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.
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