Patent ID: 8603786
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: A23K,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for reducing the water content of a solid component prepared from a fermentation product of a fermentation process in a biorefinery that performs distillation of ethanol wherein the fermentation product provides for an aqueous- ethanolic component and a solids component, the method comprising the steps of: (a) partially separating the aqueous-ethanolic component from the solids component to provide a separated solids component having a reduced amount of the aqueous-ethanol component; (b) depositing at least a portion of the separated solids component on an apparatus comprising a belt; (c) transporting the solids component along the apparatus by movement of the belt while conducting at least two separate addition-removal procedures thereto, wherein each procedure comprises: (d) at least partially drying the separated solids component.