Patent ID: 6688214
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: A23C,A23L,B01D

Abstract:
An apparatus for thermal deaeration of a soybean slurry comprising:a first heating apparatus for heating a soybean slurry to a predetermined intermediate temperature; a deaeration apparatus for deaerating the soybean slurry that has reached the intermediate temperature in the first heating apparatus, the deaeration apparatus comprising: a deaeration chamber in which the soybean slurry at said intermediate temperature is stored, and a suction apparatus for suctioning air from inside of the deaeration chamber and for decreasing the temperature of the soybean slurry by at least about 3Â° C.; and a second heating apparatus that completes thermal denaturation by further heating the soybean slurry that has been deaerated by the deaeration apparatus.