Advance International Inc.

Kerry Coltun

Shahmard Maziar Ghorbani

Shahmard Mazier Ghorbani

Provided are methods and systems for recovering protein product powder, purified water and omega-3 oil from an animal tissue. The methods and systems use high throughput extraction filtration separation systems. Animal tissue, for example fish, and organic solvent are directly or indirectly transferred into one of the optional extraction or filtration systems. The extraction-filtration systems provide a high degree of filtration performance and product washing efficiency. Each system ultimately yields a product wet cake that includes the protein product. The protein product wet cake is then further dried in a drying unit to yield the final protein powder product. In each system, the process filtrates undergo further processing by filtration and distillation to recover the organic solvent and separate out the omega-3 fish oil. The recovered organic solvent can be recycled back into the process. Solid protein product powder is thus recovered, along with omega-3 oil, purified water and recovered solvent.

Methods and systems for recovering protein powder and natural omega-3 oil from animal tissue

The present invention describes a method and an automatic system for recovering protein powder meal, crude and pure omega-3 oil and purified distilled water from a mixture of animal tissue processed in a filter-drier-reaction tank. Animal tissue, for example fish, and organic solvent are directly or indirectly fed into the filter-drier-reaction tank. The filter-drier-reaction tank mixes, heats, and separates solid and heavy liquid portions of the mixture, the organic solvents are automatically recycled back in to the system after distillation. The solid portion is retained in the filter-drier-reaction tank and baked. Solid protein powder product (the protein powder meal) is thus recovered.

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Alamo, CA, United States of America

Kerry Coltun