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Chillcuring is a grain ventilating process, especially for fresh-harvested shelled corn.

Process

As described in inventions of Sylvester L. Steffen,^[1] chillcuring is an electrical ventilating process that facilitates the after-ripening of bulk stored seeds. The ventilation process is controlled by monitoring the wet-bulb temperature of air around the grain (as measured by evaporative cooling), by which the grain is brought to equilibrium moisture and temperature with atmospheric air. Seed dormancy is better maintained at cooler (chill) atmospheric temperatures, and grain weight and seed vigor are better preserved. The after-ripening of seeds is a biochemical process of carbohydrate/protein stabilization associated with the release of water from the seeds. Water, as well as carbon dioxide, is a good absorber of infrared light. The process uses "grainlamps" which produce infrared, which is readily absorbed by water vapor in the air under high humidity conditions.^{[citation needed]}

History

The Steffen Patents were at issue in federal lawsuits in Minnesota, Indiana and Iowa. The validity of the Steffen Process Patents was upheld. The chillcuring process was marketed from the 1960s into the late 1990s by Harvestall Industries, Inc., an agribusiness of the former and now deceased Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives, Vincent B. Steffen.

Notes

^ US 4800653 ; US 4247989 ; US 4175418 ; US 4148147 ; US 4077134 ; US 4053991 ; US 4045878 ; US 3408747 ; WO 1090562 and WO 1086052

References

"Natural-air drying of shelled corn catches on despite mixed reviews..." Lancaster Farming. Penn State University, ActivePaper Archive. February 10, 1979. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2009-08-14.

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[1] US 4800653 ; US 4247989 ; US 4175418 ; US 4148147 ; US 4077134 ; US 4053991 ; US 4045878 ; US 3408747 ; WO 1090562 and WO 1086052

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-'''Chillcuring''' is a [[grain]] [[ventilating]] process, especially of fresh-harvested shelled [[maize|corn]]
+'''Chillcuring''' is a [[grain]] [[ventilating]] process, especially for fresh-harvested shelled [[maize|corn]].
 ==Process==
-As described in inventions of Sylvester L. Steffen (U.S. [[Patents]] nos. 4800653; 4247989; 4175418; 4148147; 4077134; 4053991; 4045878; 3408747; and Canadian 1090562 and 1086052) chillcuring is an electrical ventilating process that facilitates the [[photoelectric]] after-ripening of bulk stored [[seeds]]. The [[Ventilation (architecture)|ventilation]] process is controlled by monitoring the [[wet-bulb]] [[temperatures]] of [[air]] around the grain (as measured by evaporative cooling), by which the grain is brought to equilibrium moisture and temperature with atmospheric air. Seed dormancy is better maintained at cooler (chill) atmospheric temperatures, and grain weight and seed vigor are better preserved. The after-ripening of seeds is a biochemical process of [[carbohydrate]]/[[protein]] stabilization associated with the chemical release of [[water]] (H:OH), a reverse process of [[hydrolysis]]. The triatomic molecules of water and carbon dioxide are especially reactive in attenuating infrared light-spectrum waves, which provides energy necessary in photosynthesis and (curing) after-ripening. Infrared electrical heat is supplied by “grainlamps” so as to energize water vapor in the air under high humidity conditions.
+As described in inventions of Sylvester L. Steffen,<ref>{{patent|US|4800653}}; {{patent|US|4247989}}; {{patent|US|4175418}}; {{patent|US|4148147}}; {{patent|US|4077134}}; {{patent|US|4053991}}; {{patent|US|4045878}}; {{patent|US|3408747}}; {{patent|WO|1090562}} and {{patent|WO|1086052}}</ref> chillcuring is an electrical ventilating process that facilitates the after-ripening of bulk stored [[seeds]]. The ventilation process is controlled by monitoring the [[wet-bulb temperature]] of air around the grain (as measured by [[evaporative cooling]]), by which the grain is brought to equilibrium moisture and temperature with atmospheric air. [[Seed dormancy]] is better maintained at cooler (chill) atmospheric temperatures, and grain weight and [[seed vigor]] are better preserved. The after-ripening of seeds is a biochemical process of [[carbohydrate]]/[[protein]] stabilization associated with the release of water from the seeds. Water, as well as carbon dioxide, is a good absorber of [[infrared]] light. The process uses "[[grainlamp]]s" which produce infrared, which is readily absorbed by [[water vapor]] in the air under high humidity conditions.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
 ==History==
-The Steffen Patents were at issue in federal lawsuits in Minnesota, Indiana and Iowa. The validity of the Steffen Process Patents was upheld. The chillcuring process was marketed from the 1960s into the late 1990s by Harvestall Industries, Inc., an agribusiness of the former and now deceased Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives, Vincent B. Steffen.
+The Steffen Patents were at issue in federal lawsuits in Minnesota, Indiana and Iowa. The validity of the Steffen Process Patents was upheld. The chillcuring process was marketed from the 1960s into the late 1990s by Harvestall Industries, Inc., an [[agribusiness]] of the former and now deceased [[Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives]], [[Vincent B. Steffen]].
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+==Notes==
+{{reflist}}
+==References==
+*{{cite news
+|url=http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/Default/Skins/BasicArch/Client.asp?Skin=BasicArch&&AppName=2&enter=true&BaseHref=PLF/1979/02/10&EntityId=Ar09600
+|title=Natural-air drying of shelled corn catches on despite mixed reviews...
+|date=February 10, 1979
+|newspaper=[[Lancaster Farming]]
+|publisher=Penn State University, ActivePaper Archive
+|accessdate=2009-08-14
+|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191500/http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/Default/Skins/BasicArch/Client.asp?Skin=BasicArch&&AppName=2&enter=true&BaseHref=PLF%2F1979%2F02%2F10&EntityId=Ar09600
+|archive-date=March 3, 2016
+|url-status=dead
+}}
+{{Agri-stub}}
+[[Category:Agriculture]]