FOOD PRODUCT CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

Methods of cleaning food product are described and illustrated. Some of the methods include producing halous acid; applying the halous acid to food product to at least partially disinfect the food product with the halous acid and to generate an effluent comprising halous acid; feeding the effluent comprising halous acid into a catalytic reactor comprising a catalytic material; contacting the effluent comprising halous acid with the catalytic material to produce a halogen oxide; and applying the halogen oxide to food product to at least partially disinfect the food product with the halogen oxide. In some methods, the halous acid is applied to food product to at least partially disinfect the food product; the halous acid is catalyzed to convert the halous acid to halogen oxide; and the halogen oxide is applied to the food product to at least partially disinfect the food product.