公开(公告)号：EP2906524A4

公开(公告)日：2016-05-18

申请号：EP13846022

申请日：2013-10-11

申请人： CARGILL INC

发明人： BETHKE NICHOLAS WAYNE ,  CONARD CHAD ALLEN ,  FOSDICK LAWRENCE E ,  FOX EUGENE JOSEPH ,  GRUNIG DONALD ,  KIRKVOLD STEVEN W ,  LADHE ABHAY R ,  LELAND JACOB A ,  LEWIS JOSEPH MICHAEL ,  PETERS EUGENE MAX ,  SCHANILEC ANTHONY JOHN ,  SMITH RILEY NEIL ,  SUMNER ERIC ,  YANG PING ,  ZULLO JILL LOUISE

IPC分类号： A23L5/20 ,  C07C35/21 ,  A23B9/00 ,  B03B5/28 ,  B03B5/30 ,  B03D1/00

CPC分类号： A23L7/197 ,  A23B9/00 ,  A23L5/20 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  B03B5/28 ,  B03B5/30 ,  B03D1/00

摘要： Methods and apparatus for separating and removing aflatoxin-contaminated corn from batches of corn by a floating process, thus producing a distinguishable floating mat of contaminated corn and a separate submerged bed of uncontaminated and less contaminated corn. The methods of this disclosure include removing the floating contaminated corn mat by a vacuum mechanism or by liquid flow. The methods reduce the aflatoxin level in the submerged corn bed as much as 80% from the initial aflatoxin level, while removing no more than 15% from the batch of corn.