A beverage preparation system and a method for preparing a beverage thereby, which includes at least one ingredient container for containing an ingredient; a dispenser for dispensing said ingredient from said at least one ingredient container for preparation of a beverage; a controller for controlling the operation of the dispense; and a wireless communication module associated with the controller for receiving instructions from a remote device via wireless communication to exercise control via the controller upon the dispenser for reserving a specific portion of said ingredient in the ingredient container.

An ultra-fine bubble-containing liquid generating apparatus (UFB-containing liquid generating apparatus) includes a dissolving unit that generates a gas dissolving liquid and an ultra-fine bubble generating unit that generates ultra-fine bubbles in the gas dissolving liquid. Additionally, the UFB-containing liquid generating apparatus includes a temperature controlling unit that controls at least one of temperatures of the dissolving unit and the ultra-fine bubble generating unit such that the temperature of the ultra-fine bubble generating unit is equal to or lower than the temperature of the dissolving unit.

Proposed are an automated microreactor for effective optimization of a high-speed chemical reaction, and a method of optimizing a high-speed chemical reaction using the same. The automated microreactor includes a raw material supply unit including a plurality of flow rate controllers that supply a plurality of raw materials and control flow rates of the plurality of raw materials, an intermediate reaction unit including a plurality of micromixers for intermediate that generate a first mixture and a plurality of tubular reactors for intermediate that generate an intermediate product, an intermediate reaction control unit including a valve member, and a product reaction unit including a product micromixer that produces a second mixture and producing a product, through which optimal synthesis conditions (optimal temperature, flow rate, reaction volume and organolithium reagent type) can be achieved to obtain the highest yield in a short time.

The invention relates an extrusion device (100) for extruding a semi¬finished product made of elastomeric material, comprising an extrusion body (10) extending along a feeding direction (A) and a pump (20) arranged downstream of the extrusion body (10) along said feeding direction (A). The extrusion body (10) comprises a hopper (30) for loading an elastomeric material and an extrusion screw (50) extending along said feeding direction (A) and having an inlet portion (50a) arranged close to the hopper (30) and an exit portion (50b) arranged close to the pump (20). The extrusion body (10) also comprises a motorised roller (40) arranged at the inlet portion (50a) of the extrusion screw (50) and configured to receive the elastomeric material from the hopper (30) and feed it to the extrusion screw (30). The extrusion screw (50) has a length and a diameter such that the ratio between length and diameter is comprised between 4 mm and 8 mm. The invention also relates to an extrusion process carried out through the aforementioned extrusion device (100).

A small-scale, batch-wise device to simulate high-shear, short-duration emulsification of fluids from various industrial processes at elevated temperatures and pressures for the purpose of determining the quality and stability of those emulsions under different conditions and with different additives. A threaded, transparent tube capable high temperature and pressure is fitted with a threaded bearing with a shaft sealed gas tight at two points with spring-loaded, internally-facing, open rings. A socket head on the external end of the shaft held on a high-speed motor-drive rotates mixing blades on the internal end of the shaft. Process fluids and additives are added to the tube with a vaporizing liquid. The tube is sealed, heated to the process temperature under pressure, then inverted onto the motor drive, by which the blades are rotated at high-speed for a short duration. The tube is righted and the emulsion observed over time at process temperature under pressure.

A caffeine reduction apparatus includes: a main housing provided with an inlet and outlet pipe; a mixing portion including an accommodating portion through which coffee grounds are input inside the accommodating portion, and a blade configured to be rotated inside the accommodating portion such that the coffee grounds are mixed; a driving portion configured to rotate the blade; and an ultraviolet ray emitting portion positioned at an upper portion of the main housing and mounted at an inner side surface of a door that seals an inner portion of the mixing portion, the ultraviolet ray emitting portion being configured to emit ultraviolet rays toward the mixing portion.

The present invention pertains in general to an apparatus and method for the infusing, agitation and dispensation of oils in a controlled manner to produce a desired potency of an infusion while remaining below an identified maximum temperature threshold.

A bioreactor apparatus includes a vessel establishing an interior space environmentally separable from an exterior space outside of the vessel, an agitation system including mixing means arranged in the interior space and drive means adapted to rotate the mixing means. The drive means includes a drive motor that is arranged in the interior space.

The present relates to a component mixing device comprising a central unit (10) and a disposable cartridge, said central unit (10) comprising a control unit, a plurality of vial positioning elements (13) and a cavity 14 for receiving said disposable cartridge, and said disposable cartridge (20) comprising a tubing circuitry adapted to put the components housed in said plurality of vials into communication for mixing, characterized in that the mixing device is adapted to put each vial into communication with each other through said tubing circuitry of said disposable cartridge (20) and mixing said components through an compressed air mechanism (12) located in said central unit (10) and controlled by said control unit.

A device for producing a multicomponent mixture having a mixing chamber which is surrounded by a chamber wall, the device further includes an outlet for a multicomponent mixture and into which at least two component valves and at least one flushing valve open, the flushing valve being in connection on the inlet side with a temperature control channel system which is associated with the chamber wall and through which water can flow.