EP 2527050 A1 20121128 - Method and apparatus for food production plant cleaning

Title (en)

Method and apparatus for food production plant cleaning

Title (de)

Neuartiges Verfahren

Title (fr)

Nouveau procédé

Publication

EP 2527050 A1 20121128 (EN)

Application

EP 11167597 A 20110526

Priority

EP 11167597 A 20110526

Abstract (en)

The present application relates to a plant (310) comprising a plurality of connected process units (316, 318, 320), said plant (310) being suitable for processing a liquid food preparation by a defined process, said process involving a plurality of steps where each of these steps are carried out in a process unit (316, 318, 320), said process unit being connected to other parts of said plant by valves (324, 350, 334, 336, 338, 339, 344), characterized in that each process unit (316, 318, 320) may be cleaned separately and that cleaning liquids are dispensed directly to each process unit (316, 318, 320) during cleaning. The application also discloses a cleaning method, a specific construction element that may be included in such a plant and a system for carrying out the cleaning operation.

IPC 8 full level

B08B 9/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B08B 9/08 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

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Citation (search report)

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Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2527050 A1 20121128; WO 2012160185 A2 20121129; WO 2012160185 A3 20131003

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11167597 A 20110526; EP 2012059809 W 20120525