Global Patent Index - EP 4268966 A1

EP 4268966 A1 20231101 - A METHOD OF SEPARATING A LIQUID FEED MIXTURE COMPRISING YEAST

Title (en)

A METHOD OF SEPARATING A LIQUID FEED MIXTURE COMPRISING YEAST

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR TRENNUNG EINER FLÜSSIGZUFUHRMISCHUNG MIT HEFE

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE SÉPARATION D'UN MÉLANGE DE CHARGEMENT LIQUIDE COMPRENANT DE LA LEVURE

Publication

EP 4268966 A1 20231101 (EN)

Application

EP 22170733 A 20220429

Priority

EP 22170733 A 20220429

Abstract (en)

The present invention provides a method (100) of separating liquid feed mixture comprising yeast. The method comprises the steps of a) introducing (101) the liquid feed mixture into a centrifugal separator (1); b) continuously discharging (102) a separated liquid heavy phase comprising yeast from the centrifugal separator; c) continuously discharging (103) a separated liquid light phase from the centrifugal separator; and d) introducing (104) a portion of the separated liquid light phase into the separated liquid heavy phase comprising yeast; thereby decreasing the viscosity of the separated liquid heavy phase. The present invention further provides a separation system (90) for separating liquid feed mixture comprising yeast.

IPC 8 full level

B04B 11/02 (2006.01); B04B 1/08 (2006.01); B04B 1/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B04B 1/08 (2013.01); B04B 1/14 (2013.01); B04B 11/02 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4268966 A1 20231101; WO 2023208528 A1 20231102

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 22170733 A 20220429; EP 2023058675 W 20230403