Patent ID: 11963540
Assignee: BÜHLER AG
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for pasteurizing and/or sterilizing particulate material, the apparatus comprising:
an outer casing,
a material inlet,
a material outlet,
a material guide channel in which the material can be guided from the material inlet along a material guide direction through the apparatus to the material outlet,
at least one electron source arranged within the housing for generating an electron beam, and
a treatment zone arranged in the material guide channel in which the material can be pasteurized and/or sterilized by means of the electron beam,
wherein the apparatus has at least one inner shielding arranged inside the outer housing and enclosing the material guide channel, and the inner shielding has at least one shielding element for shielding radiation produced during the treatment;
wherein the housing has at least one opening which can be closed by at least one closure element associated therewith, and the closure element contains at least one of the shielding elements on an inner side.