Patent ID: 6110423
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A23L,A61L,C02F,Y10S

Abstract:
A pulsed electric field treatment system for deactivating organisms in a fluid product, the system comprising:a first electrode for applying a voltage to produce a pulsed electric field;an insulator section coupled to the first electrode, the insulator section including an insulator pinch, an opening, and a transition region interposed thereinbetween, the opening having a larger cross-sectional area than the insulator pinch, the insulator section including a cavity, passing through the insulator pinch, the transition region, and the opening, wherein the fluid product is contained during deactivating of organisms; anda second electrode for applying the voltage to produce the pulsed electric field, coupled to the insulator section, wherein the first electrode is positioned on a first side of the insulator pinch, and the second electrode is positioned on a second side of the insulator pinch, wherein the pulsed electric field is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, when the voltage is applied across the first electrode and the second electrode, and passes through the insulator pinch.