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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
May. 29, 2020
Separator Technology Solutions Us Inc., San Leandro, CA (US);
Scott Kohl, Maize, KS (US);
Ashley Whittington, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Kohl, Maize, KS (US);
Abstract
A stillage clarification process and related system include using hydrocyclones and high recovery disc centrifuges for fractionation of stillage from a grain ethanol plant and splitting the stillage into fractions with mass and compositional assays per bushel of grain processed. The fractions include a first fraction comprising 45% to 70% protein and 3% to 8% fat, a second fraction comprising distillers corn oil, a third fraction comprising a fiber having made up of approximately 22% to 28% protein and less than 8% fat, and a fourth fraction comprising at least 30% soluble protein and less than 3% fat.