US 12,146,127 B1
Method for drying high protein products from ethanol fermentation
Gustavo Martinez, Des Moines, IA (US); Joseph Fitzgerald, Des Moines, IA (US); and John Lovato, Sausalito, CA (US)
Assigned to SHOCKWAVE TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING, LLC, Des Moines, IA (US)
Filed by Shockwave Technologies Holding, LLC, Des Moines, IA (US)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/174,535.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/976,096, filed on Feb. 13, 2020.
Int. Cl. C12P 13/00 (2006.01); C12F 3/10 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12P 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC C12F 3/10 (2013.01) [C12M 47/14 (2013.01); C12P 1/00 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
 
1. A method for drying high protein product from a fermentation process comprising:
blending wet high protein product with dry high protein product to provide a blended high protein product; and passing the blended high protein product through at least one venturi, then through an airflow generator, and then a dryer, wherein the wet high protein product, the dry high protein product, and the blended high protein product include at least 40% protein by weight on a dry weight basis.