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A tomato peel material pH level adjustment system (10) including a plurality of peel material receiving tanks (32, 33), pumps (36, 37), acid injection devices (71, 46, 48), mixing devices (34, 35) and mixing conduits (40, 41) extending to a system output such as storage holding tank or process equip

A tomato peel material pH level adjustment system (10) including a plurality of peel material receiving tanks (32, 33), pumps (36, 37), acid injection devices (71, 46, 48), mixing devices (34, 35) and mixing conduits (40, 41) extending to a system output such as storage holding tank or process equipment (42). A plurality of pH sensors (56, 58, 60) sense the pH level of the tomato peel material and acid mixture in the receiving tanks (32, 33) and in the mixing conduits (40, 41) and a controller (PC) responsive to pH level sensing signals causes acid injection into the peel material (22) while in the receiving tanks (32, 33) and/or while in the mixing conduits (40, 41). Base material optionally also can be added to the mixing conduits (40, 41) to correct pH level overshoots. Rather than adding acid or a base, the tomato peel material (22) can be diverted back from the mixing conduits (40, 41) to the receiving tanks (32, 33). The system (10) preferably includes a plurality of replicated batch processing units or modules, which are supplied continuously from a tomato peel material supply source (28) and drawn down to the holding tank (42).

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1. A process for adjusting the pH level of tomato peel material comprising the steps of:(a) mixing tomato peel material in a first receiving tank; (b) pumping the tomato peel material through a mixing conduit from the first receiving tank to a system output to further mix the tomato peel material be

1. A process for adjusting the pH level of tomato peel material comprising the steps of:(a) mixing tomato peel material in a first receiving tank; (b) pumping the tomato peel material through a mixing conduit from the first receiving tank to a system output to further mix the tomato peel material before it is transferred to the system output; (c) sensing the pH level of the tomato peel material prior to said pumping step; and (d) if the pH level during sensing is above a predetermined level, performing at least one of the following steps: (i) adding acid to the tomato peel material while in the receiving tank, (ii) adding acid to the tomato peel material while in the mixing conduit for mixing in the mixing conduit, and (iii) diverting the tomato peel material from the mixing conduit.