US 11,718,863 B2
Processes for recovering products from a slurry
Jason Bootsma, Wichita, KS (US)
Assigned to POET GRAIN (OCTANE), LLC, Sioux Falls, SD (US)
Filed by POET Grain (Octane), LLC, Sioux Falls, SD (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/734,422.
Application 16/102,835 is a division of application No. 15/604,507, filed on May 24, 2017, granted, now 10,059,966, issued on Aug. 28, 2018.
Application 16/734,422 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/102,835, filed on Aug. 14, 2018, granted, now 11,254,955.
Application 15/604,507 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/529,025, granted, now 11,248,197, previously published as PCT/US2016/063666, filed on Nov. 23, 2016.
Application 15/604,507 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/529,014, granted, now 10,837,029, previously published as PCT/US2016/063657, filed on Nov. 23, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/324,159, filed on Apr. 18, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/260,181, filed on Nov. 25, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2020/0140899 A1, May 7, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C12P 7/10 (2006.01); C12P 7/6409 (2022.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12P 19/02 (2006.01); C12P 7/14 (2006.01); C12P 19/14 (2006.01); B01D 17/02 (2006.01); B01D 33/00 (2006.01); C11B 1/10 (2006.01); C12N 9/42 (2006.01)
CPC C12P 7/10 (2013.01) [B01D 17/0217 (2013.01); B01D 33/00 (2013.01); C11B 1/10 (2013.01); C12M 47/10 (2013.01); C12P 7/14 (2013.01); C12P 7/6409 (2013.01); C12P 19/02 (2013.01); C12P 19/14 (2013.01); C12M 45/04 (2013.01); C12M 47/06 (2013.01); C12N 9/2437 (2013.01); C12P 2201/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
 
1. A process for recovering an oil product and a protein meal product from a slurry, comprising:
introducing the slurry into a filter device comprising a flexible screen and a mechanical agitation mechanism to produce a filtrate and a fibrous solid stream, wherein the flexible screen is coupled to the filter device via one or more elastic supports;
separating the filtrate into a high protein solids stream and a solubles stream;
drying the high protein solids stream to produce the protein meal product;
evaporating the solubles stream to produce a condensed solubles stream; and
separating the oil product from the condensed soluble stream.