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

Claim 11:
12. A method of producing a protein product from a processing stream, the method comprising:
receiving a process stream from a production facility, the process stream comprising a mixture of one or more liquids and one or more solids;
adding a non-condensable media to the mixture to change a density of each of differential between the one or more solids and the one or more liquids:
separating the one or more solids from the one or more liquids in the mixture based on a difference in density between the one or more solids and the one or more liquids, to provide a separated solids stream and a light emulsion phase;
processing the light emulsion phase with a separation device comprising an open channel membrane filter to recover oil from a protein-containing stream; and
producing at least a portion of the separated solids stream as a feed product comprising protein.