METHOD FOR SEPARATING OIL FROM AN OIL CONTAINING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL, AND ETHANOL PRODUCTION FACILITY

摘要

A method for separating oil from flour includes steps of: separating flour into a first stream comprising coarse flour and a second stream comprising fine flour; combining a first extraction solvent with the first stream and extracting oil from the first stream to provide a first miscella and coarse solids; combining a second extraction solvent with the second stream and extracting oil from the second stream to form a second miscella and fine solids; and recovering oil from the first miscella and the second miscella. Another method that can be used separate from or in combination with the previously described method includes steps of: extracting oil from the oil containing, non-fermented, vegetable material with a water immiscible extraction solvent and forming a mixture; combining the mixture with water and forming an organic phase and a water phase; and separating the organic phase and the water phase to form: the organic phase comprising the water and oil enriched immiscible extraction solvent; and the water phase comprising water and oil depleted, non-fermented, vegetable material. A method for producing ethanol and an ethanol production facilitate are described.