Patent ID: 7752808

Claim:
Device for thermal nebulisation of a liquid composition for treating fruit or vegetables, wherein it comprises: a container for receiving the liquid composition, a fan which comprises blades for moving the air located in a zone of the container above the liquid composition, a channelling housing which is arranged above the zone of the container, the housing having at least one opening for introducing outside air into the device and a discharge outlet, and communicating with the zone of the container in order for the fan to create a flow of air in the housing, a projection sprayer by means of centrifuging the liquid composition in the form of droplets in the housing in order to form, by mixing with the flow of air, in a mixing region of the housing located downstream of the fan relative to the circulation direction of the flow of air, a mist of droplets of the liquid composition, a conduit for sucking the liquid composition towards the sprayer under the effect of the circulation of the flow of air in the mixing region, and a device for heating the air arranged upstream of the mixing region of the housing.