| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 221 | Microbial power generator | US14718480 | 2015-05-21 | US09337507B2 | 2016-05-10 | Tetsuro Fukase; Nobuhiro Orita; Kazunari Komatsu |
| The power generation efficiency of a microbial power generator is increased by using an easy and inexpensive unit. Two plate-like cation-exchange membranes are disposed in parallel in a tank. This arrangement allows an anode chamber to be formed between the cation-exchange membranes. Two cathode chambers are separated from the anode chamber by using the respective ion-permeable nonconductive membranes. An oxygen-containing gas is made to pass through the cathode chamber. An anode solution is supplied to the anode chamber, and, preferably, the anode solution is made to circulate. A biologically treated exhaust gas is used as the oxygen-containing gas to be supplied to the cathode chamber. Carbon dioxide in the biologically treated exhaust gas can promote transport of Na+ and K+ ions, and water vapor can increase the ion permeability, thereby increasing the power generation efficiency. | ||||||
| 222 | Systems and methods for stillage fractionation | US14112897 | 2012-04-12 | US09290728B2 | 2016-03-22 | Jason Alan Bootsma |
| Systems and methods for fractionating whole stillage from an ethanol production facility are provided. Whole stillage undergoes a separation of its liquid portion (thin stillage) from the solid portion (fiber cake). In some embodiments, the solids and liquids in whole stillage may be separated utilizing a screening centrifuge. The fiber cake may be dried to generate a high fiber animal feed. The thin stillage may be provided to a three-phase separator for separation into an oil emulsion, an aqueous clarified stillage, and a protein paste. The protein paste may be dried to generate a high protein animal feed with greater than about 45% protein content. The clarified thin stillage is condensed to yield a syrup with greater than around 60% solids. The oil emulsion is subjected to a pH adjustment to liberate the oil from the emulsion, which is then separated. | ||||||
| 223 | Fermentation apparatus | US13255763 | 2009-03-18 | US09260681B2 | 2016-02-16 | Remo Crosato |
| An apparatus for the fermentation of a vegetable product in the form of crushed material, includes a first tank for containing the crushed material and a second collection tank for the gaseous products generated from the crushed material's fermentation, a first piping system adapted to let communicate a part of the first tank, where the gaseous products are gathered, with the second tank, a second piping system adapted to let communicate the second and the first tank, the system having a outlet in the first tank where, in use, the liquid of the crushed material is present, first and second valves associated respectively to the first and second piping system to make the two tanks selectively communicating conditionally to the open/closed status of said valves. To allow fermentation in controlled environment there are provided an adjustment device adapted to finely adjust the gaseous product's pressure to one or more values programmed by a user inside the first and second tank when they are communicating and/or within the second tank when it is isolated. | ||||||
| 224 | Solid and liquid separation process | US13554557 | 2012-07-20 | US09254449B2 | 2016-02-09 | Richard Romeo Lehoux; Christopher Bruce Bradt |
| A process for separation of solid and liquid components in a distillation whole stillage utilizing airless spray drying is disclosed, which is more efficient and economical than conventional processes. In the process, distillation whole stillage resulting from distillation of fermented biomass is first subjected to an evaporation step for separating the whole stillage into a condensate and a concentrate including water, dissolved solids and suspended solids. The concentrate is then subjected to airless steam spray drying for converting the concentrate into dried solids, steam and vapors. All steam and vapors resulting from the airless steam spray drying step are then redirected as energy source to a processing step upstream of the airless spray drying step. At least some of the steam generated in the airless spray drying step is airless steam. | ||||||
| 225 | Methods of processing ethanol byproducts and related subsystems | US13450997 | 2012-04-19 | US09212334B2 | 2015-12-15 | David Fred Cantrell; David J. Winsness |
| In one aspect of the invention, a method recovers oil from a concentrated byproduct, such as evaporated thin stillage formed during a dry milling process used for producing ethanol. The method includes forming a concentrate from the byproduct and recovering oil from the concentrate. The step of forming the concentrate may comprise evaporating the byproduct. Further, the step of separating the oil from the concentrate may comprise using a centrifuge and, in particular, a disk stack centrifuge. Other aspects of the invention include related methods and subsystems for recovering oil from thin stillage. | ||||||
| 226 | Method for microbially generating electricity and microbial power generator | US12998964 | 2009-12-09 | US09209475B2 | 2015-12-08 | Tetsuro Fukase; Nobuhiro Orita; Kazunari Komatsu |
| To increase the power generation efficiency of a microbial power generator by using an easy and inexpensive unit. Two plate-like cation-exchange membranes 31 are disposed in parallel in a tank 30. This arrangement allows an anode chamber 32 to be formed between the cation-exchange membranes 31. Two cathode chambers 33 are separated from the anode chamber 32 by using the respective ion-permeable nonconductive membranes 31. An oxygen-containing gas is made to pass through the cathode chamber 33. An anode solution L is supplied to the anode chamber, and, preferably, the anode solution is made to circulate. A biologically treated exhaust gas is used as the oxygen-containing gas to be supplied to the cathode chamber 33. Carbon dioxide in the biologically treated exhaust gas can promote transport of Na+ and K+ ions, and water vapor can increase the ion permeability, thereby increasing the power generation efficiency. | ||||||
| 227 | Method for obtaining concentrated polyphenol extracts from a stirring process | US12937122 | 2009-04-10 | US09193944B2 | 2015-11-24 | Behnam Taidi; Jean-François Doriat; Jean-Yves Malpote |
| The present invention proposes methods for obtaining concentrated polyphenol extracts resulting from the stirring process, through a step in which a partially purified beer is placed into contact with a resin that adsorbs the polyphenols, followed by a step in which the polyphenols adsorbed onto said resin are recovered. The invention also relates to the extracts thus obtained, which feature remarkable properties, as well as to several applications for these extracts. | ||||||
| 228 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING THE AROMA OF A FERMENTABLE BEVERAGE | US14801947 | 2015-07-17 | US20150322390A1 | 2015-11-12 | Richard L. Jones |
| A fermentation apparatus for preserving the aroma of a fermentable beverage is provided. The fermentation apparatus comprises a flow passage fluidly connectable to the headspace located above a fermentable beverage in a fermentation container. A carbon dioxide scrubber in the flow passage receives a headspace fluid mixture comprising at least carbon dioxide gas and an aromatic fluid originating from the fermenting beverage. When the headspace fluid mixture contacts the carbon dioxide scrubber, the carbon dioxide scrubber retains a modified fluid in the flow passage. The modified fluid has a lower carbon dioxide gas concentration and a higher aromatic fluid concentration than the headspace fluid mixture. The flow passage directs the modified fluid back to the headspace to at least partially retain the aromatic fluid in the fermentable beverage in the fermentation container. A method for preserving the aroma of a fermentable beverage is also provided. | ||||||
| 229 | Production of alcohol esters and in situ product removal during alcohol fermentation | US13162868 | 2011-06-17 | US09175315B2 | 2015-11-03 | Douglas Robert Anton; Stephane Francois Bazzana; Keith H Burlew; Jelena Cirakovic; Robert Dicosimo; Bruce A Diner; Michael Charles Grady; Brian Michael Roesch; Francis J Woerner |
| An alcohol fermentation process and composition that includes production of alcohol esters by esterification of product alcohol in a fermentation medium with a carboxylic acid (e.g., fatty acid) and a catalyst (e.g., lipase) capable of esterifying the product alcohol, such as butanol, with the carboxylic acid to form the alcohol esters. The alcohol esters can be extracted from the fermentation medium, and the product alcohol recovered from the alcohol esters. The carboxylic acid can also serve as an extractant for removal of the alcohol esters from the fermentation medium. | ||||||
| 230 | Biopolymers and processes for making same | US13768732 | 2013-02-15 | US09139627B2 | 2015-09-22 | Michael J. Riebel |
| A dried distiller soluble based biopolymer, processes for forming the biopolymer, and articles of manufacture thereof. The produced dried distillers solubles derives from co-products of corn fermentation facilities and is comprised in part of water-soluble proteins. A biopolymer consists essentially of dried distillers solubles, and an article of manufacture includes a biopolymer consisting of dried distillers solubles and an optional additive. The process of forming dried distiller solubles involves separating whole stillage into a liquid fraction and a solid fraction, wherein the liquid fraction comprises water soluble proteins in an amount greater than the solid fraction, and wherein the solid fraction has a higher solid content than the liquid fraction. The liquid fraction is sprayed at an elevated temperature to remove at least a portion of moisture in the liquid fraction and form particles and granules of the liquid fraction. Addition moisture is removed from the particles and granules in a fluidized bed to form dried distillers solubles, wherein the particles and granules are heated to a temperature less than 300° F. and have a residence time effective to reduce the moisture content of the dried distillers solubles to less than 20 percent to greater than 3 percent by weight. | ||||||
| 231 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL BIOCOMPOSITE ADDITIVE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS | US14716198 | 2015-05-19 | US20150247036A1 | 2015-09-03 | Michael J. Riebel; Jeffrey L. Tate |
| Biocomposite compositions and compositions, which include dried distillers solubles, and which can be used in making biocomposite compositions are described. Methods for preparing the compositions are also described. | ||||||
| 232 | FERMENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | US14416999 | 2013-07-24 | US20150203801A1 | 2015-07-23 | Jesús Ángel Pérez Narcue; Ricardo Cantera Míguez |
| The present invention relates to a method for the fermentation of a mixture, particularly in the fermentation of musts and/or grape for wine production, to an apparatus for performing said fermentation, in addition to the maceration, aging and storage of wines, as well as to the use of said apparatus in the maceration, fermentation, aging and storage of grape, must and/or wine, particularly in the fermentation of musts for wine production. | ||||||
| 233 | PROTEIN FEED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME | US14599391 | 2015-01-16 | US20150181912A1 | 2015-07-02 | Steven G. Redford |
| Protein feed compositions and methods of making the protein feed compositions are disclosed herein. The protein feed compositions may comprise zein and are derived from a starch-based feedstock-to-ethanol fermentation conversion process such as a corn-to-ethanol conversion process. Methods of making the compositions include performing a starch-based feedstock-to-ethanol fermentation process in a manner that reduces the total heat exposure of the components of the protein composition as compared to a similar process which uses a cooking process to saccharify starch and/or a distillation process to separate the fermentation beer into ethanol and whole stillage. The process may include centrifugation of the fermentation beer resulting in a bulk solids mixture, extraction of a protein composition from the resulting bulk solids mixture, and desolventizing the extracted protein composition. | ||||||
| 234 | FEEDSTOCK-DERIVED COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES OF MAKING SAME | US14599329 | 2015-01-16 | US20150181911A1 | 2015-07-02 | Steven G. Redford |
| Feed compositions and methods of making feed compositions are disclosed herein. The feed compositions may include, on a dry weight basis, crude protein in an amount of about 40 wt % or greater, crude fat in an amount of up to about 20 wt %, neutral detergent fiber in an amount of up to about 20 wt %, and lysine in an amount of about 2.55 wt % or greater. The methods involve separating a beer composition produced by a starch-based feedstock-to-ethanol conversion process into bulk solids and a fine solids, and removing liquid from the fine solids, in which the separating and removing are performed in a manner that reduces the total heat exposure of the fine solids as compared to processes relying on distillation to separate beer components and/or cooking to saccharify starch. | ||||||
| 235 | FAT BINDER OBTAINED FROM BIOMASS RESULTING FROM BEER PRODUCTION | US14410431 | 2013-06-21 | US20150174152A1 | 2015-06-25 | Remedios Mancebo Molina; Francesc Xavier Castañé Sitjas; Jordi Cuñé Castellana; Jonatan Santas Gutiérrez; Magdalena Rafecas Martnezì; María Ángeles Beatriz Miralles Buraglia; Inmaculada Mateos-Aparicio Cediel; Ángeles María Heras Caballero |
| The present invention provides a polysaccharide rich composition comprising beta-glucan, chitin and chitosan, extracted from the cell wall of Saccharomyces cerevisiae from the by-product biomass resulting from a brewing process, the process for obtaining it and the uses thereof. The composition exerts, among other biofunctionalities, a selective fat binding effect so it is useful in the prevention and/or treatment of a disorder such as overweight, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, blood hypertension and cardiovascular disorders. It can be formulated as edible, pharmaceutical or a veterinary product. | ||||||
| 236 | Oil composition and method for producing the same | US12877987 | 2010-09-08 | US09061987B2 | 2015-06-23 | Jason Bootsma |
| This invention relates to a corn oil composition comprising unrefined corn oil having a free fatty acid content of less than about 5 weight percent, and methods for producing the same. | ||||||
| 237 | OPTIMIZED DEWATERING PROCESS | US14557175 | 2014-12-01 | US20150152371A1 | 2015-06-04 | Charles C. Gallop; Kurt A. Dieker; Scott D. Kohl |
| This disclosure describes techniques to optimize dewatering process in a production facility. A process separates components in a mixture by using a separation device and a dewatering device. The process receives the mixture of liquids and solids, and separates out suspended solids from the mixture of liquids and solids by using the separation device, wherein a liquid with insoluble solids stream is created. The process dewaters the liquid with insoluble solids stream by using the dewatering device to produce a liquid with small particles stream and insoluble solids having particle sizes that are greater than about 20 microns to about 1000 microns. | ||||||
| 238 | Suspended solids separation systems and methods | US13531036 | 2012-06-22 | US08986551B2 | 2015-03-24 | Scott Kohl; Charles C. Gallop; Kurt A. Dieker |
| A method that includes clarifying a thin stillage product in a mechanical processor to produce a fine suspended solids stream and a clarified thin stillage is provided. The method further includes providing the thin stillage product and the clarified thin stillage, separately or in a combined stream, to one or more evaporators to produce one or more reduced suspended solids streams, each stream having a reduced amount of suspended solids and a lower viscosity as compared to process streams having a comparable total solids content but containing a higher amount of suspended solids. The method can further included further processing of one or more of the reduced suspended solids streams to produce a bio-oil product. | ||||||
| 239 | ETHANOL FERMENTATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS | US14328429 | 2014-07-10 | US20150065758A1 | 2015-03-05 | Steven G. Redford |
| Methods and systems for purifying feedstock-to-ethanol fermentation products are disclosed. The methods include the use of a solvent in the form of a supercritical fluid or liquid gas such as supercritical CO2 or liquid CO2 to dry fermentation beer solids, and/or to extract oil, ethanol, or ethanol and oil from fermentation beer or mixtures derived therefrom. Systems include a separations reactor having a first portion defined by walls that are impermeable to fermentation beer liquids joined to a second portion defined by walls that are impermeable to fermentation beer liquids by a third portion defined by walls that are permeable to fermentation beer liquids and impermeable to fermentation beer solids. | ||||||
| 240 | Process for producing volatile organic compounds from biomass material | US13895825 | 2013-05-16 | US08946491B2 | 2015-02-03 | Corey William Radtke; Phillip Guy Hamilton; Keith Michael Kreitman |
| Embodiments of the present invention provide for production and recovery of ethanol or other volatile organic compounds, such as acetic acid, from solid biomass material. One embodiment comprises introducing a biomass material to a compartment of a solventless recovery system, wherein the biomass material contains one or more volatile organic compounds; contacting the biomass material with a superheated vapor stream in the compartment to vaporize at least a portion of an initial liquid content in the biomass material, said superheated vapor stream comprising at least one volatile organic compound; separating a vapor component and a solid component from the heated biomass material, said vapor component comprising at least one volatile organic compound; and retaining at least a portion of the gas component for use as part of the superheated vapor stream. | ||||||
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