PRODUCTION OF EQUIPMENT FOR FOOD TREATMENT WITH ELECTRONS TO EXTEND FOOD SHELF LIFE

  • MANUFACTURE OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPLEXES WITH ELECTRON ACCELERATORS FOR PHYTOSANITARY TREATMENT OF FOOD WITH IONIZING RADIATION

  • TECHNOLOGY FOR FOOD SHELF LIFE EXTENSION

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FAO. National and regional programmes for food security:
Launched in 1994, the Special Programme for Food Security aims to decrease rates of hunger and malnutrition. This requires comprehensive action at national and regional levels.
Beamcomplex manufactures multifunctional complexes with electron accelerators.

The equipment is produced in containers. Such complex is a plug and play installation.
As it is a ready-to-install equipment, the use of such a complex reduces commissioning period and cost of a facility.
The complex has 4 MODULES (40ft containers):

MODULE 1 (radiation module) consists of:
- Electron Accelerator (1 to 5MeV, 20 to 100 kW). Operation mode: E-beam/X-Ray
- Special equipment
- Module casing (filled with concrete at the site of installation).

MODULE 2 - Electronics
MODULE 3 - Accelerator's cooling and ventilation systems
MODULE 4 - Complex's control room

The complexes are equipped with various equipment and electron accelerators under an order depending on a type of products to be processed.

Production of specialized unique equipment for multifunctional complexes:
  • conveyor systems
  • receiving bin where cereals and legumes (rice, soybean, corn, wheat, etc.) as well as ready cereals (oatmeal, semolina, buckwheat, etc.) are delivered and processed by accelerated electrons.
  • packaging lines to be installed in a sterile area of the complex to pack the cereals and legumes into various packaging (0.5 to 50 kg packages/bags) after processing.
  • neutral gas supply system
  • product cooling system
  • product rotation system
  • speed control system for conveying products into the irradiation zone
  • radiation monitoring system
DETAILED INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF SPECIAL EQUIPMENT IS PROVIDED FOR EACH REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF THE COMPLEX AFTER AGREEING THE PARAMETERS OF THE PRODUCTS TO BE PROCESSED.
Electron Accelerator
Radiation Module Casing
Conveyor System
Control Room
Construction Steps
  1. Quick installation of the modules on a prepared area inside a facility.
  2. Installing a formwork around the radiation module and filling it with concrete.
  3. Сonnection of all systems of the 4 modules to each other.
  4. Connection to an external cooling systems (chiller).
  5. Connection of an ozone exhaust system to an exhaust system outside the facility perimeter.
  6. Connection to the power supply and commissioning.
HOW ARE PRODUCTS PROCESSED?
The complexes can be simultaneously equipped with 2 - 3 conveyor systems to irradiate products in boxes, in bulk in one layer, on pallets, in bags, and in cargo containers.
Boxed and Palletized Products
Treatment of Products in Bulk
Palletized Product Treatment
Treatment of Products in Bags
Complex for X-Ray Treatment of Products in Containers
Treatment of Products in Cargo Container

FOOD SECURITY

Implementation of food irradiation technologies contributes to food security programs worldwide and is essential for product quality assurance and maximum shelf life extension.
Irradiation offers a potential to enhance microbiological safety and quality of food through shelf-life extension
WHAT PRODUCTS FOR NATIONAL FOOD STOCKS ARE PROCESSED USING MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPLEXES WITH ELECTRON ACCELERATORS?
  • Cereals, including rice, wheat, oat, rye, barley, and maize;
  • Pulses, including pea;
  • Various types of flour;
  • Sugar;
  • Meat and
  • Other food products.
OTHER FOOD PRODUCTS OTHER APPLICATIONS
WHERE MAY THE COMPLEXES BE INSTALLED?
At national food stocks

IS IT SAFE TO PROCESS PRODUCTS WITH IONIZING RADIATION?

IAEA. Safety Standards
IAEA. Safety Standards for protecting people and environment. 2006
IAEA Publication
IAEA. Radiation processing for safe, shelf-stable and ready-to-eat food. 2003
FAO. Food Irradiation
FAO. Facts about Food Irradiation
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