Patent ID: 8178144
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: A22C,A23B,A23L,A23V,B01D,B04B

Abstract:
1. A method for separating meat components, comprising; (a) centrifugally spinning a mixture of meat components, a fluid including at least one of, liquid carbonic acid, water, an acid, an alkaline solution, or water with carbon dioxide, and a gas, within a centrifuge to separate meat components in concentric zones according to density, wherein denser components accumulate farther away from the axis of rotation and less dense components accumulate closer to the axis of rotation; and (b) transferring denser components towards a cone-shaped section of the centrifuge via a first screw action and transferring less dense components towards an outlet of the centrifuge via a second screw action, wherein gas can accumulate at a zone in the proximity of the cone-shaped section so as to impede the fluid from exiting with denser components.