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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Novozymes A/s, Bagsvaerd, DK;
Inventor:
Feng Xu, Davis, CA (US);
Assignee:
NOVOZYMES A/S, Bagsvaerd, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 9/22 (2006.01); C12P 7/10 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); B04B 3/04 (2006.01); B04B 5/10 (2006.01); C12R 1/10 (2006.01); C12R 1/125 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 1/20 (2013.01); B04B 3/04 (2013.01); B04B 5/10 (2013.01); C12N 1/205 (2021.05); C12N 9/22 (2013.01); C12P 7/10 (2013.01); C12R 2001/10 (2021.05); C12R 2001/125 (2021.05); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of dewatering post fermentation fluids in a starch to ethanol process. More particularly the invention relates to use of a nuclease enzyme for separation of whole stillage into an insoluble fraction and a supernatant fraction. In a specific embodiment the present invention relates to a method of dewatering whole stillage comprising the steps of: i) subjecting whole stillage to one or more nuclease enzymes; ii) separating the material into an insoluble fraction and a supernatant fraction.