Fiber washing method and system

• Main Authors: Gibbons, Thomas Patrick, Ferrer, Oscar Pastor, Vidal, Jr., Bernardo, McLaughlin, Scott R, Deinhammer, Randall
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.06.2024
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING- STUFFS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING; DERIVATIVES THEREOF; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLESOR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN FOR MILLING; PREPARING GRAIN FOR MILLING; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; REFINING GRANULAR FRUIT TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS BY WORKING THESURFACE; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; TRANSPORTING

The present invention provides to a fiber washing system, optimized for the use of hydrolytic enzymes in the system. Furthermore, the present invention provides to a method for improving starch and gluten yield in a wet milling process, preferably comprising the optimized fiber washing system.