1. A process for producing a cochineal color which comprises subjecting a cochineal extract solution to proteolysis and removing a fraction of molecular weight not less than 6000.
2. A process for producing a cochineal color which comprises subjecting a cochineal extract solution to proteolysis and, then, to at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of adsorption treatment, ion exchange treatment, acid treatment and membrane treatment.
3. A process for producing a cochineal color which comprises subjecting a cochineal extract solution to proteolysis and adsorption treatment and, then, to at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of adsorption treatment, ion exchange treatment, acid treatment and membrane treatment.
4. A process for producing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 1 wherein the cochineal extract solution is an extracted product obtained by extracting Coccus cacti L. insect bodies with use of an aqueous alcohol.
5. A process for producing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 1 wherein the cochineal extract solution is subjected to proteolysis under an acidic condition.
6. A process for producing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 2 or 3 wherein the adsorption treatment is carried out under an acidic condition.
7. A process for producing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 2 or 3 wherein the adsorption treatment comprises causing a cochineal color to be adsorbed on an adsorbent under an acidic condition and, then, desorbed with an aqueous alcohol under a condition of pH 79.
8. A process for producing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 2 or 3 wherein the acid treatment is conducted with an acid used as a food additive.
9. A process for producing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 2 or 3 wherein the membrane treatment is at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of reverse osmosis membrane treatment, membrane filter treatment, ultrafiltration membrane treatment and nanofiltration membrane treatment.
10. A process for producing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 2 or 3 wherein the membrane treatment is a treatment using a membrane having a cut-off molecular weight of 20008000.
11. A process for producing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 2 or 3 wherein a fraction of molecular weight not less than 6000 is removed by the membrane treatment.
12. A process for deodorizing a cochineal color which comprises subjecting a cochineal extract solution to proteolysis and removing a fraction of molecular weight not less than 6000.
13. A process for deodorizing a cochineal color which comprises subjecting a cochineal extract solution to proteolysis and, then, to at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of adsorption treatment, ion exchange treatment, acid treatment and membrane treatment.
14. A process for deodorizing a cochineal color which comprises subjecting a cochineal extract solution to proteolysis and adsorption treatment and, then, to at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of adsorption treatment, ion exchange treatment, acid treatment and membrane treatment.
15. A process for deodorizing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 12 wherein the cochineal extract solution is an extracted product obtained by extracting Coccus cactus L. insect bodies with use of an aqueous alcohol.
16. A process for deodorizing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 12 wherein the cochineal extract solution is subjected to proteolysis under an acidic condition.
17. A process for deodorizing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 13 or 14 wherein the adsorption treatment is carried out under an acidic condition.
18. A process for deodorizing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 13 or 14 wherein the adsorption treatment comprises causing a cochineal color to be adsorbed on an adsorbent under an acidic condition and, then, desorbed with an aqueous alcohol under a condition of pH 79.
19. A process for deodorizing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 13 or 14 wherein the acid treatment is conducted with an acid used as a food additive.
20. A process for deodorizing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 13 or 14 wherein the membrane treatment is at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of reverse osmosis membrane treatment, membrane filter treatment, ultrafiltration membrane treatment and nanofiltration membrane treatment.
21. A process for deodorizing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 13 or 14 wherein the membrane treatment is a treatment using a membrane having a cut-off molecular weight of 20008000.
22. A process for deodorizing a cochineal color as claimed in claim 13 or 14 wherein a fraction of molecular weight not less than 6000 is removed by the membrane treatment.
23. A process for removing the Coccus cacti L. insect-derived allergen from a cochineal color which comprises subjecting a cochineal extract solution to proteolysis and removing a fraction of molecular weight not less than 6000.
24. A process for removing the Coccus cacti L. insect-derived allergen from a cochineal color which comprises subjecting a cochineal extract solution to proteolysis and, then, to at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of adsorption treatment, ion exchange treatment, acid treatment and membrane treatment.
25. A process for removing the Coccus cacti L. insect-derived allergen from a cochineal color which comprises subjecting a cochineal extract solution to proteolysis and adsorption treatment and, then, to at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of adsorption treatment, ion exchange treatment, acid treatment and membrane treatment.
26. A process for removing the Coccus cacti L. insect-derived allergen from a cochineal color as claimed in claim 23 wherein the cochineal extract solution is an extracted product obtained by extracting Coccus cactus L. insect bodies with use of an aqueous alcohol.
27. A process for removing the Coccus cacti L. insect-derived allergen from a cochineal color as claimed in claim 23 wherein the cochineal extract solution is subjected to proteolysis under an acidic condition.
28. A process for removing the Coccus cacti L. insect-derived allergen from a cochineal color as claimed in claim 24 or 25 wherein the adsorption treatment is carried out under an acidic condition.
29. A process for removing the Coccus cacti L. insect-derived allergen from a cochineal color as claimed in claim 24 or 25 wherein the adsorption treatment comprises causing a cochineal color to be adsorbed on an adsorbent under an acidic condition and, then, desorbed with an aqueous alcohol under a condition of pH 79.
30. A process for removing the Coccus cacti L. insect-derived allergen from a cochineal color as claimed in claim 24 or 25 wherein the acid treatment is conducted with an acid used as a food additive.
31. A process for removing the Coccus cacti L. insect-derived allergen from a cochineal color as claimed in claim 24 or 25 wherein the membrane treatment is at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of reverse osmosis membrane treatment, membrane filter treatment, ultrafiltration membrane treatment and nanofiltration membrane treatment.
32. A process for removing the Coccus cacti L. insect-derived allergen from a cochineal color as claimed in claim 24 or 25 wherein the membrane treatment is a treatment using a membrane having a cut-off molecular weight of 20008000.
33. A process for removing the Coccus cacti L. insect-derived allergen from a cochineal color as claimed in claim 24 or 25 wherein a fraction of molecular weight not less than 6000 is removed by the membrane treatment.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A passive infrared switch for use in a two wire system comprising:
a relay switch coupled to control the flow of power to a load;
a passive infrared control circuit coupled to operate the relay switch upon detecting a change of infrared radiation; and
a power supply coupled to supply a current not greater than 0.5 milliampere to the passive infrared control circuit.
2. The passive infrared switch of claim 1, wherein the power supply includes a ground leakage type power supply.
3. The passive infrared switch of claim 2, wherein the ground leakage type power supply is a constant current supply.
4. The passive infrared switch of claim 3, wherein the constant current supply includes a Darlington driver.
5. The passive infrared switch of claim 1, wherein the relay switch is adapted to receive a phase line wire and a phase load wire and, when the relay energized, couple the phase line wire to the phase load wire.
6. The passive infrared switch of claim 5, wherein, when the relay is energized, the current supplied by the power supply flows from the phase line wire to ground.
7. A method of providing power to a passive infrared switch comprising:
coupling an output of a ground leakage type power supply to a passive infrared control circuit;
limiting a ground current to the passive infrared control circuit to no greater than 0.5 milliampere;
controlling supply of alternating current to a load through a relay switch; and
operating the relay switch upon detecting a change of infrared radiation.