Removal of insolubles from aqueous streams used in food processing
AssigneeSafe Foods Corporation
InventorsJason HENLEY, Steve HUFF, Todd COLEMAN
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Abstract
A food processing system includes at least one receptacle containing a composition of water and insoluble solids, a centripetal force-based solid/liquid separator having an inlet, a solids outlet, and a liquid outlet, and a pump able to direct the composition from the receptacle to the inlet of the separator. The separator is configured to separate the composition into a solids stream including the insoluble solids and a liquid stream including water and to direct the solids stream through the solids outlet and the liquid stream through the liquid outlet.
Claims11
A method of chilling poultry workpieces, comprising:
- immersing the workpieces in a chiller unit containing water, wherein, during the immersing step, insoluble solids are dislodged from the workpieces and deposited in the chiller unit;
- using a centrifugal pump to direct water and the insoluble solids from the chiller unit to a solid/liquid separator to induce centrifugal separation of the insoluble solids and the water;
- using the solid/liquid separator to remove the insoluble solids from the water;
- disposing of the insoluble solids;
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- returning the solids-free water from the solid/liquid separator to the chiller unit.
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