Water reuse in food processing
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Abstract
Methods and systems enable reuse of water in processing of animals into food. In one method, water used in processing of animals into food is received. The water is treated so as to convert the water into a treated from capable of being reused in the processing of the animals into food. The treating includes reducing the amount of solid particles in the water and adding gas to the water. The treated water is provided to be used in the food processing.
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106 Claims
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97. A method of enabling reuse of water in processing of animals into food, the method comprising:
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receiving water used in processing of animals into food, wherein the processing of animals into food comprises chilling animal carcasses with chilled water, wherein the receiving comprises receiving water other than the chilled water, and wherein the received water comprises water that was sprayed from an outlet;
treating the received water so as to convert the received water into a treated form capable of being reused in the processing of the animals into food; and
providing the treated water to be used in the processing of animals into food. - View Dependent Claims (98, 99, 100, 101)
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102. A system for enabling reuse of water in processing of animal into food, the system comprising:
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means for receiving water used in processing of animals into food, wherein the means for receiving water receives water that was sprayed from an outlet;
a purifier configured to treat the received water so as to convert the received water into a treated form capable of being reused in the processing of the animals into food, wherein the purifier is configured to reduce an amount of solid particles in the received water, and wherein the purifier comprises means for adding gas to the received water; and
means for providing the treated water to be used in the processing of animal into food. - View Dependent Claims (103, 104, 105, 106)
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