WO1999042369A1 - Procede et dispositif servant a steriliser un reservoir en plastique - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for sterilizing plastic containers such as PET bottles. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for heat sterilizing an inner surface of a plastic container without heat deformation of a plastic container having low heat resistance.
- sterilization treatment of beverage containers includes various treatments such as sterilization in a strict sense to completely kill bacteria, and sterilization to reduce or inactivate bacteria to a required level.
- sterilization treatment such an entire treatment is referred to as a sterilization treatment.
- a sterilization treatment there is a method in which hot water is sprayed on the inner surface of a PET bottle and heat sterilization treatment is performed.
- Such heat sterilization treatments are generally used alone or in combination with other sterilization treatments such as injection of ozone water.
- Such a heat sterilization treatment has advantages such as a simple and reliable process, but also has the following problems to be solved.
- the first im is that the container to be sterilized must have heat resistance. Generally, 65 or 70 is required to obtain the effect of the sterilization treatment. It is necessary to inject hot water at a temperature of about C or higher, but such a high temperature exceeds the heat resistance temperature of the resin material of the container, and the heat causes deformation of the container.
- the second issue concerns the hot water temperature range and safety.
- the temperature of the hot water is generally about If the temperature is higher than 90 ° C, boiling may occur in the low-pressure part of the piping and valve device, and the temperature of the hot water must be kept at 90 ° C or lower. Absent. It is also conceivable to supply the hot water by pressurizing it to prevent boiling in the pipe as described above. If it is damaged, it will scatter far away and adhere to the human body, causing a high risk of burns, which is not preferred in terms of safety.
- the third problem concerns the energy cost of producing the above-mentioned hot water. Since the hot water injected into the inside of the container in this way is discarded as it is, the cost of the enenoreggi for generating a large amount of hot water increases.
- the fourth problem is the problem of uniformly spraying hot water on the inner surface of the container. If the shape of the container to be sterilized is complicated, it is difficult to spray hot water uniformly and evenly on the inner surface of the container. In addition, even if the overall shape of the container is simple, many ribs and irregularities are formed on the wall to improve the rigidity and design of the bottle, for example, in PET bottles.
- the temperature of the hot water to be injected must be 90 ° C or less in order to prevent boiling in the pipe as described above. There are limits on temperature.
- the heat transfer from the hot water jet to the bottle wall is heat transfer due to collision of the fluid jet with the wall, so-called in-between heat transfer. Between the wall and the wall This is the most efficient heat transfer method. For this reason, a large amount of heat is transmitted from this hot water to the bottle wall surface, and even if the outer surface is cooled, the effect of preventing the wall surface from rising in temperature is not sufficient. .
- the temperature of the hot water is set at the above 90 °. The temperature must be set even lower than ° C. As a result, the efficiency and reliability of the heat sterilization treatment are reduced.
- the outer surface of the bottle is cooled with cooling water, etc., and steam is injected into the inner surface of the bottle to heat and sterilize it.
- Steam has a smaller heat capacity than hot water, and only the inner surface of the wall of the bottle is heated to a high temperature, but the amount of heat transferred to this wall is small. Therefore, the temperature outside the wall surface of the bottle is suppressed to a low level, and the thermal deformation of the bottle can be more effectively prevented.
- the temperature of the steam can be higher than that of hot water, and the heat sterilization treatment can be performed more effectively.
- steam since steam has a high fluidity and is not affected by force, even when the shape of the bottle is complicated, it contacts the inside evenly and evenly, ensuring reliable heating. Sterilization can be performed.
- the present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, the inner surface of a plastic container having relatively low heat resistance can be effectively and reliably heated and sterilized.
- a method for sterilizing a plastic container which can effectively prevent deformation of the container due to heat, achieve high safety and reduce costs. It is a thing.
- the present invention can effectively and reliably heat and sterilize the inner surface of a plastic container having relatively low heat resistance, and can more uniformly and uniformly heat the inner surface of the container.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a plastic container sterilization apparatus capable of heating up to a temperature.
- the method of the present invention is a method of heat-sterilizing the inner surface of a plastic container, which is placed inside the mouth of the container to be heat-sterilized.
- the inner surface of the container wall is heat-sterilized by the injected steam, the outer surface of the wall is cooled by the cooling medium, and the steam has a heat capacity of more than hot water.
- the amount of heat transmitted to the wall of the container is small, so that the temperature rise on the wall of the container is suppressed to a low level. Therefore, even if the container has low heat resistance, high-temperature steam can be injected to reliably perform heat sterilization.
- an embodiment of the method of Kiboshi-no-Shiratsu is characterized in that the temperature of the steam ejected from the steam ejection nozzle is 95 ° C. or more. Therefore, the heat sterilization treatment can be performed more reliably and efficiently, and the amount of heat transfer from the steam to the container wall ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ is small, as described above. Is suppressed to a low level and does not cause thermal deformation.
- the step of inserting the steam jet nozzle into the mouth of the container is such that the mouth is turned down, and the steam is injected from below into the mouth of the inverted container. Injecting the jet nozzle, and in the step of jetting the steam, the steam is jetted upward toward the bottom of the container and the steam is jetted on the wall surface of the container. It is circulated downward along the inner surface and is discharged from the mouth of this container. Therefore, the water condensed on the inner surface of the container is caused to flow down by gravity, and the water can be efficiently discharged together with the steam from the mouth portion, thereby increasing the effect of the sterilization treatment. This condensed water will not be a hindrance when performing other sterilization treatments later.
- an embodiment of the method of the present invention is characterized in that a step of directly injecting steam into the inner surface of the mouth of the container is added. That is what we do. Since the steam circulating in the container passes through the 1: 1 part, it comes into contact with the steam whose temperature has decreased, and the effect of the heat sterilization treatment tends to decrease. By injecting steam directly into the inner surface of the mouth, the inner surface of the mouth can be more heat-sterilized.
- an embodiment of the wooden method is characterized in that a step of injecting steam is added to the outside of the mouth of the container. Therefore, the outer surface of the mouth is also heat-sterilized at the same time as the heat-sterilization treatment on the outer surface of the container, and the possibility of secondary contamination of the inside of the container after the sterilization treatment can be reliably eliminated. .
- An embodiment of the method of the present invention is characterized in that the cooling medium supplied to the outer surface of the container is cooling water. Therefore, the outer surface of the container can be easily and reliably cooled.
- An embodiment of the method of the present invention is characterized in that the cooling medium supplied to the outer surface of the container is cold air. Therefore, it is possible to cool the outer surface of this container with a simple sending equipment, and there is a possibility that problems such as contamination of the inside of the container by the cooling water may occur. As a result, more reliable sterilization can be performed.
- the steam injected from the steam jet nozzle into the container may be a pure steam obtained by removing impurities in steam supplied from a boiler tank. It is characterized by its high water vapor. Therefore, there is no possibility that the inside of the container is secondarily contaminated by the steam, and the sterilization can be surely performed.
- an embodiment of the method of the present invention is the above-described steam jet nozzle.
- the steam injected from the device into the equipment is characterized in that it is pure steam generated by heating pure water with a heat exchanger.
- the device of the present invention comprises a holding mechanism for holding a container to be subjected to sterilization treatment, a steam jet nozzle inserted into an opening of the container, and A steam supply mechanism for supplying steam to the above-mentioned nozzle and ejecting steam from the nozzle into the above-mentioned container, wherein the diameter of the above-mentioned nozzle is The inner diameter of the opening is smaller than the inner diameter of the opening, and a gap is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the opening and the outer peripheral surface of the steam jet nozzle.
- the steam jet nozzle has a side nozzle hole which is opened on the outer peripheral surface thereof, is opposed to the inner peripheral surface of the mouth portion of the container, and injects steam on the inner peripheral surface of the mouth portion. It is characterized by the fact that
- the container since the outer surface of the container is cooled by the cooling medium, the container is prevented from being thermally deformed, and only the inner surface is heated to a high temperature by steam. In addition, heat sterilization can be performed effectively and efficiently. Also, since the heat capacity of the steam is small, the amount of heat transferred to the wall of the container is small, the temperature rise on the wall surface is small, and the heat deformation of the container is more effectively performed. It is prevented. In addition, since steam has a high fluidity and is not affected by gravity, even when the shape of the container is complicated, it can be brought into uniform contact with the inner surface of the container. The temperature of this steam is not limited because it does not boil in the pipes, etc. Even if one of the pipes is damaged, etc., it is highly safe.
- the steam ejected into the above-described container circulates through the container and is discharged from a gap between the 1: 1 part and the nozzle, and in this case, passes through the opening.
- the temperature of the inside of the mouth may not be sufficiently increased due to the decrease in the temperature of the steam.However, the inner peripheral surface of the mouth from the side nozzle hole on the outer periphery of the steam ejection nozzle Since the steam is directly injected, the mouth can be sufficiently heated.
- the holding mechanism includes a gripping mechanism for gripping the mouth of the container, and the gripping mechanism grips the mouth of the container.
- the container is turned upside down and the container is turned upside down to hold the container in an overturned state.
- the hot water condensed on the inner surface of the container flows down by gravity and is discharged from the mouth together with the steam, and the condensed water does not remain in the container.
- an embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that a mouth outer surface nozzle force S for injecting steam toward the outer surface of the mouth of the container is provided. Due to the applied force, the outer surface of the mouth is also subjected to carothermal heat sterilization, thereby eliminating the possibility of secondary contamination inside the container.
- an on-off valve for shutting off steam supplied to the above-mentioned steam ejection nozzle is provided in the above-mentioned steam supply mechanism.
- a bypass valve that bypasses the valve and is provided in parallel with the valve is provided to supply a predetermined amount of steam to the steam ejection mechanism even when the I-close valve is in a closed state. It is something. Therefore, the above open / close valve is closed and the steam W 99
- the steam supply mechanism is provided with an open / close valve for shutting off steam supplied to the steam jet nozzle, and a part of the valve is provided.
- a bypass passage for supplying steam to the steam ejection nozzle is formed even when the f3 ⁇ 4 closing valve is in the closed-force or -m state. That is. Therefore, similarly to the above-described embodiment, even when the opening of the above-described m-valve is closed and the ejection of steam is interrupted, a small amount of steam is removed via this binocular valve. Since it is co-supplied to the horn, contamination in the horn is prevented.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of an apparatus used for the method of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 2 is a front view of the device of Figure 1.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a part of a gripping mechanism of the apparatus shown in FIG.
- Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the mouth of the bottom nozzle and the steam jet nozzle.
- Fig. 5 is a view taken along the arrow 5-5 in Fig. 4.
- Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the mouth of the bottle and the nozzle outside the mouth.
- Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the steam supply mechanism of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1.
- FIG. 8 is a flow chart of the heat sterilization method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Row diagram.
- Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating the process of heat sterilization of a bottle by steam injection.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing temperature changes on the inner and outer surfaces of the bottle at the point in FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the temperature change on the inside and outside surfaces of the port at point B in FIG.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing temperature changes on the inner and outer surfaces of the bottom at a point C in FIG.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing the m component of a steam supply mechanism of the device used in the method of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the on-off valve mechanism of the device in Fig. 13.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a steam supply mechanism of an apparatus used in the method of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic meta-view of a part of a gripping mechanism of the device used in the method of the fourth embodiment. The best form to carry out the development
- the first embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for heat sterilizing a plastic container, for example, a PET bottle, and refer to FIG. 1 or FIG. A description will be given of a sterilization treatment apparatus for performing this method.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of the entire apparatus
- FIG. 2 is a front view of the same. It is.
- Reference numeral 1 in the figure denotes a main body of the apparatus, and the main body 1 is horizontally set on a floor or the like.
- a rotary table 2 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 1, in a rotating plane in a horizontal plane. The rotary table 2 is driven to rotate clockwise in FIG. 1 'I' by a drive mechanism or the like provided in the main body 1 described above.
- a large number of gripping mechanisms 6 are provided on the periphery of the rotary table 2 so that the mouth of the loaded bottle can be gripped and the bottle 1 can be held. Rotate up and down by 80 ° to bring the mouth down and turn it upside down. During the rotation of the rotary table 21, the inside of the bottle was washed with ozone water, heat sterilized by steam injection, finish washing, outer washing, etc. The sterilization treatment described in the embodiment of the present invention is performed.
- FIG. 3 and FIG. 7 show the state before the gripper 20 is held.
- the heat sterilizing mechanism 40 and the cooling machine that cools the outer surface of the bottle 20 Indicates a configuration such as 0.
- the gripping mechanism 6 has a chucking mechanism 30, and the chucking mechanism 30 has a f
- This chuck machine 30 has a pair of chuck arms 32 and 33, and one chuck arm 33 rotates about a shaft 36 as a center.
- the chuck arms 32 and 33 of the controller open and close.
- chuck blocks 34, 35 made of synthetic resin material or the like, and a bottle 20 is provided. It is configured so as to grip the flange 22 formed in the mouth 21.
- One chuck block 34 has a notch 37 in order to prevent interference of the opening 21 when the bottle 20 is loaded and unloaded. It is formed.
- the chuck mechanism 30 grips the mouth 21 of the loaded bottle 20
- the chuck mechanism 30 is driven by a drive mechanism (not shown) so that the center 31 is centered.
- a drive mechanism not shown
- the bottle 20 is turned and the held bottle 20 is turned upside down with its mouth 21 down.
- the heating and sterilizing mechanism 40 is connected with the operation of the bottle 20 being inverted as described above.
- the nozzle 40 is inserted upward from the lower side relative to the bottle 20.
- the diameter of this nozzle 42 is smaller than the inner diameter of the mouth 21 of the bottle 20 described above.
- a gap is formed between the outer periphery of the inserted nozzle 42 and the outer periphery of the mouth 21.
- the insertion depth of the nozzle 42 is only the portion of the mouth 21 of the bottle 20.
- the steam jet nozzle 42 has an opening at its tip, and jets steam upward toward the bottom of the port 20. Further, in this embodiment, a plurality of side nozzle holes 43 are formed radially on the side surface of the nozzle 42.
- the steam 42 is supplied with steam from the steam supply mechanism 41, and the steam is directed toward the bottom of the bottle 20 from the force of the nozzle 42. At the same time, the steam is jetted toward the inner peripheral surface of the portion 21 while the nozzle holes 43 are ejected to the portion.
- the steam supply mechanism 41 for supplying steam to the above-mentioned steam ejection nozzle 42 is configured as shown in FIG. 7, for example. That is, reference numeral 44 denotes a boiler which is a steam generating source, and the steam supplied from the boiler 44 is sent to the gasification mechanism 45.
- the purifying mechanism 45 has a function of removing cleaning materials mixed in steam supplied from the boiler 44 and impurities in the pipes.
- the vaporization mechanism 45 vaporizes the vapor to generate pure vapor containing no impurities.
- the pure steam is supplied to the above-described steam jet nozzle 42 via the pressure regulating valve 46 and the pipe 49.
- the pressure of the pure steam is detected by a pressure detector 47, and a control circuit 48 sends a signal to the above-mentioned pressure regulating valve 46 based on the pressure signal, and the pure steam is detected. Keep the pressure constant.
- the pressure regulation of this pure steam may be performed by a mechanical pressure regulating valve.
- each of the above-mentioned steam jet nozzles 42 has an open m valve.
- a non-return valve 51 is provided, and these no-pass valves 51 are always opened at a predetermined opening degree. Therefore, even when the above-mentioned open valve 50 is closed, a small amount of steam is always supplied to the nozzle 42 via the bypass valve 51. The contamination of the inside of these nozzles 42 is prevented.
- the mouth 21 of the bottle 20 is located at the position where the heat sterilization treatment inside the bottle is performed as described above, or at a position thereafter.
- a plurality of, for example, two mouth outer surfaces 52 are provided toward the outer peripheral surface of the vehicle.
- mouth outer nozzles 52 are connected to the steam supply mechanism via opening / closing valves 53 and bypass valves 54, respectively, similarly to the steam jet nozzles 42 described above. 4 1 Connected to piping 49. Then, the nozzles 52 on the outer surface of the mouth are injected toward the outer peripheral surface of the steam power S port 21, and the outer peripheral surface of the mouth is subjected to heat sterilization treatment. .
- the cooling mechanism 60 for spraying a cooling medium for example, cooling water is provided on the outer surface of the bottle 20 held upside down on the outer periphery of the rotary table 2. Have been killed.
- the cooling mechanism 60 includes a watering nozzle 61 provided above the bottle 20 and a cooling water supply mechanism for supplying cooling water to the watering nozzle 61. It is composed of 62 and ka.
- the cooling water supply mechanism 62 supplies tap water or cooling water maintained at a predetermined temperature.
- FIG. 8 shows a flow chart of this sterilization treatment method.
- step ST 1 the bottom 20 is carried in by the force S 20, and the bottom 21 of the bottom 20 is gripped by the gripping mechanism 6 as described above.
- step ST2 the bottle 20 is inverted as shown in FIG.
- step ST3 the ozone water cleaning mechanism (not shown) provided in the above-mentioned sterilization treatment device causes ozone water to be applied to the surface of the bottle 20. Is sprayed for about 1.0 seconds, and the inner surface of this bottle 20 is preliminarily cleaned.
- pure water containing ozone at about 1 ppm is used as the ozone water.
- step ST4 the above-described steam jet nozzle 42 is inserted into the mouth 21 of the inverted bottle 20.
- the pure steam supplied from the steam supply mechanism 41 is ejected from the steam ejection nozzle 42.
- this steam is ejected upward toward the inner surface of the bottom of the inverted bottle 20, collides with the inner surface of the bottom, and is radially deflected.
- the vapor descends and circulates along the inside of the part, and the excess steam is discharged from the gap between the inner peripheral surface of the mouth 21 and the outer peripheral surface of the nozzle 42.
- this nozzle 4 2 side nozzle hole 4 3 force The steam is directed toward the inner peripheral surface of the mouth 21.
- the temperature of the steam is preferably 95 ° C. or more, and the ejection is continued for about 4.0 seconds.
- step S # 5 cooling water is sprayed onto the outer surface of the lever 20 from a spray nozzle 61-cm. Sprayed. Therefore, the spraying of the cooling water cools the wall of the bottle 20 from the outside, suppresses the temperature rise of the plastic ill, and suppresses the heat of the bottle 20. Prevent deformation. The spraying of the cooling water should be continued at least for the above-mentioned question of the steam being sprayed.
- this steam boils like hot water in piping and valve equipment. Since this is not the case, it is possible to increase the temperature of this steam as far as other conditions permit, so that the effect of the heat disinfection treatment is greater and more efficient . Also, even if the pipes etc. are damaged, the ejected steam does not reach far, and even if this steam comes into contact with the human body, a burn may occur immediately. It is more secure and will not disturb.
- the mouth 21 is turned down, and the mouth 21 of the inverted bottle 20 is inserted with the steam jetting nozzle 42 from the lower side to insert the steam jet nozzle 42 into the bottom of the bottle.
- the steam is squirting upward toward. Therefore, this steam is circulated downward along the inner surface of the bottle wall and discharged from the mouth, so that water condensed on the surface of the bottle is removed. It can be efficiently discharged from the mouth with the steam by letting it flow down by gravity, and the effect of the sterilization treatment is high. This condensed water will not be an obstacle when processing.
- steam is directly injected into the inner surface of the side nozzle hole 43 of the steam jet nozzle 42 and the inner surface of the hollow portion 21.
- the steam circulating in the bottle passes through the inner surface of the mouth, it comes into contact with the steam whose temperature has dropped, and the effect of the heat sterilization treatment tends to decrease.
- the inner surface of the mouth can be more reliably heat-sterilized.
- step ST7 ozone water is sprayed onto the inner surface of the bottle, and this inner part is cleaned.
- the ozone water used is pure water containing about 1 ppm of ozone, and the ozone water used in this step is collected and re-used, and the above-described steps are performed. It is used for pre-washing the inside of the bottle in ST3. Note that, in this embodiment, the finishing washing is performed for about 2.0 seconds.
- step ST9 the gripping mechanism described above is used. 6 is turned over, the gripped bottle is erected, and then, in step ST10, the grip of the bottle is released. Then, the bottle is carried out to the carry-out conveyor 8 by the carry-out rotor ⁇ , and is sent to the next filling machine or the like.
- FIG. 10 and FIG. 12 are diagrams showing temperature changes on the inner and outer surfaces of the bottle '20 during the heat killing treatment by steam injection.
- the side nozzle holes 43 described in the above-described embodiment were formed to clarify the relationship between the circulation of steam in the bottle and the temperature of the bottle wall. Unexpected nozzles were used. Also ,
- the bottle used for the test was a square non-heat-resistant PET bottle with a capacity of 2000 m1.
- FIG. 10 is the temperature change at point A in FIG. 9
- FIG. 11 is the temperature change at point B in FIG. 9
- FIG. 12 is the temperature change at point C in FIG.
- These temperatures were measured with a sheet-like thermocouple thermometer occupying the inside and outside of the bottle 20!
- steam at a temperature of 95 to 100 ° C was injected for about 10 seconds, and the temperature of the cooling water was 15 to 16 ° C.
- the steam injection starts. ⁇
- the temperature of the inner surface of the bottle rises almost to the temperature of the injected steam, and the temperature of the inner surface is about 10 seconds after the subsequent steam injection.
- the temperature is maintained at 90 ° C or higher. Therefore, sufficient heat sterilization transfer can be performed.
- the above-described characteristics of the temperature rise of the inner surface of the mouth may be affected by various conditions such as the capacity of the bottle and the amount of steam ejected. For example, if the amount of steam blown out for the capacity of this bottle increases, the temperature rise on the inner surface of the mouth will reach the higher temperature in a shorter time. It becomes a characteristic.
- the outer surface of the bottle The temperature is maintained within the range ffl of 20 to 30 °. This temperature is equal to or lower than the glass transition temperature of the resin material of the non-heat-resistant PET bottle, and the thermal deformation of the bottle can be reliably prevented. After the heat sterilization test was completed, the force S used to measure the thermal deformation of each part of the PET bottle was completely affected by the use of the PET bottle. Only slight thermal deformation was observed.
- FIGS. 13 and 14 show an apparatus used in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 shows an apparatus used in the third embodiment.
- pure water supplied from a pure water supply source 70 is heat-exchanged with steam from a boiler 72 in a heat exchanger 71 to generate pure water steam. It is something.
- FIG. 16 shows an apparatus used in the fourth embodiment. This uses cold air instead of cooling water as the cooling medium. That is, the outside of the bottle 20 held in an inverted state by the gripping mechanism 6 is surrounded by the hood 80, and the cold air supplied from the cold air supply mechanism 81 is supplied. Is fed from an air blow nozzle 82 formed at the upper end of the hood 80, and the cool air is circulated along the outer surface of the bottle 20.
- FIG. 13 is the same as the device used in the first embodiment. Portions corresponding to the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
- the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various characteristics and features disclosed in the above embodiment corresponding to the type of container to be heat-sterilized, the level of the sterilization process, and other specifications. It is of course necessary to select and combine conditions as appropriate.
- the inner surface of the wall of the container is heat-sterilized by the sprayed steam, and the outer surface of the wall is cooled by the cooling medium.
- steam has a smaller heat capacity than hot water, and the amount of heat transferred to the vessel wall is small. Therefore, the rise in temperature of the vessel wall is suppressed to a low level, and heat resistance is reduced. Even in a container having a low temperature, high-temperature steam can be injected to efficiently and reliably perform heat sterilization.
- the outer surface of the steam jet nozzle is cooled. Since steam is directly injected from the nozzle hole cap to the inner surface of the mouth, the mouth where temperature rise tends to be insignificant is reliably heated, resulting in more efficient and reliable heating. The effect is great, as it can be sterilized and has a simple structure and high reliability.
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