METHOD FOR ENHANCING OIL PRODUCTION FROM GRAIN

摘要

A process for increasing oil yield from grain that includes passing a grain-based liquid stream of an alcohol production process through a cavitation apparatus to apply cavitational energy to the grain-based liquid stream, wherein the cavitational energy is applied to the grain-based liquid stream prior to a distillation phase of the alcohol production process.

主权项

1. A method for enhancing by-product oil yield from an alcohol production process comprising:
passing a grain-based liquid stream containing entrapped oil of the alcohol production process through a cavitation apparatus to apply a cavitation energy to the grain-based liquid stream to break or fracture protein and fiber matrix contained in the grain-based liquid stream to release the entrapped oil by disaggregating the entrapped oil in the grain-based liquid stream, wherein the cavitation energy is applied to the grain-based liquid stream containing entrapped oil prior to a fermentation phase of the alcohol production process, wherein the by-product oil yield is improved by at least 10 percent as compared to the oil yield from an alcohol production process without cavitational energy being applied prior to the fermentation phase.