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US 12,305,150 B2Granted
Method and system for producing ultra-high gravity alcoholic beverages
AssigneePorifera, Inc.
InventorsDavid Durkee, Frederik Havel
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described that produce an ultra-high gravity alcoholic beverage from a high gravity alcoholic beverage stream using an efficient, low waste, combination reverse osmosis and forward osmosis system. Utilizing a reverse osmosis system prior to using a forward osmosis system in removing water content from a high gravity alcoholic beverage stream significantly reduces a draw solution load when compared to a process that utilizes a forward osmosis system alone or prior to using any other dewatering system.
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A method, comprising:
- processing a high gravity alcoholic beverage having an alcohol by volume (ABV) percentage between 5% and 14% to produce a very-high gravity alcoholic beverage via at least reverse osmosis, wherein the very-high gravity alcoholic beverage includes an ABV percentage between 16% and 22%;
- processing the very-high gravity alcoholic beverage to produce an ultra-high gravity alcoholic beverage via forward osmosis, wherein the ultra-high gravity alcoholic beverage includes an ABV percentage between 24% and 46%;
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- wherein processing the very-high gravity alcoholic beverage into the ultra-high gravity alcoholic beverage utilizes a draw solution and produces therefrom a spent draw solution, and wherein the spent draw solution is processed into the draw solution by at least one of reverse osmosis or distilling.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a first alcoholic beverage having a first alcohol by volume (ABV) of 5% to 14% ABV;
- dewatering the first alcoholic beverage at a reverse osmosis (RO) system to provide a second alcoholic beverage product having a second ABV of 16% to 22% ABV, wherein the second ABV is greater than the first ABV;
- conveying the second alcoholic beverage to a forward osmosis (FO) system;
- producing a third alcoholic beverage having a third ABV and a spent draw solution via forward osmosis, wherein the third ABV is 24% to 46% ABV and is greater than the second ABV;
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- dewatering the spent draw solution to produce a draw solution by at least one of reverse osmosis or distilling.
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A method, comprising:
- conveying, by a fluid line, an alcoholic beverage having a first alcohol by volume (ABV) percentage between 5% and 14% to a reverse osmosis system;
- processing, by the reverse osmosis system, the alcoholic beverage having the first ABV percentage causing a first amount of water to be removed from the alcoholic beverage having the first ABV percentage and converting the alcoholic beverage having the first ABV percentage into an alcoholic beverage having a second ABV percentage, wherein the second ABV percentage is between 16% and 22%;
- processing, by a forward osmosis system, the alcoholic beverage having the second ABV percentage causing a second amount of water to be removed from the alcoholic beverage having the second ABV percentage and converting the alcoholic beverage having the second ABV percentage into an alcoholic beverage having a third ABV percentage, wherein the third ABV percentage is between 24% to 46%;
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- wherein processing the alcoholic beverage having the second ABV percentage into the alcoholic beverage having the third ABV percentage utilizes a draw solution and produces therefrom a spent draw solution, and wherein the spent draw solution is processed into the draw solution by at least one of reverse osmosis and distilling.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.