Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for extraction of oil from corn
- Patent Title (中): 从玉米提取油的方法和系统
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Application No.: US11546770Application Date: 2006-10-12
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Publication No.: US07767836B2Publication Date: 2010-08-03
- Inventor: Munir Cheryan
- Applicant: Munir Cheryan
- Applicant Address: US IL Urbana
- Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
- Current Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Urbana
- Agency: Greer, Burns & Crain Ltd.
- Main IPC: C11B1/00
- IPC: C11B1/00

Abstract:
A process for removing oil from an agricultural substrate, including a dry grind corn. An ethanol solution with a concentration in the range of from about 90% to about 100% ethanol is mixed with the dry grind corn in a ratio of from about 10:1 to about 1:1 to form an extraction solution including the ethanol solution, oil, and corn solids. The extraction solution is separated into the corn solids and a filtrate, the filtrate including the ethanol solution and oil. The filtrate is membrane filtered, including nanofiltration, to restrain an oil concentrate from the filtrate and pass a permeate of the ethanol solution. The oil contained within the oil concentrate is purified.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070037993A1 Method and system for extraction of oil from corn Public/Granted day:2007-02-15
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