Filtration aid compositions and methods of use
AssigneeLocus Solutions Ipco, LLC
InventorsGabriela Knesel, Ronney Silva, Cathrine Monyake
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Abstract
The subject invention provides safe, environmentally-friendly compositions and efficient methods for filtering. More specifically, the subject invention provides compositions derived from microorganisms for filtering, which can be used for increasing the rate of filtering, the quality of the filtered particles, and/or the amount of filtered particles.
Claims44
A method of filtering, the method comprising:
- a) contacting a filtration aid composition comprising a biosurfactant with a liquid containing a solid or a semisolid particle;
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- b) filtering the solid or semisolid particle out of the liquid.
A method of filtering, the method comprising;
- a) contacting a filtration aid composition comprising a biosurfactant with a liquid containing a solid or a semisolid particle;
- and
- b) filtering the solid or semisolid particle out of the liquid, yielding a filtered particle, wherein the filtering occurs at an increased rate compared with a liquid that is not contacted to the biosurfactant, thereby increasing the efficiency of filtering and reducing the carbon footprint of filtering.
A filtration aid composition comprising a sophorolipid and/or a yeast culture comprising a sophorolipid and one or more traditional filtering components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.