93 results about "Vegetable matter" patented technology

A chew toy having a substantial component of vegetable matter wherein such vegetable matter, in dried and powdered or granulation form, is melted as it is injection molded. The process provides a chew toy with a consistency and chewability preferred by most dogs that is not attainable by known prior art baking or compression molding techniques.

This invention vaporizes a botanical substance for inhalation using a combustion generated heat source. A substantially planar non-porous heat exchanger transfers heat to the inhalation air and keeps combustion byproducts separated from the inhalation air. In use, air is drawn past the heat exchanger and then through a reservoir holding the botanical substance, vaporizing any volatiles in the substance. The heat exchanger assembly can be magnetically attached to the pipe assembly.

A vitamin and / or mineral and / or herbal enriched molded animal chew toy. The vitamins, minerals and / or herbal additives are incorporated into the molded chew toy under conditions that minimize thermal degradation of such additives. Suitable resins include starch, casein, denatured and partially hydrolized casein, thermoplastic polymers and mixtures thereof. In related embodiment, animal chews comprising primarily denatured and partially hydrolized collagen are disclosed, as well as such denatured and partially hydrolized collagen in mixture with vegetable matter, rawhide, animal meal, peanut bits / flour, casein, starch and mixtures thereof.

A dietary supplement is created, comprised of material from the following nutrients, vitamins, herbs, minerals, and food and plant substances and food and plant derivatives: lycopene, vitamin E, selenium, green tea, coenzyme Q10, garlic, folic acid, vitamin C, curcumin, seaweed, Cordyceps sinsensis mushroom, Lentinus edodes (shiitake) mushroom, and Ganoderma lucidum (reishi) mushroom. The composition is administered orally for individuals who wish to reduce their risk of disease, particularly cancer-risk.

The present invention relates to a method for producing articles impregnated with at least one plant substance from at least one plant, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:a) Extraction and / or pressing of at least one plant (V1), or at least one part of said plant, producing a liquid plant extract (E1)) and a solid fibrous residue (R1), thenb) Separation of said plant extract (E1) from said fibrous residue (R1), andc) Destructuring of said fibrous residue (R1),d) Production of a fibrous web or of an article made from the fibrous residue (R1) obtained in step c), ande) Impregnation of said fibrous residue (R1) with (i) at least said plant extract (E1), which is optionally concentrated, purified, flavored and / or fragranced, with (ii) at least one water-soluble or liposoluble plant substance isolated from said plant extract (E1), with (iii) at least one composition comprising at least one optionally concentrated, purified, flavored and / or fragranced water-soluble or liposoluble substance of said plant extract (E1), or with (iv) at least one plant extract (E2) or at least one composition comprising at least one optionally concentrated, purified, flavored and / or fragranced water-soluble or liposoluble substance of said plant extract (E2), resulting from an extraction or pressing of a plant (V2) different from said plant (V1).

Simultaneous slicing and washing of relatively firm raw vegetable or fruit products is accomplished in a vat of water into which a slicer apparatus is positioned such that the slices are formed and discharge directly into the water An inclined takeout conveyor serves to receive the slices and remove them from the water. A circulating water current and fluid jets urge the slices to disperse onto the conveyor. A spray of water or air blast removes residual vegetable matter from the slice surfaces before leaving the takeout conveyor for further processing. Slicing and washing a vegetable in a flume volute where the slices are dispersed onto a takeout conveyor is disclosed where the water medium is collected in a tub and recycled back to flow in the flume to a level that covers the slicer's operative parts. The apparatus may be used for simultaneous slicing and cooling of raw vegetables where hot cooling oil is maintained in the system and recycled for reheating.

A method for modifying the viscosity of pureed vegetable matter, said method including the step of applying relatively low-frequency ultrasonic energy (having a frequency in the range from about 16 kHz to 100 kHz) to said puree via a sonotrode in a manner such that cavitation of a water fraction in said puree is induced, and the cellular structure and cell wall material of the vegetable matter are degraded, thereby to increase the viscosity of said puree.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, an electric knife is provided that includes a blade that is adapted to cut the pulp and shell of pumpkins and other fruits and vegetables but not readily cut the skin and flesh of humans. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the electric knife also includes a shield that that is adapted to prevent fruit or vegetable matter from entering the housing of the electric knife.

An animal chew is provided formed by rolling a mixture of binder and base material into a sheet. Base material, such as an edible material, including but not limited to starch, protein matter, vegetable or plant matter, is mixed with a binder. The mixture is then supplied to a screw conveyor followed by introduction onto rollers to form a sheet. The sheet may then be cut into a desired shape. The overall process may be made continuous, and the manufacturing conditions may be selectively controlled at each step, with respect to variable a such as temperature and moisture levels, to substantially maintain the overall nutritional value of the formed edible compositions.

Method for improving the spattering behaviour of a cooking fat product containing 0-5 wt. % of a dispersed aqueous phase comprising the steps a. selecting a cooking fat product containing 0-5 wt. % of a dispersed aqueous phase, b. selecting fat insoluble vegetable matter having a consistency which allows milling to a powder, c. milling the vegetable matter to a powder having a volume weighted mean particle diameter (d4,3) selected from the range 1-2000 & micro; m, admixing the resulting powder to the cooking fat product in an amount of 0.1-25 wt. % on product and getting it evenly dispersed throughout the product.

The subject invention relates in part to novel steps in canola and other oil seed processing, including milling to achieve a significant particle size reduction, extraction of higher levels of protein from the starting material, the use of presscake as a starting material, and the production of a precipitated protein concentrates containing a nutritionally significant amount of oil. The subject invention also provides optimal pH ranges for extraction and recovery steps in these novel processes. The subject processes can be applied to, and offer similar advantages to, other oilseeds and vegetable matter, such as sunflower seeds and flax seeds. The subject invention also includes novel feed compositions.

A chemical analysis method for detecting, identifying and reporting contraband, illegal drugs, explosives, toxic chemicals, decaying animal and vegetable matter, and concealed human beings located in secure spaces such as cargo shipping containers. Chemical analysis results are accumulated and added to effect definitive analyses over extended periods of time while the containers are in transit. Individual containers are equipped with a device employing the method. The analysis method consists of accumulation and addition of analytical chemical instrumentation, measurements of trace quantities of target chemical vapors inside of shipping containers while the containers are in transit. Cumulative and additive spectrometric analyses coupled with increased target chemical concentrations, due to chemical vapor build up over the long periods of time that containers are in transit, result in significantly increased electronic signal-to-noise in spectrometric measurements and increased spectrometric signal strengths that are indicative of the presence of target chemicals.

A chemical analysis method for detecting, identifying and reporting contraband, illegal drugs, explosives, toxic chemicals, decaying animal and vegetable matter, and concealed human beings located in secure spaces such as cargo shipping containers. Chemical analysis results are accumulated and added to effect definitive analyses over extended periods of time while the containers are in transit. Individual containers are equipped with a device employing the method. The analysis method consists of accumulation and addition of analytical chemical instrumentation, measurements of trace quantities of target chemical vapors inside of shipping containers while the containers are in transit. Cumulative and additive spectrometric analyses coupled with increased target chemical concentrations, due to chemical vapor build up over the long periods of time that containers are in transit, result in significantly increased electronic signal-to-noise in spectrometric measurements and increased spectrometric signal strengths that are indicative of the presence of target chemicals.

The invention relates to stable in vitro co-cultures of cells of plant origin and phytopathogens, which make it possible to produce plant substances. The invention also relates to a method for the co-culture of cells of plant origin and phytopathogens in a fermentor to produce substances of interest.

A subject of the present invention is a process for producing carbon nanotubes, the process comprising:a) the synthesis of alcohol(s) by fermentation of at least one vegetable matter and optionally the purification of the product obtained;b) the dehydration of the alcohol or alcohols obtained in a) in order to produce, in a first reactor, a mixture of alkene(s) and water and optionally the purification of the product obtained;c) the introduction, in particular the introduction into a fluidized bed, in a second reactor, of a powdery catalyst at a temperature ranging from 450 to 850° C., this catalyst comprising at least one catalytic metal supported by an inert solid substrate, the grains of catalyst having a d50 of less than 300 μm;d) bringing the alkene produced in b) into contact with the powdery catalyst of stage c), optionally in a fluidized bed, in order to form carbon nanotubes and hydrogen on the surface of said catalyst by catalytic decomposition of said alkene;e) the recovery of the carbon nanotubes produced in d).The invention also relates to nanotubes capable of being obtained according to the abovementioned process, which can be advantageously used in all the known fields of application of carbon nanotubes.

A vitamin and / or mineral and / or herbal enriched molded animal chew toy. The vitamins, minerals and / or herbal additives are incorporated into the molded chew toy under conditions that minimize thermal degradation of such additives. Suitable resins include starch, casein, denatured and partially hydrolized casein, thermoplastic polymers and mixtures thereof. In related embodiment, animal chews comprising primarily denatured and partially hydrolized collagen are disclosed, as well as such denatured and partially hydrolized collagen in mixture with vegetable matter, rawhide, animal meal, peanut bits / flour, casein, starch and mixtures thereof.

Discloses a two stage filtration system for treatment of fibrous vegetable matter, particularly oilseed materials such as oil-extracted canola flakes to separate the low valued fibrous material from soluble material and small non-structural water-insoluble material of higher value. The filtration system receives a vegetable matter slurry and passes the slurry through first stage filter which is an impeller type filter that operates to separate the slurry into a filtrate and a moist retentate. The moist retentate is further filter in a second compression filtration stage or a centrifuge to remove additional water. Small non-structural insoluble matter is removed in the filtrate.

The invention relates to an adhesive composition, characterised in comprising at least one vegetable starch the amylose content of which is between 30 and 60%. The invention further relates to the method for using said composition, including application thereof to lignocellulose materials, the forming of a panel and the hot pressing thereof. The emissions of formaldehyde vapour during said method are as low as possible. The invention further relates to the panels produced as above and in particular the panels emitting reduced amounts of formaldehyde into the atmosphere.

Method for extracting oils, proteins and fermentable sugars from vegetable material in an aqueous medium, includes:a) adding water to the vegetable material;b) adding an enzyme mixture containing at least one cellulase, at least one hemicellulase, and at least one pectinase, the ratio between the pectinase activity and the cellulase activity being at least 0.14, and the ratio between the pectinase activity and the hemicellulase activity being at least 7.10−3, the pectinase activity being less than 120 μmol / min / mL;c) incubating the vegetable material and the enzyme mixture with stirring to release oils, proteins and fermentable sugars in the reaction medium;d) separating the reaction medium to obtain free oil, an aqueous phase containing proteins and fermentable sugars, and a solid phase;e) optionally separating and recycling an emulsion of free oil or aqueous phase, to the medium;f) separating the proteins and fermentable sugars from the aqueous phase.

The invention relates to a plant source of a plant marine product animal external antiparasitic preventing agent and its preparing process, wherein the preparation comprises ginko outer seed coat extract or ethanol as dissolvent, as well as surface active agent, and the preparation process comprises the steps of, disintegrating the ginko outer seed coat, backflow extraction with methanol, concentrating the extract, extracting with waterless industrial alcohol, thus obtaining the concentration extract, mixing surface active agent, ethanol dissolvent, and ginko outer seed coat extract in homogenizer, stirring 30 minutes, cooling down to normal temperature to obtain the preparation.

A method of producing male or female sterile plants comprising the steps of transforming plant material with a polynucleotide which encodes at least one enzyme which reacts with a non-phytotoxic substance to produce a phytotoxic one, and regenerating the thus transformed material into a plant, wherein the said non-phytotoxic substance is applied to the plant up to the time of male or female gamete formation and / or maturation, so that the non-phytotoxic substance provides for the production of a phytotoxic one which selectively prevents the formation of or otherwise renders the said gametes non-functional, wherein the enzyme is expressed preferentially in either male or female reproductive structures, characterised in that (i) the non-phytotoxic substance is selected from the group consisting of ester derivatives of non-phosphonate herbicides which herbicides are directly phytotoxic to non-green tissue, D-alpha amino acids, peptide derivatives of non-protein D-alpha amino acids, S-enantiomers of aryloxyphenoxypropionates and S-enantiomers of ester derivatives of aryloxyphcnoxypropionatcs and (ii) the enzyme is selected from the group consisting of carboxylesterases, D-amino acid oxidases, D-amino acid dehydrogenases, D-amino acid racemases, 2-arylpropionyl-CoA epimerases, alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemases, thioesterases and acyl-CoA synthetases.

Environmentally friendly processes for prevention of qualitative deterioration and quantitative loss of plant matter and foodstuffs, during all stages of storage and handling, including pre- and post-harvest, pre- and post-planting, distribution and marketing involves the use of H2O2 compositions including Ag and at least one of Cu and Zn ions. The processes can also be used to prevent sprouting and rooting, and to promote fecundity of certain plant matter, and can also be used to eliminate or reduce quantities of harmful organisms and substances from soil, other growth media and substrates, equipment, materials water, workspaces and surfaces.

The invention discloses a wool vegetable matter removing device. The device comprises a wool humidifier, a wool feeder, a gas fiber separator, a card wire roller opener, a single-licker-in cleaning opener, a wool cleaner and a dust collector, wherein a discharging hole of the wool humidifier is formed above a feeding hole of the wool feeder, a discharging hole of the wool feeder is connected with a second flat conveying curtain on a feeding hole of the card wire roller opener through a material flowing plate, the gas fiber separator is arranged above a third flat conveying curtain of the card wire roller opener, the discharging end of the gas fiber separator is arranged over a fourth flat conveying curtain of a sawtooth roller tooth opener, and a discharging hole of the sawtooth roller tooth opener is connected to a feeding hole of the wool cleaner through a fifth flat conveying curtain. According to the wool vegetable matter removing device, the vegetable matter contained in wool can be effectively and mechanically removed as a whole, and therefore the negative effects that the environment is polluted and the native quality of wool is damaged when the vegetable matter contained in wool is removed with a traditional carbonization technology can be avoided.

The invention discloses a method for preparing supported palladium catalyst used for benzene catalytic oxidation. The method comprises the following steps: 1) taking a silicon source SBA-15 as a hardtemplate, and adding cerium salt for a reaction to prepare a carrier CeO2; 2) taking a vegetable matter howood as a reducing agent, and reducing a palladium precursor as palladium nano particles to obtain a material containing the palladium nano particles; and 3) employing a sol supporting method for supporting the palladium nano particles on the above carrier CeO2 to obtain a Pd / CeO2 catalyst which is the supported palladium catalyst. The supporting amount of the supported palladium catalyst is controlled at 0.1-2.0%, by aiming at different concentrations of benzene in VOCs, the different precious metals load capacities can be prepared, and the application scope is wide.