Methods and systems for producing ethanol using raw starch and fractionation
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1. A process for producing ethanol from plant material, comprising:
- fractionating the plant material;
reducing the plant material to produce material comprising starch;
the reduced plant material having particle size such that at least about 50% of the particles fit through a sieve with a 0.1-0.5 mm mesh;
saccharifying the starch, without cooking, with an enzyme composition;
fermenting the incubated starch to yield a composition comprising at least 15 vol-% ethanol;
fermenting comprising reducing temperature of fermenting mixture; and
recovering the ethanol and co-products from the fermentation.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for producing high levels of alcohol during fermentation of plant material, and to the high alcohol beer produced. The method can include fractionating the plant material. The present invention also relates to methods for producing high protein distiller'"'"'s dried grain from fermentation of plant material, and to the high protein distiller'"'"'s dried grain produced. The method can include drying a co-product by ring drying, flash drying, or fluid bed drying. The present invention further relates to reduced stack emissions from drying distillation products from the production of ethanol.
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1. A process for producing ethanol from plant material, comprising:
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fractionating the plant material;
reducing the plant material to produce material comprising starch;
the reduced plant material having particle size such that at least about 50% of the particles fit through a sieve with a 0.1-0.5 mm mesh;
saccharifying the starch, without cooking, with an enzyme composition;
fermenting the incubated starch to yield a composition comprising at least 15 vol-% ethanol;
fermenting comprising reducing temperature of fermenting mixture; and
recovering the ethanol and co-products from the fermentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A process for producing ethanol from plant material, comprising:
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fractionating the plant material;
reducing the plant material to produce material comprising starch;
saccharifying the starch, without cooking, with an enzyme composition comprising acid fungal amylase;
fermenting the incubated starch to yield a composition comprising at least about 18 vol-% ethanol;
recovering ethanol from the fermentation.
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38. A distiller'"'"'s dried gain comprising at least about 40 wt-% protein.
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39. A process for producing ethanol from plant material, comprising:
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reducing the plant material to produce material comprising starch;
the reduced plant material having particle size such that at least about 50% of the particles fit through a sieve with a 0.1-0.5 mm mesh;
saccharifying the starch, without cooking, with an enzyme composition;
fermenting the incubated starch to yield a composition comprising at least 15 vol-% ethanol;
fermenting comprising reducing temperature of fermenting mixture; and
recovering the ethanol and co-products from the fermentation;
drying a co-product by ring drying, flash drying, or fluid bed drying.
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