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US 2026/0049271 A1Published application
Fiber wash system and method
AssigneeIntegroEnergy Group, Inc.
InventorDaniel W. Sonnek
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Abstract
A system and method for washing and separating fiber in the processing of grains in between the steps of fermentation and distillation is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for producing a high protein feed.
Claims19
A system for a dry mill ethanol plant comprising:
- a fermentation vessel coupled to a separating means for separating fiber from protein in fermented grain;
- a first outlet coupled to the separating means for routing the protein to a distillation column;
- a second outlet coupled to the separating means for routing the separated fiber to a solvent wash system;
- a third outlet coupled to the solvent wash system for routing the fiber to a solvent recovery system;
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- a fourth outlet coupled to the solvent recovery vessel for routing the fiber to a fiber recovery system.
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A system for a dry mill ethanol plant comprising:
- a fermentation vessel coupled to a separating means for separating fiber from protein in fermented grain;
- a first outlet coupled to the separating means for routing the protein to a distillation column;
- a second outlet coupled to the separating means for routing the separated fiber to a solvent wash system;
- a third outlet coupled to the solvent wash system for routing the fiber to a solvent recovery system;
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- a fourth outlet coupled to the solvent wash system for routing the fiber to a cellulosic process.
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A method of recovering fiber from a dry mill ethanol plant comprising:
- i) processing fermented ground grain in a separating means for separating fiber from ground grain, the separating means being positioned between a fermentation vessel for fermenting the ground grain and a distillation column, and
- ii) washing the separated fiber to obtain washed fiber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.