US 12,351,489 B2
Separator system for use in agricultural processing
Steve Huff, Sherwood, AR (US); Todd Coleman, Batesville, AR (US); Douglas M. Dawson, Sherwood, AR (US); and Anthony Nguyen, Benton, AR (US)
Assigned to Safe Foods Corporation, North Little Rock, AR (US)
Filed by SAFE FOODS CORPORATION, North Little Rock, AR (US)
Filed on Nov. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/454,908.
Prior Publication US 2023/0150840 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. C02F 1/38 (2023.01); A22C 21/04 (2006.01); C02F 9/00 (2023.01); C02F 103/20 (2006.01); C02F 103/22 (2006.01)
CPC C02F 1/38 (2013.01) [A22C 21/04 (2013.01); C02F 1/385 (2013.01); C02F 9/00 (2013.01); C02F 2103/20 (2013.01); C02F 2103/22 (2013.01); C02F 2209/005 (2013.01); C02F 2209/02 (2013.01); C02F 2209/05 (2013.01); C02F 2209/06 (2013.01); C02F 2209/11 (2013.01); C02F 2209/36 (2013.01); C02F 2209/40 (2013.01); C02F 2301/046 (2013.01); C02F 2301/08 (2013.01); C02F 2303/24 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An agricultural processing system, comprising:
an inlet supply for supplying a liquid to be treated, wherein the liquid comprises an aqueous suspension comprising insoluble solids;
the inlet supply is in fluid communication with a process that uses water and produces wastewater comprising the insoluble solids, wherein the process is a chiller, a scalder, or a food washing process;
a pump configured to receive and pressurize the wastewater from the process;
a plurality of centrifugal separators connected in parallel and configured to receive the wastewater from the pump; and
one or more sensors in communication with a control panel, the control panel comprising a display configured to display data from the one or more sensors;
wherein the separators are each configured to separate out at least a portion of the insoluble solids from the wastewater to produce a cleaned wastewater; and
wherein the cleaned wastewater is recycled into the process.