Corn Germ Extraction Machine, Germ Extractor in Niger
Corn Germ Extraction Machine, Germ Extractor in Niger
- Use: Corn Germ Oil
- Type:Corn Germ Oil Processing Equipment
- Production Capacity: 11kg / batch
- Power (kW): 18kw
- Dimension(L*W*H): 160*90*180cm
- Specification: 900*1000*1500mm
- color: Sunflower Oil refining equipment
- Market: Niger
- How is oil extracted from corn germs?
- An improved aqueous extraction method has been established for extraction of oil from corn germs. This method primarily included steam explosion pretreatment and aqueous ethanol extraction. Process variables such as steam pressure, resident time, particle size and ethanol concentration were investigated.
- What is corn germ?
- Corn germ is a substantial byproduct of the wet milling and alcohol industry of corn. Corn germ (dry) contains 35–56 % oil, with linoleic acid (C18:2) being the predominant fatty acid (49–61.9 %) and the highest level of tocopherol and phytosterol amongst all vegetable oils, which is a cost-effective resource for healthy nutritious oil.
- Can aqueous ethanol extract corn germ oil?
- This result proved the preponderance of aqueous ethanol method again. In this study, an efficient and eco-friendly extraction process was developed by the aqueous ethanol extraction with steam explosion pretreatment for obtaining corn germ oil.
- Is corn germ hard to process?
- But because corn germ can be notoriously tough to process, it requires the right extraction equipment to press oil efficiently to get optimal returns. Here’s what you need to know about processing corn germ to capitalize on the commercial value of its oil. Whole corn kernels only contain a small amount of fat, around 5% by weight.
- Can corn germs be milled before oil extraction?
- Grinding oilseeds prior to oil extraction may enlarge the interface between material particles and aqueous solvent or enzyme, and then enhance free oil yield. In previous research, colloid milling was employed to mill corn germs (Dickey et al. 2010 ). In this study, a dry milling method was developed to grind corn germ.
- How is corn germ extracted from starch?
- During the wet milling process, the germ is isolated from the starch using cyclone separators, washed, and dried. The dried germ contains about 50% oil, in which the oil constitutes about 85% of the total amount of oil present in the corn. The oil is produced by first expelling the germ and then extracting the expeller cake with n -hexane.