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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2009
Applicant:
Munir Cheryan, Urbana, IL (US);
Inventor:
Munir Cheryan, Urbana, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 1/14 (2006.01); C07K 1/34 (2006.01); C07K 1/36 (2006.01); C07K 14/425 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for processing corn into one or more corn products. Oil is extracted from corn or corn products or by-products with a solvent. The corn-solvent mixture is separated into streams, one of which preferably includes an extract containing at least oil and solvent, and another containing de-oiled corn solids and adsorbed solvent. Zein is separated from the de-oiled corn solids. Solvent is then separated, and the de-oiled, de-zeined, desolventized corn solids are processed to provide one or more corn products.