EP2906397B1 - Verfahren und anlage zur aufbereitung von kork - Google Patents

Verfahren und anlage zur aufbereitung von kork Download PDF

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EP2906397B1
EP2906397B1 EP13785563.1A EP13785563A EP2906397B1 EP 2906397 B1 EP2906397 B1 EP 2906397B1 EP 13785563 A EP13785563 A EP 13785563A EP 2906397 B1 EP2906397 B1 EP 2906397B1
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Guillaume Herlem
Tijani Gharbi
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67BAPPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B1/00Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying stoppers
    • B67B1/03Pretreatment of stoppers, e.g. cleaning, steaming, heating, impregnating or coating; Applying resilient rings to stoppers
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27KPROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FOR IMPREGNATING, STAINING, DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS WITH PERMEANT LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED, STRAW OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
    • B27K5/00Treating of wood not provided for in groups B27K1/00, B27K3/00
    • B27K5/0015Treating of wood not provided for in groups B27K1/00, B27K3/00 by electric means
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27KPROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FOR IMPREGNATING, STAINING, DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS WITH PERMEANT LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED, STRAW OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
    • B27K7/00Chemical or physical treatment of cork
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67BAPPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B1/00Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying stoppers
    • B67B1/005Feeding stoppers
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67BAPPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B1/00Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying stoppers
    • B67B1/04Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying stoppers by inserting threadless stoppers, e.g. corks

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  • the present invention relates to methods and installations for treating cork.
  • corks The world of wine has long used corks to seal wine bottles. This use is mainly because the cork has all the characteristics that one can ask for a wine bottle stopper.
  • cork One of the rare disadvantages of cork is the possible presence of chlorinated compounds, such as 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA) which can sometimes give a wine which is commonly known as 'taste of corks'.
  • TCA 2,4,6-trichloroanisole
  • the present invention is intended in particular to provide an improved method of treating cork.
  • a cork stopper processing method in which the cork is subjected to electrochemical dehalogenation by electrolysis.
  • the invention relates to a bottling process in which such a cork processing method is used, and in which a bottle is closed with one of said plugs.
  • the invention relates to an installation comprising a cork supply unit, and an electrochemical station where the cork is subjected to an electrochemical dehalogenation by electrolysis, the installation further comprising a curing station. plugs the installation further optionally comprising a corking station where a bottle of wine is plugged with a stopper.
  • corks of other liquids than wine can be treated with this process, including corks of other alcohols such as beer or cider, for example.
  • the figure 1 represents an example of a dehalogenation station 1.
  • the station 1 comprises for example a tank 2 containing a liquid solution 3 in which are quenched parts 4 to be treated. As examples, two pieces 4 are shown. We can process between one and many rooms simultaneously. A lid or grid 5 is disposed on the surface of the solution, to ensure that the parts 4 are immersed in their entirety.
  • the electrolytic system comprises solution 3, an anode 6, a cathode 7 and an electric generator 8.
  • the electrical generator 8 is adapted to circulate an electric current in the solution between the anode and the cathode.
  • Pieces 4 are made of cork.
  • Cork is a natural material obtained from growing trees, such as cork oak.
  • the pieces 4 may also comprise a chlorinated compound, such as for example a haloanisole or a halophenol.
  • haloanisoles present in cork are, for example, 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA), 2,3,4,6-tetrachloroanisole (TeCA), 2,3,4,5,6-pentachloroanisole (PCA), and 2,4,6-tribromoanisole (TBA).
  • halophenols present in cork are, for example, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP), 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol (TeCP), 2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorophenol (PCP) and 2,4,6-tribromophenol (TBP).
  • TCP 2,4,6-trichlorophenol
  • TeCP 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol
  • PCP 2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorophenol
  • TBP 2,4,6-tribromophenol
  • the parts 4 are plugs having shapes adapted to plug bottles, especially bottles of wine.
  • a cap may be substantially cylindrical of revolution, as shown.
  • the cylinder has an axis oriented along the axis of the neck of the bottle, and an outer diameter transverse to the upper axis, at rest, the internal diameter of the neck of the bottle.
  • the plugs may have shapes more complex, in particular having a frustoconical foot and / or a head made of material with the foot, and wider than this, extending out of the bottle clogged.
  • Solution 3 comprises a solvent and an electrolyte.
  • the materials of the various elements in particular solvent, electrolyte, surface of the electrodes, surface of the grid and / or surface of the tank) are intended not to negatively influence the wine. Thus, it will be possible to choose bio-compatible materials, and in particular compatible with wine.
  • the solvent may for example be an alcohol, for example ethanol.
  • the electrolyte may for example be a salt present in the future content of the bottles to be closed.
  • the electrolyte may thus be a salt present in this wine, such as for example a sodium salt.
  • a salt present in this wine such as for example a sodium salt.
  • an acetate or sodium tartrate are electrolytes likely to be suitable for this application.
  • the surface materials of the electrodes are preferably inert. Thus, it will be possible to use graphite on the surface of the anode 6. It will be possible to use lead on the cathode surface.
  • step 101 cork, for example in raw form, is received at a receiving station.
  • step 102 plugs (F) are formed from the raw cork into a forming station.
  • This step may include any usual step of forming corks from raw cork, such as cork treatments, in particular chemical cork, and cork shaping by any suitable method.
  • a third step 103 the plugs formed in a treatment station are dehalogenated. As indicated above in relation to the figure 1 the plugs are immersed as pieces 4 in the solution, these being kept completely immersed by the grid 5. An electric current is generated in the solution using the generator 8, so as to electrolyze the chlorinated compounds of the plugs. This step is carried out for a certain time. Periodically, a control step 104 (C) of the amount of chlorinated compounds is carried out. This step can be implemented by any suitable known means. If necessary, this control step is associated with a predetermined threshold which makes it possible to stop the electrolysis step. This control step is optional.
  • the full bottle is closed (E) with the treated stopper at a bottling station.
  • E the full bottle
  • the electrolysis step is not carried out on the already formed plugs.
  • the electrochemical dehalogenation step 103 is carried out on parts 4 from which the plugs will be formed during a subsequent forming step 102.
  • the figure 2 thus shows an example of control of the amount of chlorinated compounds (in this case TCA) dissolved in a solution during an electrolysis process.
  • the solid curve shows the UV absorbance of the solution as a function of the wavelength at the beginning of the electrolysis (time t 0 ), and the dashed curve after a predetermined time t 1 .
  • an electrolysis bath was synthesized with a tartrate salt (sodium tartrate) dissolved in ethanol to saturation, with addition of TCA 10 -4 M.
  • the electrolysis is carried out on graphite electrodes at a constant potential of 50 V.
  • the current was of the order of 240 micro-amperes.
  • the time t 0 is 0 and the time t 1 is 62 hours.
  • the absorbance decreased by about 25% (the amount of charge required was 53.6 coulombs).

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Claims (10)

  1. Verfahren zur Behandlung von Korkstopfen, bei dem der Kork einer elektrochemischen Dehalogenierung durch Elektrolyse unterzogen wird.
  2. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 1, bei dem eine Lösung (3) bereitgestellt wird, die ein Elektrolyt enthält, das in Kontakt mit dem Kork ist, in der sich Elektroden (6,7) befinden, die in Kontakt mit dieser Lösung sind und ein Generator (8) auf die Anwendung einer Potentialdifferenz zwischen den Elektroden eingestellt ist.
  3. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 2, bei dem die Lösung und die Oberfläche der in der Lösung befindlichen Elektroden als biokompatible Materialien vorgesehen sind.
  4. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 2 oder 3, das mindestens eines der folgenden Merkmale aufweist:
    - eine Elektrode ist eine Kathode und ein Material der Kathodenoberfläche ist Blei,
    - eine Elektrode ist eine Anode und ein Material der Anodenoberfläche ist inert, vorzugsweise Graphit,
    - ein Lösungsmittel ist ein Alkohol, vorzugsweise Ethanol,
    - ein Elektrolyt ist ein Salz, das in einem Wein enthalten ist, vorzugsweise ein Natriumsalz, das vorzugsweise aus der Liste der Natriumacetate und Natriumtartrate ausgewählt wird,
    - der Kork hat die Form eines Stopfens.
  5. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, bei dem man ein Gefäß (2) bereitstellt, das eine Lösung enthält und bei dem man die Elektroden und den Kork (4) in die Lösung eintaucht.
  6. Verfahren, bei dem ein beliebiger Anspruch der Ansprüche 1 bis 5 mindestens eines der folgenden Merkmale aufweist:
    - der Kork bleibt vollständig in der Lösung eingetaucht;
    - im Rahmen der Dehalogenierung entzieht man ein Molekül, das in den Gruppen der Haloanisole und Halophenole enthalten ist, vorzugsweise 2,4,6-Trichloranisol.
  7. Verfahren gemäß einem beliebigen Anspruch der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, bei dem man eine Konzentration von Halogen misst und in dem man die Dehalogenierung entsprechend dieser Konzentration kontrolliert
  8. Verfahren gemäß einem beliebigen Anspruch der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, mit dem Korkstopfen geformt werden.
  9. Verfahren zur Abfüllung, bei dem man ein Verfahren zur Behandlung von Kork gemäß einem beliebigen der Ansprüche 1 bis 8 anwendet und bei dem man eine Flasche mit einem der besagten Stopfen verschließt.
  10. Eine Anlage, die eine Einheit zur Bereitstellung von Kork sowie eine elektrochemische Station umfasst, in welcher der Kork einer elektrochemischen Dehalogenierung durch Elektrolyse unterzogen wird. Die Anlage umfasst außerdem eine Station zur Formgebung von Stopfen. Zudem kann die Anlage optional eine Verschließstation umfassen, mit welcher eine Weinflasche mit einem Stopfen verschlossen wird.
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