2. WHY SAFESTERIL ?
Continuous thermal sterilization is the main alternative to irradiation (UV, ionization, micro-waves) and chemical treatments.
Safesteril® is an innovative and patented Turn Key Continuous Steam Pasteurization Process developed by ETIA for spices, herbs, tea, or any other ingredient, dried vegetables, dried fruits, cereal or any other ingredients.
To guaranty the best treatment, Safesteril®, process includes:
Perfect control and regulation of dwell time and temperature profile of the product during the pasteurization process
Good mixing of the product in order to have the most efficient and homogeneous treatment
Total control of product’s humidity by a unique dry steam process
No condensation flash cooling section for a quick and safe final product for a better packing operation.

3. THE PROCESS Feeding & Dosing Steam Sterilization Flash Cooling Control
Traceability
Inspection & Cleaning
Safesteril® has been design to answer most demanding HACCP and Quality Management Protocol.
All equipments and devices of the process are design to give complete and total possibility of inspection and cleaning.

4. THE PROCESS STEAM STERILIZATION
Product is conveyed and quickly heat to the setting temperature by a worm electrical screw conveyor. Control of temperature of the product is given by regulation on the electrical power supply deliver to the screw by a PID system. Dwell time is also perfectly adjust by monitoring the frequency drive of the screw gear motor.
Steam is injected uniformly into the chamber in order to improve pasteurization and control product moisture content. Small quantity of steam (3 to 10% of nominal product capacity) is needed since bigger part of energy is given by the screw.
Due to the combination of electrical heating screw conveyor and steam injection, no condensation of steam on product occurs and no drying section is then needed.
FLASH COOLING
The FRIGOMIX® cooling (ETIA patent) is based on the circulation of chilled water into the screw, and the percolation of a conditioned air (temperature and humidity) through the product. The result is a flash cooling of the product without any condensation for the preservation of microbiological and organoleptic qualities.

5. PATENTED SPIRAJOULE Screw temperature Monitoring
Electrical power and Temperature
Connection
Electrical power Connection
Torque limiter
Heating screw with paddles for mixing
Steam injection pipe (3 to 10% of nominal flow 4 bars)

6. PATENTED Flash Cooling: 100°C to 18°C within less than10mn
FLASH COOLING FRIGOMIX
PATENTED
Flash Cooling: 100°C to 18°C within less than10mn
No Condensation, No flying dust
Easy for cleaning and inspection
NO MICROBIOLOGICAL GROW EFFECT

8. QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Safesteril® process integrates performing softs tools wich provides a full traceable management : lot number and operator identification, products informations, real time follow up and operating conditions parameters, in particular time vs temperature, data base, recording...

9. All shapes are treated like cuts, peelings, seeds, powders, fibers...
THE TREATED PRODUCTS
Safesteril® process is able to treat all types of products like spices, herbs, ingredients, seeds, plants
All shapes are treated like cuts, peelings, seeds, powders, fibers...
RESULTS
Safesteril® have already been installed worldwide as thermal continuous pasteurization process dedicated to a various and numerous kind of product such as spices, herbs, tea, dry fruits, dried vegetables or fruits, cereals, seeds, … for capacity from 250 kg/hr up to 2000 kg/hr.
Depending on product specifications and test results, Safesteril® can guaranty the following microbiological performances and results:
TPC (aerobic form) 1 to 3 log (reduction)
Yeast & Mould 1 to 3 log (reduction)
Salmonella none in 25 gr
E. Choli <10 (final)
Coliforms <100 (final)

10. CAPACITY
Safesteril 600
Safesteril 450
m3 / h
Safesteril 315
Safesteril 215
minute

11. QUALITY MANAGEMENT

12. Flexible and adapted to:
THE PROCESS
Flexible and adapted to:
factory layout
process configuration
product type and capacity

13. More than 30 units already installed
(France, Germany, China, Canada, Great Britain, Scotland, Belgium, Japan, Finland, Indonesia, Taiwan)
From 50 up to 3000 kg/h, > ton/year treated

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