor 15 works, and the conveying motor 15 rotates the output shaft to drive the conveying screw 14 to rotate, and the conveying screw 14 pushes the compound thickener in the feeding tube 11 to move to the side of the discharge port, and is output from the discharge pipe 13 provided at the discharge port; the compound thickener output from the feeding device 1 is transported to the dispersion box 21 of the first sterilizing device 2; the compound thickener enters from the feed opening provided at the upper end of the dispersion box 21 To the dispersion box 21; the compound thickener first falls onto the vibration dispersion plate 212 arranged in the dispersion box body 211, and the vibration motor 213 drives the vibration plate to vibrate, and the compound thickener on the vibration plate is vibrated and dispersed, and the dispersed compound thickener falls from the vibration plate, and falls into the ultraviolet sterilization device 23 arranged on the lower side of the dispersion box 21 from the discharge opening arranged at the bottom of the dispersion box body 211; when the dispersed compound thickener falls into the ultraviolet disinfection device, the ultraviolet disinfection lamp 233 arranged in the ultraviolet disinfection device irradiates and disinfects the dispersed compound thickener; the compound thickener after irradiation and disinfection falls into the buffer box 22 for buffering.

[0024] The compound thickener in the buffer box enters the unloading device 31 of the second sterilizing device 3 through the discharge opening set at the lower end, and the compound thickener enters the unloading pipe 312 of the unloading device 31 from the connecting pipe 311 of the unloading device 31, and then the unloading motor 314 starts to work, and the unloading motor 314 rotates the output shaft to drive the unloading screw 313 to rotate, and the rotation of the unloading screw 313 drives the compound thickener in the unloading pipe 312 to be unloaded into the sterilization conveying pipe 32; the rotation of the unloading motor 314 is controlled to control the rotation of the unloading screw 313, and then the quantitative unloading of the compound thickener is controlled; then the ozone generator 34 and the air pump 33 work, and the ozone gas generated by the ozone generator 34 is sucked into the air pump 33 through the air supply pipe 35, and the air pump 33 blows the ozone gas into the sterilization conveying pipe 32 to form a high-speed gas The ozone gas contacts and mixes with the compound thickener entering the sterilization delivery pipe 32 to form an airflow containing the compound thickener particles, so that the ozone gas is in full contact with the compound thickener particles, and the bacteria on the surface of the compound thickener particles are sterilized by gas; the airflow containing the compound thickener particles is blown into the separation tank 36 through the sterilization air delivery pipe 35, and the airflow blown into the tank body 361 of the separation tank 36 forms a cyclone, and the compound thickener particles are separated from the airflow by centrifugal force and captured on the inner wall of the tank body 361, and then the compound thickener particles are dropped to the bottom of the tank body 361 by gravity, and the sterilization gas is discharged from the exhaust pipe 362; the discharged sterilization gas is transported back to the air delivery pipe 37 for reuse; and the compound thickener falling to the bottom of the tank is transported to the storage tank 5 for storage through the feeding device 4.

[0025] The feeding device 4 is provided with a first valve 42 and a second valve 43; when a certain amount of compound thickener is accumulated at the bottom of the tank body 361 of the storage tank 5, the first valve 42 is opened to allow the compound thickener at the bottom of the tank body 361 to enter the feeding pipe 41 of the feeding device 4, and then the first valve 42 is closed and the second valve 43 is opened, and the compound thickener entering the feeding pipe 41 of the feeding device 4 falls into the storage tank 5 below for subsequent use; through the coordinated first valve 42 and second valve 43, the feeding pipe 41 of the separation tank 36 can also discharge and transport the compound thickener during operation; it will not affect the flow of the sterilizing gas.

[0026] The control method of the present invention is automatic control through a controller. The control circuit of the controller can be implemented by simple programming by technicians in this field. The provision of power is also common knowledge in this field. The present invention is mainly used to protect mechanical devices, so the present invention will no longer explain the control method and circuit connection in detail.

[0027] Although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A high-efficiency sterilization device for processing a compound thickener, comprising a feeding device (1) for conveying the compound thickener; a sterilization mechanism for efficiently sterilizing the compound thickener; a feeding device (4) for feeding and conveying the sterilized compound thickener; and a storage tank (5) for storing the sterilized compound thickener. It is characterized in that The sterilization mechanism comprises a first sterilization device (2) for performing ultraviolet sterilization on the compound thickener; and a second sterilization device (3) for performing gas sterilization on the compound thickener. The first sterilizing device (2) comprises a dispersion box (21) fixedly connected to the discharge end of the feeding device (1) and used for vibrating and dispersing the input compound thickener; an ultraviolet sterilizing device (23) fixedly connected to the lower end of the dispersion box (21) and used for sterilizing the dispersed compound thickener; and a buffer box (22) fixedly connected to the lower end of the ultraviolet sterilizing device (23) and used for temporarily storing the compound thickener after ultraviolet sterilization; The second sterilizing device (3) comprises a feeding device (31) fixedly connected to the discharge end of the buffer box (22) for quantitatively feeding the compound thickener; a sterilizing delivery pipe (32) fixedly connected to the discharge end of the feeding device (31) for gas sterilization and delivery of the compound thickener; an air pump (33) fixedly connected to one end of the sterilizing delivery pipe (32); an ozone generator (34) for generating sterilizing gas is provided on the side of the air pump (33) away from the sterilizing delivery pipe (32), and the ozone generator (34) is fixedly connected to the air pump (33) via an air delivery pipe (35); a separation tank (36) is provided at the other end of the sterilizing delivery pipe (32) and is fixedly connected to the sterilizing delivery pipe (32) for separating the compound thickener and the sterilizing gas; and an exhaust end of the separation tank (36) is fixedly connected to the air delivery pipe (35) via a return air pipe (37).

2. The high-efficiency sterilization device for processing a compound thickener according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding device (1) comprises a feeding pipe (11); a feeding port is provided at one end of the feeding pipe (11), and a loading bin (12) is fixedly connected to the feeding port; a discharging port is provided at the other end of the feeding pipe (11), and a discharging pipe (13) is fixedly connected to the discharging port; a conveying screw (14) is rotatably mounted in the feeding pipe (11); a conveying motor (15) fixedly connected to the discharging pipe (13) is provided at one end of the discharging pipe (13) close to the loading bin (12); the conveying motor (15) rotates a conveying shaft to be fixedly connected to the conveying screw (14) provided in the feeding pipe (11).

3. The high-efficiency sterilization device for processing a compound thickener according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dispersion box (21) comprises a dispersion box body (211), the dispersion box body (211) is provided with a feed opening at the upper end and a discharge opening at the lower end; a vibration plate is connected to the dispersion box (21) via a buffer connector; a vibration motor (213) is fixedly connected to the lower end surface of the vibration plate; the buffer box (22) is provided with a feed opening at the upper end and a discharge opening at the lower end; the ultraviolet sterilization device (23) comprises a transparent cover (231) located between the dispersion box (21) and the buffer box, fixedly connected to the discharge opening at the lower end of the dispersion box (21) and the feed opening at the upper end of the buffer box; an isolation cover (232) fixedly connected between the dispersion box (21) and the buffer box, and located outside the transparent cover (231); and a plurality of evenly distributed ultraviolet disinfection lamps (233) are also arranged between the transparent cover (231) and the isolation cover (232).

4. The high-efficiency sterilization device for processing a compound thickener according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material discharge device (31) comprises a connecting pipe (311) fixedly connected to a discharge opening provided at the lower end of the buffer box; a material discharge pipe (312) fixedly connected to the connecting pipe (311) is obliquely provided at the lower end of the connecting pipe (311); a material discharge screw (313) is rotatably installed in the material discharge pipe (312); a material discharge motor (314) is fixedly connected to one end of the material discharge pipe (312), and a rotating output shaft of the material discharge motor (314) is fixedly connected to the material discharge screw (313) provided in the material discharge pipe (312); and the other end of the material discharge pipe (312) is fixedly connected to the sterilization conveying pipe (32).

5. The high-efficiency sterilization device for processing a compound thickener according to claim 1, characterized in that: The separation tank (36) comprises a cylindrical tank body (361), the lower end of the tank body (361) being provided with a discharge opening, and the upper end being provided with an exhaust port; an exhaust pipe (362) fixedly connected to the tank body (361) is fixedly provided at the exhaust port at the upper end of the tank body (361), and the lower end of the exhaust pipe (362) extends through and into the upper side of the separation tank (36).

6. The high-efficiency sterilization device for processing a compound thickener according to claim 5, characterized in that: The sterilization delivery pipe (32) is tangentially connected to the upper outer diameter surface of the tank body (361) of the separation tank (36).

7. The high-efficiency sterilization device for processing a compound thickener according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material conveying device (4) comprises a material conveying pipe (41), one end of which is fixedly connected to a discharge opening provided at the lower end of a tank body (361) of a separation tank (36); and the other end is used to communicate with a feed port of a storage tank (5); a first valve (42) and a second valve (43) are fixedly mounted at both ends of the material conveying pipe (41), respectively.

8. The high-efficiency sterilization device for processing a compound thickener according to claim 3, characterized in that: The transparent cover (231) is made of transparent quartz glass.

9. An efficient sterilization process for processing a compound thickener, comprising the following steps: Step 1: feeding and conveying the compound thickener through the feeding device (1), and conveying the compound thickener to the first sterilizing device (2); Step 2: Vibrating and dispersing the incoming composite thickener through the dispersion box (21) in the first sterilizing device (2); Step 3: sterilizing the dispersed composite thickener with ultraviolet light using an ultraviolet light sterilizing device in the first sterilizing device (2); Step 4: quantitatively discharging the composite thickener after ultraviolet disinfection through the discharging device (31) in the second sterilizing device (3); Step 5: Mixing and delivering the compound thickener and the sterilizing gas through the sterilizing delivery pipe (32) in the second sterilizing device; Step 6: Separating the compound thickener from the sterilizing gas through a separation tank (36) in the second sterilizing device; Step 7: discharging and storing the compound thickener through the feeding device (4) and the storage tank (5).

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