Abstract: A system providing for on-site reclamation and re-use of reclaimed antimicrobial solution includes a dispenser, at least one receptacle, piping, and at least one pump. The dispenser sprays antimicrobial solution toward moving raw food products. Unspent antimicrobial solution that did not contact the moving raw food products and rebound antimicrobial solution that did contact the raw food products combine to form a reclaimed antimicrobial solution. The reclaimed antimicrobial solution is collected in the receptacle and is pumped through the piping to a location for reuse.

Abstract: A green coffee bean polishing apparatus for removing silver skin from green coffee beans having the silver skins remaining after removal of parchment, comprises: a tubular member communicated at one end portion thereof with a supply port for green coffee beans to be polished and at the other end portion thereof with a discharge port for the polished green coffee beans, the tubular member defining a polishing chamber therein and having a large number of through holes formed in a wall surface thereof; a polishing roll rotatably disposed in the polishing chamber for serving to polish the green coffee beans in the polishing chamber so as to separate the silver skin from the outer surface of each green coffee bean; and an air passing means for passing air from the polishing chamber to the outside of the tubular member so as to discharge the silver skin separated from the green coffee beans through the through holes in the tubular member.

Abstract: A wheat flouring system comprises a polishing machine for polishing wheat grains, a humidifying machine for humidifying the grains, a conditioning machine for subjecting the grains to conditioning and a milling machine for milling the grains to produce a flour. The polishing machine, the humidifying machine, the conditioning machine and the milling machine are successively arranged from an upstream side to a downstream side as viewed in a direction of flow of the wheat grains. There is provided an agitating machine for agitating the grains humidified by the humidifying machine, thereby preventing the humidified grains from sticking together into lumps of the grains.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing grain to provide meal, grit, flour and masa products suitable for human consumption and by-products suitable for use as animal feed and industrial products. The methods includes forming a slurry of the grain with water and processing the slurry through dehusking, germ detaching, grinding and sifting stages while maintaining the grain at a relatively high moisture content. Partially different methods are employed depending on whether the processed grain is sorghum, wheat or corn. The processing apparatus includes a dehusking unit having a plurality of pump stages to remove the husks from the grain kernels without cracking a substantial portion of the kernels. A fluidized bed dryer is utilized to remove excess water and to surface dry the kernels and husks. For sorghum grains a centrifugal impact germ detacher is utilized to break up the dehusked kernel and separate the germ and oil from the endosperm.

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for polishing rice grains for generating super luster on rice grain surfaces which comprises means for grind-polishing rice grains from unpolished rice grains into intermediately polished rice grains whereby the yield of said intermediately polished rice grains from said unpolished rice grains is maintained equal to or not less than approximately 94%. The present invention also includes structure for feeding 2-50 kg of water per hour and 12-90 m.sup.3 air per hour to intermediately polished rice grains that are flowing at a rate of one ton per hour whereby moisture of 0.1-2.0 weight percent to the rice grains, weight is absorbed and stuck onto surfaces of the rice grains during friction-polishing. The disclosed rice polishing apparatus includes a grinding-type polishing machine provided with grinding type polishing rolls and a humidified friction-type polishing machine provided with friction type polishing rolls and humidifying device.

Abstract: A rice pearling machine with a humidifier in which a humidifying-pearling chamber consisting of a perforated wall debranning-pearling cylinder and a friction pearling roll and incorporating a humidifying arrangement is communicated with an airing-pearling chamber consisting of a perforated wall debranning-pearling cylinder and a friction pearling roll and incorporating an airing arrangement to form an integral pearling space. The humidifying-pearling chamber includes a rice hopper inlet and the airing-pearling chamber includes a rice outlet. The shaft on which the both friction pearling rolls are mounted is hollow to serve also as an air duct with air holes formed along its length, the duct being partitioned in the vicinity of the border between the two pearling chambers.