corn germ solvent oil extraction line in lesotho

   
corn germ solvent oil extraction line in lesotho
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • corn germ solvent oil extraction line in lesotho
  • How to extract oil from corn germ during flour processing?
  • This work aimed the recovery of oil and protein fractions from corn germ (CG) generated as a by-product during flour processing. Several oil extraction techniques were investigated: hexane at room temperature, hexane at 45 °C, supercritical carbon dioxide (Sc-CO 2) and Soxhlet with hexane and ethanol.
  • How is corn oil extracted?
  • In the process of corn oil extraction, the germ passes through conditioning operations (heating, humidification and extrusion), to then be submitted to oil extraction by expeller (pre-pressing) and solvent extraction, with hexane being the solvent chosen by processors ( Moreau, 2005 ).
  • Can oil and protein extracts be recovered from corn germ?
  • Oil and proteins were successfully recovered from corn germ by a biorefinery scheme. Oil extraction yield and TPC of oils were influenced by the polarity of solvents. The protein content of recovered extracts ranged from 20 to 48%. The functionality of protein extracts depended on the defatting pretreatment.
  • Can supercritical CO2 extract corn germ oil?
  • The aim of this work was to investigate corn germ oil extraction using supercritical CO 2 and cosolvents addition (hexane, acetone and ethanol). The effects of temperature (45-85 °C) and pressure (15-25 MPa) on the extract yield were evaluated for the tests conducted only with supercritical CO 2.