US 11,944,109 B2
Fractionated stillage separation and feed products
Charles C. Gallop, Gower, MO (US); and Christopher Riley William Gerken, Helena, MO (US)
Assigned to ICM, Inc., Colwich, KS (US)
Appl. No. 16/624,811
Filed by ICM, Inc., Colwich, KS (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 19, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/038352
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 19, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/236919, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 27, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/521,542, filed on Jun. 19, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0128855 A1, Apr. 30, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A23K 10/10 (2016.01); A23J 1/00 (2006.01); A23J 1/12 (2006.01); A23J 1/16 (2006.01); A23K 10/38 (2016.01); A23K 40/00 (2016.01); A23K 50/10 (2016.01); A23K 50/30 (2016.01); A23K 50/75 (2016.01); A23K 50/80 (2016.01); B01D 5/00 (2006.01); B01D 17/02 (2006.01); B01D 21/26 (2006.01); B01D 61/14 (2006.01); B03B 9/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC A23K 10/10 (2016.05) [A23J 1/005 (2013.01); A23J 1/12 (2013.01); A23J 1/125 (2013.01); A23J 1/16 (2013.01); A23K 10/38 (2016.05); A23K 40/00 (2016.05); A23K 50/10 (2016.05); A23K 50/30 (2016.05); A23K 50/75 (2016.05); A23K 50/80 (2016.05); B01D 5/006 (2013.01); B01D 17/0205 (2013.01); B01D 17/0217 (2013.01); B01D 21/26 (2013.01); B01D 21/262 (2013.01); B01D 21/267 (2013.01); B01D 61/14 (2013.01); B03B 9/00 (2013.01); B01D 2311/2646 (2013.01); B01D 2311/2676 (2013.01); C12N 1/16 (2013.01); Y02P 60/87 (2015.11)] 21 Claims
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1. A method for separating components in a process stream, the method comprising:
receiving the process stream having a mixture of components of liquids and solids;
adding a non-condensable media to the mixture of components to change a density differential between the components;
separating the solids from the liquids in the mixture of components with a first separation device, to provide a separated solids stream and a separated liquids stream, wherein the separated solids stream is approximately 10% to approximately 40% total solids;
producing at least a portion of the separated solids stream as a feed product; and
processing the separated liquids stream with a membrane-based second separation device to recover suspended solids as a stream comprising protein.