{"id":28,"date":"2017-01-22T08:22:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T08:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chemtronicsindia.com\/?p=28"},"modified":"2026-09-05T04:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T04:31:37","slug":"fruits-vegetable-ozone-cleaning-disinfection-continuous-batch-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chemtronicsindia.com\/?p=28","title":{"rendered":"Fruits & Vegetable \u201cOzone\u201d Cleaning & Disinfection: Continuous Batch Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

Preamble:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conventionally food grade different forms of chlorine based chemicals are used for surface cleaning for dust & bacteria\u2019s but in these process pesticides & insecticides are not cleaned by these chemicals. On the contrary there are residuals of these chlorine based chemicals are left over the surface of fruits & vegetables.
\nLatest Technique is to clean Fruits & vegetables with water enriched with dissolved ozone.<\/p>\n

Advantages of ozone cleaning:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Ozone is generated at the point of use.
\n2. No transportation involved.
\n3. No storage involved.
\n4. Ordering & inventory control is not required.
\n5. Ozone quickly oxidizes most known pesticide & insecticides.
\n6. Result by- product is environment Friendly.
\n7. Ozone is the strongest disinfectant.
\n8. Excess residual ozone is harmless & naturally gets degraded to harmless oxygen (O2).<\/p>\n

List of equipment\u2019s:<\/p>\n

a. Two containers A & B.
\nb. SS-304 carriage
\nc. 2.5 gm\/hr ozone generator + 2,000 CFM air pump
\nd. \u00bd ton \u2013 3meter Chain Pulley
\ne. 6\u201d x 4 meter I beam<\/p>\n

Cleaning Procedure:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1st stage : Pre – wash using ozonated water for dirt & debris cleaning.
\n2nd stage : Soaking in enrich Ozone water for disinfection & chemical oxidation.<\/p>\n

Step by step process of continuous batch cleaning:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Fruits & vegetables are arranged in the perforated basket.
\n2. These baskets are loaded in stainless steel carriage.
\n3. This carriage is submersed in first ozonated water containers.
\n4. Air pumping is given for turbulence & agitation for 5 \u2013 10 mins (depending on the physical dirt) to performance pre \u2013 wash.
\n5. Lift carriage from first container dip\/submerse in second container for Ozonation for 10 \u2013 15 minutes as per demand.
\n6. Lift it & empty the carriage to load new load.
\n7. First container can be used for 3 – 4 cycles for pre wash & then entire water can be drained & filled with fresh water.
\n8. Second container can be used for 6 \u2013 8 repeat cycles of Ozonation & then can be drained & filled with fresh water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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