Food Purification Device Using UV and Ozone AOP
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for food purification, particularly for multi-sided packages and varying container sizes, are inefficient and require multiple passes under UV lamps, and conventional disinfection methods fail to effectively address contamination issues in food products, leading to inconsistent results and potential spoilage.
Innovation Solution
A device and system utilizing Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) and Photolysis at a Nano level, combining ultraviolet light and ozone with specific HF currents in an aqua medium for comprehensive disinfection, which can disinfect food products of various sizes without reconfiguring the process line and maintains nutritional values and flavor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional UV disinfection systems are used for multi-sided packages, then single surface disinfection is achieved, but other surfaces remain contaminated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a rotating mechanism that moves the package through multiple positions, allowing UV lamps to disinfect all surfaces including sides and bottom. The rotation adds a temporal dimension to the disinfection process, ensuring complete coverage of multi-sided packages that cannot be achieved with static single-surface UV systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is designed to handle various package types and sizes through adjustable positioning mechanisms and multiple UV lamp configurations. The same system can disinfect flat packages, multi-sided containers, and products of varying dimensions, making it universally applicable to diverse packaging formats without requiring separate equipment for each type.
2Reliability
If process line is reconfigured for different container sizes, then accurate UV dosage is achieved, but production time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs adjustable and repositionable UV lamps that can be dynamically configured for different container sizes and shapes. The lamps are mounted on adjustable arms or rails, allowing operators to quickly reposition them to optimal distances from various package types without shutting down the entire production line, thus maintaining both dosage accuracy and production efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system includes pre-configured positions and quick-adjust mechanisms that allow operators to rapidly switch between different package size configurations. Standardized positioning guides and preset lamp positions enable fast reconfiguration without requiring complex recalibration, minimizing production interruptions when changing container types.
3Reliability
If multiple passes under UV lamp are made, then complete disinfection is achieved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of making multiple passes of the same package under a stationary UV lamp (time-consuming sequential process), the patent rotates the package to present different surfaces to the UV lamps simultaneously. This spatial transformation converts a multi-pass sequential operation into a single-pass parallel operation, achieving complete disinfection without sacrificing productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating mechanism ensures continuous exposure of all package surfaces to UV radiation in a single uninterrupted operation. The rotation is synchronized with the UV lamp activation, ensuring that every surface receives the required dosage during one continuous pass through the disinfection chamber, eliminating idle time between multiple passes.
4Duration of action of stationary object
If conventional chemical preservatives are used, then shelf life is extended, but consumer safety concerns increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces chemical preservative systems with a physical UV radiation-based disinfection system. UV lamps emit germicidal radiation that eliminates pathogens on package surfaces without leaving chemical residues. This substitution maintains extended shelf life through effective pathogen control while avoiding the harmful chemical residues that concern consumers and regulators.
Solution Approach 2:
The system converts the previously harmful role of chemical preservatives (which leave residues and raise safety concerns) into a beneficial physical process. UV radiation, which could be harmful at high doses, is precisely controlled to deliver effective germicidal doses that eliminate pathogens without damaging the food or leaving harmful residues, thus transforming a potential harm into a safe and effective solution.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively reduces harmful contaminants, increases shelf life by 2-3 times, and enhances food quality by making each bite tastier and healthier, while reducing the need for artificial antioxidants and maintaining inherent properties intact.
Implementation Method 1
a UV light source that provides a disinfecting illumination of a food product
Implementation Method 2
The invention includes Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP), Photolysis and performs at a Nano level. The component used in the method comprises Water, ultraviolet light and Ozone.
Implementation Method 3
The invention includes Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP), Photolysis and performs at a Nano level
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention generally relates to the field of Purification Device, method and system. More particularly, this invention relates to purification of raw food produce using Advanced Oxidation Process & Photolysis that performs on Nanotechnology. The invention reduces the impact of harmful pesticides, insecticides, germs, pathogens, virus, harmful anti-oxidants, heavy metals, etc., while keeping the inherent properties intact.