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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2011
Joshua D. Morton, Evansville, IN (US);
Steven D. Hume, Owensboro, KY (US);
Barry Bratcher, Owensboro, KY (US);
Joshua D. Morton, Evansville, IN (US);
Steven D. Hume, Owensboro, KY (US);
Barry Bratcher, Owensboro, KY (US);
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A process of extracting at least one target component from a plant material is provided. The process includes homogenizing a plant material in the presence of an extraction solvent to reduce the plant material to a plant liquid component and a plant pulp component. Each of the components may be further processed to extract specific components therefrom. Specifically, the plant liquid component can be processed to extract a plant-derived starch material, plant-derived proteins, plant-derived sugars, plant-derived sugars, and the like. The plant pulp material can be processed to extract pectin and cellulose. An associated system is also provided.