PLANT FOR PRODUCTION OF CONCENTRATED FOOD GRADE PROTEIN Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: food industry equipment. SUBSTANCE: plant has a raw material hopper, weight batcher, solenoid-operated divider, mixer, chopper, extractor, device for removal of insoluble raw material residue, device for isolation of protein from extract, whey remover, protein washing device, washing water remover, protein dispersion neutralizer, device for mechanical and chemical destruction of protein, heater, enzyme hydrolysis device, device for thermal treatment of protein dispersion, hydrolysate fractioning device, device for treatment with acid or alkali, dryer, weighing packager, mixer for attaining prescribed characteristics of the total flow of whey and washing water, heat exchanger, whey and washing water concentrating device, another dryer, sterilizer, water recycling device, mixer for formation of rheological characteristics and composition of the raw material insoluble residue, and a by-product structuring device. The plant is also provided with an additional enzyme hydrolysis device, hydrolysate fractioning device, and a device for mechanical and chemical destruction of protein. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 3 cl, 1 dwg