Patent ID: 11944109
Assignee: ICM, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B  C  Y | IPC A  B  C

Claim 19:
20. A method comprising:
receiving a process stream comprising a mixture of one or more liquids and one or more solids; and
separating the one or more liquids from the one or more solids in the process stream with a first separation device to provide a separated liquids stream and a separated solids stream, the first separation device including a sedicanter centrifuge, a decanter centrifuge, a disk stack centrifuge, an air floatation device, a cyclone, or a settling tank;
wherein the separated solids stream has at least 38% protein; and
processing the separated liquids stream with a membrane-based separation device to provide a stream comprising a protein content of about 7% to about 27%.