ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,048, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to LucasE3, L.C. (Lenexa, Kan.).
"High shear mixer" was invented by Scott A. Lucas (De Soto, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Spent stillage remaining after the fermentation of a feedstock for ethanol production may be processed to recover, use, and/or recycle the constituent components of the stillage. Stillage may be mixed, heated, and held at a desired temperature for a period of time. The stillage may then be cooled and treated with an enzyme. The enzymatically treated stillage may be emulsified with oil and water, and then permitted to settle into discrete layers. Individual layers may the...