Brine solution cleaning systems, apparatuses, and methods
AssigneeNational Beef Packing Company, LLC
InventorDonald Joseph Determann
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for cleaning brine solution are provided. In particular, one or more embodiments comprise a brine cleaning system that includes a brine cooker, a brine filter, and a brine storage unit. The brine cooker heats a dirty brine solution to separate the dirty brine solution into a liquid portion and a solids portion. The brine filter is coupled to the brine cooker to receive the liquid portion and the solids portion from the brine cooker and then substantially remove the solids portion. The brine storage unit is coupled to the brine filter to accumulate the liquid portion once the solids portion have been substantially removed by the brine filter. This allows for more efficient and environmentally friendly use of brine solution in the curing of animal.
Claims14
A brine cleaning system comprising:
- a brine cooker that heats a dirty brine solution, the brine cooker comprising a brine container having a top portion that includes an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall and the outer wall forming a cavity that receives a first portion of the dirty brine solution that flows over the inner wall;
- a brine filter that cleans the dirty brine solution to create a cleaned brine solution;
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- a brine storage container that accumulates the cleaned brine solution.
A brine cleaning system comprising:
- a brine cooker that heats a dirty brine solution, the brine cooker comprising:
- a brine container having a top portion that includes an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall and the outer wall forming a cavity that receives a first portion of the dirty brine solution that flows over the inner wall;
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- a heating element;
- a brine filter that cleans the dirty brine solution to create a cleaned brine solution, the brine filter comprising:
- a first filter;
- a second filter after the first filter;
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- a third filter after the second filter;
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- a brine storage container that accumulates the cleaned brine solution.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.