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WO2017110502A1
WO2017110502A1 PCT/JP2016/086569 JP2016086569W WO2017110502A1 WO 2017110502 A1 WO2017110502 A1 WO 2017110502A1 JP 2016086569 W JP2016086569 W JP 2016086569W WO 2017110502 A1 WO2017110502 A1 WO 2017110502A1
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芳原和希
東山堅一
冨永健太
平山裕二
飯塚利昭
守家智士
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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  • the present invention relates to a sterilization system including a sterilization apparatus that generates plasma and sterilizes an object to be sterilized using the obtained plasma, or a sterilization method using the sterilization apparatus.
  • the present applicant as a new technique for sterilizing an object to be sterilized such as a cap of a PET bottle, generates active oxygen generated by reacting the plasma with water vapor by generating plasma.
  • the active oxygen produced in this way contains a large amount of highly reactive hydroxy radicals and exhibits a high sterilizing effect. By using this, sterilization can be performed effectively. For this reason, although sterilization using this sterilizer is desired, since this method is a novel method, there is room for further improvement.
  • the sterilization system is A sterilization system including a sterilization device that generates plasma and sterilizes an object to be sterilized using the obtained plasma,
  • the sterilizer is A gas supply unit for supplying a mixed gas containing oxygen;
  • a water vapor supply unit for supplying water vapor;
  • a plasma generation unit for generating plasma containing ozone from the mixed gas supplied from the gas supply unit;
  • An active oxygen generator that generates active oxygen by reacting the plasma with the water vapor supplied from the water vapor supply unit;
  • a discharge part for discharging the plasma and the active oxygen as a disinfectant,
  • a heating device is provided that heats the article to be sterilized or raises the ambient temperature around the article to be sterilized before, during, and after sterilization by the sterilizer.
  • the inventor can effectively increase the sterilization rate by heating the object to be sterilized or raising the ambient temperature around the object to be sterilized before, during or after sterilization by the sterilizer. I found out. This is because, when active radicals such as ozone are decomposed, hydroxy radicals exhibiting a high sterilizing effect are generated. By heating the object to be sterilized or raising the ambient temperature around the object to be sterilized, This is because decomposition of active oxygen such as can be promoted.
  • the preferred technique found by the inventor is adopted, and the sterilized product is heated or sterilized at least one of before sterilization by the sterilizer, during sterilization, and after sterilization. Since the heating device for raising the ambient temperature is provided, the sterilization rate for the object to be sterilized can be effectively increased, and sterilization using active oxygen can be performed efficiently.
  • the heating device raises the ambient temperature around the article to be sterilized at least during sterilization by the sterilization device.
  • the sterilization rate for the article to be sterilized can be effectively increased by performing sterilization with a sterilizer at a high temperature.
  • the apparatus includes a chamber through which the article to be sterilized that is conveyed by the conveying unit passes, the sterilizer discharges the sterilizing agent into the chamber, and the heating apparatus includes at least the sterilizer.
  • the temperature in the chamber is raised to raise the ambient temperature around the article to be sterilized.
  • the disinfectant discharged into the chamber acts on the object to be sterilized at a high temperature.
  • rate with respect to a to-be-sterilized thing can be accelerated effectively.
  • the heating device raises the temperature in the chamber by blowing hot air into the chamber.
  • the temperature in the chamber can be quickly raised.
  • the heating device heats the article to be sterilized by blowing high-temperature air to the article to be sterilized at least before or after sterilization by the sterilizer.
  • the plasma or active oxygen existing on the surface of the object to be sterilized by sterilization by the sterilization apparatus is extremely short by directly applying heat to the object to be sterilized. Can be heated in time.
  • plasma or active oxygen attached to the surface of the object to be sterilized is heated by sterilization by a sterilizer by directly applying heat to the object to be sterilized. It will be. Thereby, the disinfection speed
  • the sterilization method comprises: A sterilization method using a sterilizer that generates plasma and sterilizes an object to be sterilized by irradiating the obtained plasma, Supplying a gas mixture containing oxygen to the sterilizer, generating plasma containing ozone from the gas mixture, Supplying water vapor to the sterilizer, reacting the water vapor and the plasma to produce active oxygen, Discharging the generated plasma and the active oxygen to the object to be sterilized as a disinfectant After the plasma and the active oxygen are discharged to the object to be sterilized, the object to be sterilized is heated.
  • FIG. 1st Embodiment Schematic configuration diagram of a sterilizer that performs sterilization using active oxygen
  • Device configuration block diagram of a sterilizer that performs sterilization using active oxygen The figure which shows the sterilization system in 1st Embodiment.
  • the figure which shows the difference of the bactericidal effect by the difference in temperature condition The figure which shows the sterilization system in 2nd Embodiment.
  • the sterilization system 100A of the present embodiment sterilizes a cap 80 of a container such as a PET bottle as an example of an object to be sterilized, generates plasma, and sterilizes the cap 80 with the obtained plasma. Is provided.
  • oxygen is supplied to the sterilization apparatus 1 using the sterilization apparatus 1, plasma containing ozone is generated from oxygen, water vapor is supplied to the sterilization apparatus 1, and water vapor and plasma are reacted to react with active oxygen.
  • ROS reactive Oxygen Species
  • FIG. 1 shows a mechanism for generating active oxygen by the sterilizer 1.
  • the sterilizer 1 has a nozzle 10 that generates active oxygen and discharges (irradiates) a sterilizing agent 70 containing active oxygen to the cap 80.
  • the nozzle 10 includes a plasma generation unit 11 that generates plasma, a discharge unit 12 that discharges a bactericide 70 containing plasma and active oxygen, and active oxygen that is disposed between the plasma generation unit 11 and the discharge unit 12. And a generation unit 13.
  • FIG. 1 shows a configuration in which the sterilizer 1 directly discharges the sterilizing agent 70 containing active oxygen to the cap 80.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the cap 80 may be sterilized indirectly, such as by discharging the sterilizing agent 70 into the chamber through which the cap 80 passes and sterilizing the cap 80 with the sterilizing agent 70 filled in the chamber.
  • This nozzle 10 generates so-called atmospheric pressure plasma as plasma in the apparatus.
  • atmospheric pressure plasma By using atmospheric pressure plasma, it is possible to reduce the cost of the apparatus without requiring a vacuum vessel or the like necessary for generating low-pressure plasma, and the work efficiency is high because continuous processing is possible. Moreover, since it can produce
  • generation of atmospheric pressure plasma hereinafter simply referred to as plasma
  • plasma generation of atmospheric pressure plasma (hereinafter simply referred to as plasma) by the nozzle 10 and generation of active oxygen using the plasma will be described.
  • the plasma generator 11 has a known structure and includes an internal electrode 11a and an external electrode 11b.
  • an electric field is generated in the plasma generation unit 11 by applying a high voltage (for example, an effective voltage of 20 kV at a frequency of 14 kHz) between the internal electrode 11 a and the external electrode 11 b by the AC power supply 20.
  • oxygen O 2 , oxygen
  • oxygen is supplied into the plasma generation unit 11 together with air (air), and oxygen is passed through the generated electric field, thereby generating plasma containing ozone from the supplied oxygen.
  • the generated plasma is sent to the active oxygen generator 13.
  • oxygen radicals and ozone (O 3 ) are generated by the plasma, and these are sent to the active oxygen generator 13.
  • the active oxygen generation unit 13 is connected to an evaporator (corresponding to a water vapor supply unit) 40, and further water vapor is sent to the active oxygen generation unit 13.
  • the active oxygen generation unit 13 can generate active oxygen by reacting the plasma (oxygen radicals and ozone) sent from the plasma generation unit 11 with the water vapor (vapor) supplied from the evaporator 40.
  • the plasma oxygen radicals and ozone
  • hydroxy radicals .OH
  • the hydrogen radical reacts with ozone to generate a hydroxy radical and oxygen (O 2 ) as shown in the following formula (5).
  • the reaction of the above formula (6) can be caused to generate hydroxy radicals (.OH) efficiently.
  • the generated active oxygen mainly contains hydroxy radicals.
  • a high bactericidal effect can be achieved by mainly including highly reactive hydroxy radicals.
  • the sterilizer 1 includes a nozzle 10, a generator 21 and a transformer 22 that constitute an AC power supply 20, a gas supply machine (corresponding to a gas supply unit) 30 that supplies various gases such as oxygen to the nozzle 10 and the evaporator 40, active oxygen
  • the evaporator 40 which supplies water vapor
  • Generator 21 generates an alternating current.
  • the frequency is 13 kHz
  • the effective voltage is 350 V
  • the effective current is 11 A.
  • the voltage of the alternating current supplied from the generator 21 is increased from 300 V to 20 kV by the transformer 22. Thereby, a high voltage of 20 kV is applied between the internal electrode 11a and the external electrode 11b in the plasma generation unit 11.
  • the gas supply unit 30 is connected to the plasma generation unit 11 and supplies oxygen together with air to the nozzle 10 (plasma generation unit 11). Further, the air for supplying the water vapor generated by the evaporator 40 to the active oxygen generator 13 is supplied to the evaporator 40.
  • the gas supply machine 30 has a control panel 31. By operating the control panel 31, the supply amount of various gases to the target can be adjusted. In this embodiment, by operating the control panel 31, for example, the air is supplied to the nozzle 10 at 6 L / min and oxygen at 3 L / min so that the air: oxygen ratio is 2: 1. In 40, air is sent at 3 L / min.
  • the evaporator 40 is connected to the active oxygen generator 13 and sends water vapor to the active oxygen generator 13. Specifically, a built-in heating wire (not shown) is heated to 180 ° C., and water supplied from the pump 50 is heated by the heating wire to generate water vapor. Then, water vapor is mixed with the air supplied from the gas supplier 30, and the water vapor is supplied to the active oxygen generator 13 together with the air. In the present embodiment, for example, the pump 50 supplies water to the evaporator 40 at a rate of 1.2 mL / min.
  • the chiller 60 cools the nozzle 10 that generates heat when a high voltage is applied by supplying cooling water to the nozzle 10.
  • the sterilization apparatus 1 configured as described above, oxygen supplied together with air from the gas supply device 30 to the nozzle 10 is turned into plasma by the plasma generation unit 11 of the nozzle 10, and the generated plasma is the active oxygen generation unit 13.
  • the active oxygen mainly composed of hydroxy radicals is continuously generated by reacting with water vapor supplied together with air from the evaporator 40. Then, active oxygen, water vapor, and unreacted plasma continuously generated in the active oxygen generation unit 13 are continuously discharged from the discharge unit 12 as the sterilizing agent 70, thereby enabling continuous processing of the cap 80. It becomes.
  • the bactericide 70 containing plasma and active oxygen is discharged from the discharge unit 12 at a temperature of 50 to 80 ° C. and a flow rate of 50000 mm / sec.
  • the following advantages are obtained by sterilization using active oxygen. For example, when a sterilizing agent containing hydrogen peroxide is used, it is necessary to subsequently clean the sterilizing agent so that it does not remain on the article to be sterilized. However, it is difficult to remove all the sterilizing agent by washing, and there is a risk that the sterilizing agent remains on the article to be sterilized.
  • the sterilizing agent spray and the subsequent cleaning are mainly performed at a high temperature, when the material to be sterilized is a material that causes heat shrinkage such as a resin material, various sterilization processes are performed in order to prevent excessive heat shrinkage and deformation. There will be constraints.
  • the sterilization system 100A according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the following, only the region shown in FIG. 3 will be described, and the configuration before and after that will not be described in particular. Moreover, how to make the structure before and behind that is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately selected according to the purpose.
  • the sterilization system 100 ⁇ / b> A is provided with a ROS sterilization area 110 in which a plurality of sterilization apparatuses 1 (10 in the present embodiment) are connected in the transport direction T of the cap 80. .
  • a ROS sterilization area 110 in which a plurality of sterilization apparatuses 1 (10 in the present embodiment) are connected in the transport direction T of the cap 80.
  • a heating device 121A that raises the ambient temperature around the cap 80 after sterilization is provided on the downstream side in the transport direction T of the cap 80 in the ROS sterilization area 110 (sterilization device 1).
  • the heating device 121A is composed of, for example, a heater, and raises the ambient temperature around the cap 80.
  • the active oxygen generated in the active oxygen generator 13 mainly generates hydroxy radicals having a high sterilizing effect, but other types of ozone and other types are also available. It also contains active oxygen.
  • a hydroxy radical is generated.
  • the ambient temperature around the cap 80 is raised, so that the active oxygen existing on the surface and inside of the cap 80 is raised, or the active oxygen discharged from the discharge portion 12 is in a high temperature state. Oxygen is maintained at a high temperature.
  • decomposition of active oxygen can be promoted, and hydroxy radicals exhibiting a high bactericidal effect can be effectively generated. And thereby, the sterilization speed with respect to an article to be sterilized can be effectively increased, and sterilization using active oxygen can be performed efficiently.
  • the cap 80 conveyed from the ROS sterilization area 110 may be heated for a predetermined time, or may be heated while being conveyed.
  • a chamber may be provided as the heating area 120A, and the ambient temperature around the cap 80 may be raised in the chamber, or the heating area 120A is opened to the surroundings and the ambient temperature around the cap 80 is increased in this state. It may be warmed.
  • FIG. 4 shows the bactericidal effect after leaving the cap 80 after discharging plasma and active oxygen for 30 minutes under a plurality of temperature conditions (2 ° C., 25 ° C., 50 ° C.).
  • the higher the ambient temperature the higher the LRV (Log Reduction Value), which is an index for evaluating the bactericidal effect.
  • the bactericidal effect becomes high by raising the ambient temperature around the cap 80.
  • the standing time and temperature shown here are merely examples, and the atmosphere temperature of the heating area 120A and the heating time in the heating area 120A in this embodiment are not particularly limited, and the type and nature of the article to be sterilized It can be appropriately changed depending on the situation.
  • FIG. 100B of the present embodiment the configuration of the heating area 120B is different from that of the heating area 120A in the first embodiment.
  • differences between the sterilization system 100B according to the present embodiment and the first embodiment will be mainly described. Note that the points not particularly specified are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the same reference numerals are given and detailed description thereof is omitted.
  • hot air is blown onto the cap 80 after sterilization on the downstream side in the transport direction T of the cap 80 in the ROS sterilization area 110 (sterilization apparatus 1).
  • a heating area 120B including a heating device 121B for heating the cap 80 is provided. That is, in the present embodiment, unlike the first embodiment in which the ambient temperature around the cap 80 is raised, the cap 80 is heated by blowing hot air. In the present embodiment, since it is only necessary to raise the temperature of the air to be blown, higher temperature air can be generated with a smaller amount of heat than when the ambient temperature around the cap 80 is raised.
  • the heating device 121B may be a known device capable of blowing high-temperature air, such as a device including a heating unit that heats air to be blown and a blowing unit that blows air, and the description thereof is omitted.
  • FIG. 5 shows two heating devices 121B, but these are merely examples and are not particularly limited.
  • the temperature of the air blown from the heating device 121B is not particularly limited, but the plasma and active oxygen existing on the surface and inside of the cap 80 are diffused to some extent by the air, so that the plasma and active oxygen are heated in a very short time. Therefore, it is preferable that the temperature is, for example, 100 ° C. or higher.
  • FIG. 100C of this embodiment is different from the first and second embodiments in that an ultraviolet irradiation area 120C is provided instead of the heating areas 120A and 120B.
  • an ultraviolet irradiation area 120C is provided instead of the heating areas 120A and 120B.
  • heating is provided with an ultraviolet irradiation device 121C that irradiates the cap 80 with ultraviolet rays on the downstream side in the transport direction T of the cap 80 in the ROS sterilization area 110 (sterilization device 1).
  • An area 120C is provided. That is, in the present embodiment, unlike the first and second embodiments in which the cap 80 is heated, the cap 80 is irradiated with ultraviolet rays after plasma and active oxygen are discharged to the cap 80. In the case of irradiating ultraviolet rays, the decomposition of ozone can be promoted by applying the ultraviolet rays to ozone.
  • the sterilization system 100C since the plasma generated in the sterilizer 1 contains ozone, the decomposition of ozone is accelerated by the ultraviolet rays. The sterilization rate can be effectively increased by the hydroxy radicals having a high sterilization effect generated with the decomposition of ozone. Further, the sterilization system 100C according to the present embodiment has an advantage that ozone is not released from the sterilization system 100C.
  • a known device capable of irradiating ultraviolet rays may be used as the ultraviolet irradiation device 121C, and the description thereof is omitted.
  • FIG. 100D of the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the ambient temperature around the cap 80 is raised during sterilization, not after sterilization by the sterilization apparatus 1.
  • differences between the sterilization system 100D according to the present embodiment and the first embodiment will be mainly described. Note that the points not particularly specified are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the same reference numerals are given and detailed description thereof is omitted.
  • the cap 80 is sterilized (indirectly) by passing the cap 140 through the chamber 140 filled with such a sterilizing agent 70.
  • the atmosphere around the cap 80 is sterilized during sterilization by using the chamber 140 as a heating area and blowing high temperature air into the chamber 140 to raise the temperature in the chamber 140.
  • a heating device 121D for raising the temperature is provided.
  • the cap 80 can be sterilized under high temperature.
  • the sterilizing agent 70 acts on the cap 80 while the temperature of the sterilizing agent 70 filling the chamber 140 is kept high.
  • the sterilization speed with respect to the cap 80 can be accelerated effectively.
  • the temperature in the chamber 140 can be quickly raised by blowing high-temperature air into the chamber 140.
  • the temperature of the air blown into the chamber 140 is not particularly limited and may be appropriately selected. For example, 100 ° C. or higher is preferable.
  • the heating device As the above embodiment, as the heating device, the cap 80 is heated or the ambient temperature around the cap 80 is raised after the sterilization by the sterilization device 1.
  • An example of increasing the ambient temperature has been described.
  • the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and the heating device heats the cap 80 or the ambient temperature around the cap 80 at least one of before, during, and after sterilization by the sterilization device 1. What is necessary is just to perform the heat processing which raises temperature.
  • a configuration corresponding to the heating area 120A and the heating area 120B may be provided on the upstream side in the transport direction T of the cap 80 in the ROS sterilization area 110, or by providing a heating device in the sterilization area by the sterilization apparatus 1, etc.
  • the cap 80 may be directly heated by the heating device during the sterilization by the sterilizer 1.
  • heat treatment is not performed only at any one timing before sterilization, during sterilization, and after sterilization, but is performed before sterilization, during sterilization, and after sterilization. Heat treatment may be performed at a plurality of timings.
  • the configuration in which high-temperature air is blown onto the cap 80 to heat the cap 80 has been described as an example.
  • the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this.
  • a heating device such as a heating wire heater capable of radiating a heat ray may be provided in the heating area, and the cap 80 may be heated by irradiating the cap 80 with the heat ray. Is possible.
  • the configuration for raising the ambient temperature around the cap 80 during sterilization by the sterilizer 1 is not limited to that shown in the fourth embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate.
  • the chamber 140 may be provided with a seat heater or the like, and the ambient temperature around the cap 80 may be raised by a heater or the like, or the cap 80 may be opened to the surroundings without using the chamber 140.
  • the ambient temperature around the cap 80 may be raised.
  • a configuration may be adopted, and a configuration in which such direct sterilization is performed and a configuration in which the ambient temperature around the cap 80 is raised may be combined.
  • the target ambient temperature around the cap 80 is not particularly limited as long as it is at least room temperature or higher.
  • a plurality of sterilization apparatuses 1 are connected to the ROS sterilization area 110 and plasma or active oxygen is discharged to the caps 80 by the plurality of sterilization apparatuses 1 while the caps 80 are conveyed.
  • the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and only one sterilization apparatus 1 may be provided in the ROS sterilization area, and plasma or active oxygen may be discharged to the cap 80 with the cap 80 stationary. May be.
  • the present invention can be used for a sterilization system and a sterilization method for sterilizing an object to be sterilized such as a cap.

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L'invention concerne des systèmes de stérilisation (100A～１００Ｄ) équipés d'un dispositif de stérilisation (1). Ce dispositif de stérilisation (1) est équipé : d'une partie alimentation en gaz (30) assurant une alimentation en mélange de gaz contenant un oxygène ; d'une partie alimentation en vapeur d'eau (40) assurant une alimentation en vapeur d'eau ; d'une partie génération de plasma (11) destinée à générer un plasma contenant un ozone provenant de l'oxygène alimenté par la partie alimentation en gaz (30) ; d'une partie génération d'oxygène actif (13) destinée à générer un oxygène actif par réaction du plasma et de la vapeur d'eau alimentée par la partie alimentation en vapeur d'eau (40) ; et d'une partie décharge (12) déchargeant le plasma et l'oxygène actif en tant qu'agent de stérilisation (70). Des dispositifs de chauffage (121A, 121B, 121D) chauffant des objets à stériliser (80) ou élevant la température atmosphérique autour de ces objets à stériliser, sont agencés avant, pendant et/ou après stérilisation par le dispositif de stérilisation (1).
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