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Corn oil and dextrose extraction apparatus and method

  • US 7,481,890 B2
  • Filed: 08/04/2005
  • Issued: 01/27/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A corn product removal process for providing at least dextrose and oil from corn, the process comprising the steps of:

  • extracting oil from the corn with a solvent to produce a corn-solvent mixture;

    separating the oil from the corn-solvent mixture to produce deoiled corn solids including starch;

    converting the starch to starch hydrolysates to produce a reaction mixture including dextrose; and

    separating dextrose from the reaction mixture;

    wherein said separating dextrose from the reaction mixture comprises;

    separating suspended solids in the reaction mixture including fiber and corn gluten from dissolved solids including dextrose to produce a first product comprising fiber and corn gluten and, a second product comprising a solution of dissolved solids including dextrose; and

    clarifying the solution of dissolved solids to produce a clarified dextrose solution.

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