A method of forming a material structure from structural units contained within a liquid solution in a spray head is described. The liquid solution includes a solvent and a solute, the solute comprising a plurality of the structural units, the structural units including monomer units, oligomer units, or combinations thereof. The method comprises forming droplets of the liquid solution including the structural units, and spraying the droplets on a substrate, thereby substantially increasing the reactivity of the structural units within the droplets relative to the structural units within the liquid solution in the spray head. The increase in reactivity can result from the droplets containing an excess of a particular ion, the ion excess resulting from a voltage applied to conductive walls of the device which dispenses the droplets. The material structure is then formed on the substrate from the more highly reactive structural units within the droplets.

A method of forming a material structure from structural units contained within a liquid solution in a spray head is described. The liquid solution includes a solvent and a solute, the solute comprising a plurality of the structural units, the structural units including monomer units, oligomer units, or combinations thereof. The method comprises forming droplets of the liquid solution including the structural units, and spraying the droplets on a substrate, thereby substantially increasing the reactivity of the structural units within the droplets relative to the structural units within the liquid solution in the spray head. The increase in reactivity can result from the droplets containing an excess of a particular ion, the ion excess resulting from a voltage applied to conductive walls of the device which dispenses the droplets. The material structure is then formed on the substrate from the more highly reactive structural units within the droplets.

A cactus processing system for removing spines from cactus stems features a free-standing edge cleaning member. The system features a free-standing conveyor member comprising a lower transport conveyor with a high open area mesh lower transport conveyor belt located on the lower transport conveyor. A lower cleaning conveyor is located entirely inside a lower transport conveyor open middle area. A lower brushing belt is located on the lower cleaning conveyor. The system features the free-standing conveyor member comprising an upper transport conveyor with a high open area mesh upper transport conveyor belt located on the upper transport conveyor. An upper cleaning conveyor is located entirely inside an upper transport conveyor open middle area. An upper brushing belt is located on the upper cleaning conveyor. The system features an open basin located on a ground surface underneath the conveyor member.

The present invention relates to methods for processing fruits or vegetables such that sweet ingredients or ingredients useful to the human body effectively infiltrates into fruits or vegetables and to apparatus used in the method. The present invention relates to methods for allowing sweet ingredients or ingredients useful to the human body to be effectively absorbed into fruits or vegetables while supplying fruits or vegetables to the inside of a pressure chamber, reducing the inside of the pressure chamber to low vacuum state within a specific pressure range while all fruits or vegetables to be processed are immersed in aqueous solution of a useful ingredient, maintaining the condition for a set period of time, and returning the inside of the pressure chamber to atmospheric pressure. The present invention relates to methods using only subatmospheric pressure so as to allow sweet ingredient or ingredient useful to the human body to effectively infiltrate into fruits or vegetables while minimizing damage to the skin or the internal tissues of the fruits or vegetables and to apparatus used in the method.

The present invention relates to methods for processing fruits or vegetables such that sweet ingredients or ingredients useful to the human body effectively infiltrates into fruits or vegetables and to apparatus used in the method. The present invention relates to methods for allowing sweet ingredients or ingredients useful to the human body to be effectively absorbed into fruits or vegetables while supplying fruits or vegetables to the inside of a pressure chamber, reducing the inside of the pressure chamber to low vacuum state within a specific pressure range while all fruits or vegetables to be processed are immersed in aqueous solution of a useful ingredient, maintaining the condition for a set period of time, and returning the inside of the pressure chamber to atmospheric pressure. The present invention relates to methods using only subatmospheric pressure so as to allow sweet ingredient or ingredient useful to the human body to effectively infiltrate into fruits or vegetables while minimizing damage to the skin or the internal tissues of the fruits or vegetables and to apparatus used in the method.

A two stage system for extraction of oil from whole citrus fruit is provided. The first stage is known in the art and includes a first plurality of toothed rollers which convey citrus as the teeth penetrate and rupture oil glands. The oil passes into a first water pan. A novel second stage uses a second plurality of toothed rollers to continue the penetration and rupturing of oil glands. The second plurality of rollers are positioned in an isolated second pan to partially submerge the citrus. A middle phase liquor with extremely low oil concentration is transferred into said second pan to initiate desorption of oil from the citrus. The desorption technique in one embodiment increases yield by 4% or more. This technique is expected to increase yield even more as the recovery by the first stage is reduced.

A two stage system for extraction of oil from whole citrus fruit is provided. The first stage is known in the art and includes a first plurality of toothed rollers which convey citrus as the teeth penetrate and rupture oil glands. The oil passes into a first water pan. A novel second stage uses a second plurality of toothed rollers to continue the penetration and rupturing of oil glands. The second plurality of rollers are positioned in an isolated second pan to partially submerge the citrus. A middle phase liquor with extremely low oil concentration is transferred into said second pan to initiate desorption of oil from the citrus. The desorption technique in one embodiment increases yield by 4% or more. This technique is expected to increase yield even more as the recovery by the first stage is reduced.

A method of preserving freshness of a harvested crop includes irradiating the harvested crop with blue light and misting the harvested crop with water mist while irradiating the harvested crop with the blue light.

A coconut processing device has a drill unit forming an opening in a coconut; and a capping unit inserting a spout into the opening sealing the opening.

A coconut processing device has a drill unit forming an opening in a coconut; and a capping unit inserting a spout into the opening sealing the opening.