CN112088963A

CN112088963A - Aroma-extracting equipment and aroma-extracting method

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Publication number: CN112088963A
Application number: CN202010930976.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 丁胜; 汪磊; 冯英委; 陈家伯
Original assignee: Shanghai Kangshi Food Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Kangshi Food Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-09-07
Filing date: 2020-09-07
Publication date: 2020-12-18
Anticipated expiration: 2040-09-07
Also published as: CN112088963B

Abstract

An aroma-extracting equipment and an aroma-extracting method, wherein the aroma-extracting equipment comprises: a steam generating assembly for providing steam; the extraction tank comprises a steam inlet and a steam outlet, and the steam inlet is connected with the steam generation assembly; a condenser assembly comprising a first inlet and a first outlet, the first inlet connected with the vapor outlet; a collection assembly comprising a second inlet and a second outlet, the second inlet connected to the first outlet; a vacuum pump connected to the first outlet and the second inlet. The aroma-extracting equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention can adjust the vacuum degree in the equipment, thereby changing the steam temperature, realizing aroma extraction at different steam temperatures, realizing sectional recovery of aroma liquid, and realizing that the aroma is extracted after the aroma is extracted or the aroma is extracted before the aroma is extracted.

Description

Aroma-extracting equipment and aroma-extracting method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of food processing, in particular to aroma-improving extraction equipment and an aroma-improving extraction method.

Background

In the current food processing technology, food raw materials are often subjected to extraction processing, wherein the extraction refers to that a compound is transferred from one solvent to another solvent by utilizing the difference of solubility or partition coefficient of the compound in two mutually insoluble (or slightly soluble) solvents. Extracting most compounds repeatedly. The compound can be purified and purified by extracting the desired compound from a solid or liquid mixture.

Taking coffee as an example, at present, coffee is usually extracted by hot water or normal temperature water, and part of aroma in the coffee is volatilized or destroyed in the extraction process to influence the flavor of the coffee, so that part of aroma liquid is distilled by aroma extraction equipment before extraction, then the coffee is extracted to obtain extract liquor, the aroma liquid obtained by aroma extraction can be restored back to the extract liquor, the aroma of the extract liquor is increased, and the flavor of the coffee is improved.

However, in the process of extracting the fragrant liquid by distillation, the temperature and the flow of steam cannot be controlled, and the fragrant liquid extraction requirements under different conditions cannot be met.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide an aroma-improving extraction device and an aroma-improving extraction method, which can control the temperature of steam in the device and realize aroma improvement at different temperatures.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides an aroma-extracting device, including: a steam generating assembly for providing steam; the extraction tank comprises a steam inlet and a steam outlet, and the steam inlet is connected with the steam generation assembly; a condenser assembly comprising a first inlet and a first outlet, the first inlet connected with the vapor outlet; a collection assembly comprising a second inlet and a second outlet, the second inlet connected to the first outlet; a vacuum pump connected to the first outlet and the second inlet.

Optionally, the method further includes: and the vacuum regulating valve is connected with the vacuum pump.

Optionally, the method further includes: the first three-way valve comprises a first port, a second port and a third port, the first port is connected with a first outlet of the condenser assembly, the second port is connected with a second inlet of the collecting assembly, and the third port is connected with the vacuum pump.

Optionally, the vacuum regulating valve is disposed on a connection path between the third port and the vacuum pump.

Optionally, the extraction tank comprises a tank body, an upper cover and a lower cover, the steam inlet is arranged on the lower cover, and the steam outlet is arranged on the upper cover.

Optionally, the internal filter assembly that is provided with of jar, filter assembly includes filter and filter screen, the filter is used for supporting the filter screen.

Optionally, the precision of the filter screen is 5-700 meshes.

Optionally, be provided with a plurality of round holes on the filter, the round hole evenly distributed is in on the filter.

Optionally, the collecting assembly includes: a collection tube comprising a collection inlet and a collection outlet; a first valve arranged on a connecting path of the second inlet of the collecting assembly and the collecting inlet of the collecting pipe; a second valve disposed on a connecting pathway between the collection outlet of the collection tube and the second outlet of the collection assembly.

Optionally, the method further includes: a temperature sensing device for detecting the temperature within the extraction tank.

Optionally, the method further includes: a pressure sensing device for detecting the pressure within the extraction tank.

The embodiment of the invention also provides a method for extracting aroma by using the aroma extracting equipment, which comprises the following steps: placing a material in the extraction tank; carrying out aroma-raising treatment on the material; the fragrance enhancing treatment comprises the following steps: adjusting the pressure intensity in the aroma-extracting equipment by adopting a vacuum pump; a steam generating assembly generates steam, and the steam enters the extraction tank; the steam performs fragrance extraction on the material; the steam after the fragrance extraction enters a condenser assembly to be condensed into liquid; the liquid enters a collection assembly.

Optionally, the method further includes: after the material is subjected to aroma raising treatment, the material subjected to aroma raising treatment is subjected to extraction treatment.

Optionally, the method further includes: after the materials are placed in the extraction tank, before the materials are subjected to aroma raising treatment, the materials are subjected to extraction treatment.

Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention has the following beneficial effects:

the aroma raising extraction equipment is provided with the vacuum pump, the pressure in the aroma raising extraction equipment can be adjusted through the vacuum pumping treatment of the vacuum pump, and the steam generated by the steam generation assembly has different temperatures in different pressure environments, so that the aroma raising can be performed by adopting the steam with different temperatures, the segmented recovery of aroma liquid is realized, and the aroma liquid extraction requirements of different working conditions are met.

According to the aroma-extracting method provided by the embodiment of the invention, the pressure intensity in the aroma-extracting equipment is adjusted through the vacuum pump, the change of the pressure intensity can cause the change of the temperature of steam, the steam generated by the steam generating assembly has different temperatures under different pressure intensities, and when aroma extraction is carried out on materials in the extraction tank, aroma extraction at different steam temperatures can be realized, and sectional recovery of aroma liquid is realized; the materials after being subjected to aroma raising can be extracted, or the materials are extracted firstly and then subjected to aroma raising.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of an apparatus for extracting aroma;

FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of a filter plate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The background technology shows that at present, part of aroma of food is easily damaged by extracting the food, and the food raw materials need to be refilled with the aroma before extraction so as to improve the flavor of the food, but the steam temperature cannot be adjusted by the existing aroma extraction equipment.

In order to solve the above problems, embodiments of the present invention provide an aroma extraction device, wherein a vacuum pump is connected, the vacuum pump can change the pressure inside the device, a steam generation assembly generates steam, and the temperature of the steam can change along with the change of the pressure, so that steam with different temperatures can be provided, aroma extraction under different conditions can be realized, and the sectional recovery of aroma liquid can be realized; the materials after being subjected to aroma extraction can be extracted, or the materials are extracted firstly and then subjected to aroma extraction.

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

Referring to fig. 1, the aroma-raising extraction apparatus includes: a steam generating assembly 10 for providing steam; an extraction tank 20, wherein the extraction tank 20 comprises a steam inlet 21 and a steam outlet 22, and the steam inlet 21 is connected with the steam generation assembly 10; a condenser assembly 30, said condenser assembly 30 comprising a first inlet 31 and a second inlet 32, said first inlet 31 being connected to said vapor outlet 22; a collecting assembly 40, said collecting assembly 40 comprising a second inlet 41 and a second outlet 42, said second inlet 41 being connected to said first outlet 32; a vacuum pump 50, the vacuum pump 50 being connected to the first outlet 32 and the second inlet 41.

In this embodiment, adopt the clamp structure to connect between each subassembly of carrying fragrant extraction equipment, when guaranteeing to carry fragrant extraction equipment overall tightness, the clamp structure has improved the flexibility of subassembly combination, and convenient quick dismantlement is washd, still makes things convenient for the later stage to increase or delete the subassembly.

In this embodiment, the steam generating assembly 10 is used to provide steam; materials to be subjected to aroma extraction are placed in the extraction tank 20; the condenser assembly 30 is used to condense the vapor to a liquid; the collecting component 40 is used for collecting the condensed liquid; the vacuum pump 50 is used for adjusting the vacuum degree in the aroma-extracting equipment, thereby changing the pressure in the equipment.

In this embodiment, the aroma raising and extracting device is connected with the vacuum pump 50, the vacuum pump 50 can change the pressure in the aroma raising and extracting device in a vacuumizing mode, so that the interior of the aroma raising and extracting device becomes a low-pressure environment, the steam generated by the steam generating assembly 10 keeps the volume of the gas unchanged under the condition of pressure change, the temperature of the steam can be changed accordingly, and therefore aroma raising at different steam temperatures can be realized.

With continued reference to fig. 1, the aroma extraction apparatus further comprises: a first three-way valve 61, the first three-way valve 61 including a first port 611, a second port 612, and a third port 613, the first port 611 being connected to the first outlet 32 of the condenser assembly 30, the second port 612 being connected to the second inlet 41 of the collection assembly 40, and the third port 613 being connected to the vacuum pump 50.

In this embodiment, the vacuum pump 50 is connected to a flow path of steam, and the vacuum pump is used to vacuumize the aroma extraction equipment, so as to change the pressure inside the aroma extraction equipment.

With continued reference to fig. 1, the aroma extraction apparatus further comprises: a vacuum regulating valve 70, wherein the vacuum regulating valve 70 is connected with the vacuum pump 50.

In this embodiment, the vacuum regulating valve 70 is disposed on a connection path between the third port 613 and the vacuum pump 50.

In this embodiment, the third port 613 and the vacuum pump 50 are connected by a second three-way valve 62, one end of the second three-way valve 62 is connected to the third port 613, one end is connected to the vacuum pump 50, and the other end is connected to the vacuum regulating valve 70.

In this embodiment, the vacuum adjusting valve 70 can adjust the amount of air entering the aroma extracting device, and when the pressure in the aroma extracting device needs to be recovered, the vacuum adjusting valve can be opened to enable air to enter the device, so that the vacuum adjusting valve 70 and the vacuum pump 50 can act together to change the pressure in the aroma extracting device.

With continued reference to fig. 1, in this embodiment, the steam generating assembly 10 includes a distilling apparatus 11 and a steam generator 12, the distilling apparatus 11 and the steam generator 12 are connected through a third three-way valve 13, one end of the third three-way valve 13 is connected to the distilling apparatus 11, one end is connected to the steam generator 12, and the other end is connected to a steam inlet 21 of the extracting tank 20.

In this embodiment, the distillation apparatus 11 includes a heater 111 and a distillation tank 112, the distillation tank 112 is filled with water for generating steam, the heater 111 is used for heating the water in the distillation tank 112 to generate steam through heating, and the steam enters the extraction tank 20 through the steam inlet 21.

In this embodiment, the steam generator 12 can directly generate steam, and can adjust the flow rate of the generated steam, and use different steam flow rates to enhance the fragrance, so as to control the fragrance enhancing efficiency and change the flavor of the recovered fragrant liquid.

In this embodiment, the steam generating assembly 10 further includes: a third valve 14 and a fourth valve 15, the third valve 14 being disposed on a connection path of the third three-way valve 13 and the distillation apparatus 11, and the fourth valve 15 being disposed on a connection path of the third three-way valve 13 and the steam generator 12. The steam can be generated by selectively using the distillation device 11 or the steam generator 12 by opening and closing the third valve 14 and the fourth valve 15, and the steam is generated by the distillation device 11 by opening the third valve 14 and closing the fourth valve 15; by closing the third valve 14 and opening the fourth valve 15, steam is generated by the steam generator 12.

In other embodiments, the steam generating assembly 10 may comprise only the distillation assembly 11, or only the steam generator 12.

With continued reference to fig. 1, the extracting pot 20 includes a pot body 23, an upper cover 24, and a lower cover 25, the steam inlet 21 is provided on the lower cover 25, and the steam outlet 22 is provided on the upper cover 24.

In this embodiment, the upper cover 24 and the lower cover 25 of the extracting tank 20 are hermetically connected to the tank 23 to ensure the overall sealing performance of the extracting tank 20 and the aroma extracting apparatus.

In this embodiment, jar body 23 still includes inner bag, outer courage and sets up the heat preservation between inner bag and outer courage, the heat preservation can prevent on the one hand that operating personnel from touching to draw the jar and cause the scald, and on the other hand can keep drawing the temperature stability in the jar 20, avoids steam just to condense into liquid before getting into the condenser subassembly, leads to the unable smooth recovery of fragrant liquid.

In this embodiment, the insulating layer is made of polyurethane.

With continued reference to fig. 1, a filter assembly 26 is disposed in the tank 23, the filter assembly 26 includes a filter plate 261 and a filter screen 262, and the filter plate 261 is used for supporting the filter screen 262.

In this embodiment, the filter plate 261 is fixedly connected to the tank 23 by a flange clamp, the filter screen 262 is disposed on the filter plate 261, and the filter screen 262 is welded to the filter plate 261.

In this embodiment, the material is placed on the filter screen 262, and in the fragrance extraction process, steam passes through the filter screen 262 and contacts with the material to extract fragrance in the material, and the material is placed on the filter screen 262 and falls to the bottom of the extraction tank 20.

In this embodiment, the filter screen 262 is a metal wire mesh.

The precision range of the filter screen 262 is 5-700 meshes. The filter screen 262 can be changed according to the difference of the material of the fragrant extraction of treating, can use the filter screen of different precisions to carry out fragrant extraction to different materials.

Referring to fig. 2, a plurality of circular holes 263 are formed on the filter plate 261, and the circular holes 263 are uniformly distributed on the filter plate 261.

In this embodiment, the circular hole 263 is used for contacting the material on the filter screen 262 after the steam enters the extracting tank 20 through the steam inlet 21 via the filter assembly 260, and the circular hole 263 is favorable for scattering the steam passing through the filter plate 261, shunting the steam, so that the steam uniformly passes through the filter assembly 260 and sufficiently contacts the material, thereby sufficiently extracting the fragrance and improving the efficiency of fragrance extraction.

With continued reference to fig. 1, the aroma extraction apparatus further comprises: a temperature sensing device 27, wherein the temperature sensing device 27 is used for detecting the temperature in the extraction tank 20.

In this embodiment, the temperature sensing device 27 is a thermometer; in other embodiments, the temperature sensing device 27 may also be a temperature sensor.

In this embodiment, the temperature sensing device 27 enables an operator to visually observe the temperature of the steam, so that the pressure in the device can be properly adjusted to keep the temperature stable or adjust the temperature to a desired temperature.

In this embodiment, the temperature sensing device 27 is installed on the upper cover 24 of the extracting tank 20.

With continued reference to fig. 1, the aroma extraction apparatus further comprises: a pressure sensing means 28, said pressure sensing means 28 being adapted to sense the pressure within said extraction tank 20.

In this embodiment, the pressure sensing device 28 is a pressure gauge; in other embodiments, the pressure sensing device 28 may also be a pressure sensor.

In this embodiment, pressure sensing device 28 can make operating personnel observe the pressure in the fragrant extraction equipment of carrying directly perceivedly, makes things convenient for operating personnel to adjust the vacuum at any time and makes the pressure in the equipment satisfy the demand.

In this embodiment, the pressure sensing device 28 is mounted on the upper cover 24 of the extracting pot 20.

With continued reference to fig. 1, the condenser assembly 30 includes an inner tube 33 and an outer tube 34, the outer tube 34 is sleeved outside the inner tube 33, and the first inlet 31 and the first outlet 32 are located at two ends of the inner tube 33.

In this embodiment, the condenser assembly 30 is a water-cooled condenser, the outer pipe 34 is used for flowing ice water, the inner pipe 33 is used for flowing steam, and the steam in the inner pipe 33 is affected by the ice water in the outer pipe 34, so that the temperature is reduced and the steam is condensed into liquid.

In other embodiments, the condenser package 30 may also be an air-cooled condenser.

In this embodiment, the outer tube 34 includes a water inlet 341 and a water outlet 342, the water inlet 341 and the first outlet 32 are located on the same side, the water outlet 342 and the first inlet 31 are located on the same side, and the flowing directions of the ice water and the steam are opposite, which is more favorable for the condensation of the steam.

With continued reference to fig. 1, the collection assembly 40 includes: a collection tube 43, the collection tube 43 comprising a collection inlet 431 and a collection outlet 432; a first valve 44, wherein the first valve 44 is arranged on a connecting passage of the second inlet 41 of the collecting assembly 40 and the collecting inlet 431 of the collecting pipe 43; a second valve 45, the second valve 45 being disposed on a connection passage of the second outlet 42 of the collection assembly 40 and the collection outlet 432 of the collection pipe 43.

In this embodiment, the collecting pipe 43 is used for storing the aroma liquid after the steam is condensed, and in the process of collecting the aroma liquid, the first valve 44 is opened, and the second valve 45 is closed, so that the airtightness of the aroma extraction equipment is ensured, the pressure in the equipment is kept stable, and the steam temperature is stable; when the collecting pipe 43 is full of perfume liquid, the first valve 44 is closed, the second valve 45 is opened, and perfume liquid flows to other containers through the collecting outlet 432 of the collecting pipe 43 and the second outlet 42 of the collecting assembly 40, and the pressure and temperature of other parts of the perfume extracting device are not affected because the first valve 44 is closed.

According to the aroma-improving extraction equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, the pressure intensity in the aroma-improving extraction equipment is adjusted through the vacuum pump 50, the purpose of adjusting the steam temperature is achieved, the steam flow can also be adjusted, aroma is improved by adopting different steam temperatures and flows, the extracted aroma liquids have different material components and different flavor, so that different aroma liquids can be recovered in sections by utilizing the combination of different steam temperatures and steam flows in the food processing process; in addition, the device can be applied to laboratories, and substances extracted from different materials at different steam temperatures and different flow rates are tested, so that the most suitable steam temperature and steam flow rate of the materials are found, and industrial production is facilitated.

The embodiment of the invention also provides a method for extracting aroma by using the aroma extracting equipment, which comprises the following steps: placing the material in the extraction tank 20; carrying out aroma-raising treatment on the material; the fragrance enhancing treatment comprises the following steps: adjusting the pressure in the aroma-raising extraction equipment by adopting a vacuum pump 50; the steam generating assembly 10 generates steam, which enters the extraction tank 20; the steam performs fragrance extraction on the material; the vapor after aroma extraction enters the condenser assembly 30 to be condensed into liquid; the liquid enters the collection assembly 40.

In this embodiment, the aroma-improving extraction method further includes: when steam is generated using the distillation apparatus 11, the third valve 14 is opened and the fourth valve 15 is closed; when steam is generated using the steam generator 12, the fourth valve 15 is opened and the third valve 14 is closed.

In this embodiment, the aroma-improving extraction method further includes: during the fragrance raising process, the second valve 45 of the collection assembly 40 is closed, and the first valve 44 of the collection assembly is opened, so that the fragrance liquid is stored in the collection pipe 43; when the collecting pipe 43 is full of perfume liquid, the first valve 44 is closed, and then the second valve 45 is opened, so that the perfume liquid in the collecting pipe 43 is discharged to other collecting containers, and the pressure and the temperature in the device cannot be influenced.

In this embodiment, the aroma-raising and extracting apparatus may also be used for extraction operations, it should be noted that, when the extraction function is used, the steam generating assembly 10 is not required for generating steam, and the distillation tank may be used for collecting the extraction liquid.

When soaking extraction is used, the third valve 14 and the fourth valve 15 of the steam generating device 10 are closed, the upper cover 24 of the extraction tank 20 is opened, and materials are placed in the extraction tank 20; pouring a proper amount of hot water with proper temperature into the extraction tank 20, and fully stirring the hot water and the materials; after extraction is finished, the third valve 14 is opened to discharge.

When the trickling filtration extraction is used, the upper cover of the extraction tank 20 is opened, and materials are placed in the extraction tank 20; opening the third valve 14 of the steam generating device 10; hot water with proper temperature is slowly and uniformly added into the extraction tank 20 from the upper part of the extraction tank 20, and the extraction liquid flows into the container from the third valve 14 until the extraction is finished.

The extraction operation can be carried out before the aroma raising treatment, or the material after the aroma raising treatment can be extracted after the aroma raising treatment is carried out on the material.

In this embodiment, the aroma-improving extraction method further includes: after the material is subjected to aroma raising treatment, the material subjected to aroma raising treatment is extracted.

In other embodiments, the aroma-raising extraction method may also be that after the material is placed in the extraction tank 20, the aroma-raising components such as the vacuum pump and the condenser component are not connected, before the aroma-raising process is performed on the material, the material is subjected to the extraction process, and then the vacuum pump is used to adjust the pressure inside the equipment after the extraction, so as to perform the aroma-raising process on the extracted material.

Although the present invention is disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. An aroma-raising extraction equipment, characterized by comprising:

a steam generating assembly for providing steam;

the extraction tank comprises a steam inlet and a steam outlet, and the steam inlet is connected with the steam generation assembly;

a condenser assembly comprising a first inlet and a first outlet, the first inlet connected with the vapor outlet;

a collection assembly comprising a second inlet and a second outlet, the second inlet connected to the first outlet;

a vacuum pump connected to the first outlet and the second inlet.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: and the vacuum regulating valve is connected with the vacuum pump.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising: the first three-way valve comprises a first port, a second port and a third port, the first port is connected with a first outlet of the condenser assembly, the second port is connected with a second inlet of the collecting assembly, and the third port is connected with the vacuum pump.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said vacuum control valve is provided on a connection path between said third port and said vacuum pump.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the extraction tank comprises a tank body, an upper cover and a lower cover, the steam inlet is disposed on the lower cover, and the steam outlet is disposed on the upper cover.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein a filter assembly is disposed within the tank, the filter assembly comprising a filter plate and a filter screen, the filter plate supporting the filter screen.

7. The aroma-improving extraction equipment according to claim 6, wherein the precision of the filter screen is 5-700 meshes.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said filter plate has a plurality of circular holes, said circular holes being uniformly distributed in said filter plate.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the collection assembly comprises:

a collection tube comprising a collection inlet and a collection outlet;

a first valve arranged on a connecting path of the second inlet of the collecting assembly and the collecting inlet of the collecting pipe;

a second valve disposed on a connecting pathway between the collection outlet of the collection tube and the second outlet of the collection assembly.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a temperature sensing device for detecting the temperature within the extraction tank.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a pressure sensing device for detecting the pressure within the extraction tank.

12. A method for extracting aroma using the aroma extraction apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, comprising:

placing a material in the extraction tank; carrying out aroma-raising treatment on the material;

the fragrance enhancing treatment comprises the following steps:

adjusting the pressure intensity in the aroma-extracting equipment by adopting a vacuum pump;

a steam generating assembly generates steam, and the steam enters the extraction tank;

the steam performs fragrance extraction on the material;

the steam after the fragrance extraction enters a condenser assembly to be condensed into liquid;

the liquid enters a collection assembly.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising: after the material is subjected to aroma raising treatment, the material subjected to aroma raising treatment is subjected to extraction treatment.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising: after the materials are placed in the extraction tank, before the materials are subjected to aroma raising treatment, the materials are subjected to extraction treatment.