Corn Oil: Composition, Processing, and Utilization
Corn oil is an excellent source of essential fatty acids, which typically exceed 60% of its total composition, with the main contribution of linoleic acid (C18:2) and percentages of α-linolenic acid (C18:3) lower than 1.5%. Therefore, it cannot be
Bioactive Phytochemicals from Corn (Zea mays) Germ Oil
The main industrial applications of corn include (i) oil production, which is predominant in the germ fraction, about up to 85% of the total corn grain oil [2, 12]; (ii) starch production that is produced from the starchy endosperm (~70% of dry matter) [13, 14]; and (iii) fuel production from the conversion of starch to ethanol using biotechnological processes [].
Biodiesel production from corn oil: A review ScienceDirect
This paper provides a general overview of the usage of corn oil as oily feedstock for biodiesel production. First, corn cultivation, corn germ composition,
Corn Oil: Composition, Processing, and Utilization
Conventional Corn Germ Extraction. The production of corn oil includes separation operations of the germ from the corn kernel, which in most instances are carried out through dry-milling (see Chapter 15) or wet-milling (see Chapter 18) operations. Dry-milling begins with the cleaning and removal of impurities from the kernel.
Efficient and eco-friendly extraction of corn germ oil using
Materials Dry corn germ was purchased from , Shandong Province, China. The raw material (dry corn germ) contained 6–7 % (w/w,
Corn Germ - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Corn germ oil is a by-product of the corn oil milling process. Most corn that is harvested is used as feed but the proportion of the corn that is milled is increasing because of bioethanol production. During the wet milling process, the germ is isolated from the starch using cyclone separators, washed, and dried.
Coprocessing Corn Germ Meal for Oil Recovery and Ethanol
Efforts to engineer high-productivity crops to accumulate oils in their vegetative tissue present the possibility of expanding biodiesel production. However,
Efficient and eco-friendly extraction of corn germ oil using
Currently, commercial corn germ oil is produced by pressing and/or hexane extraction (Moreau and Hicks 2005 ), in which oil is obtained from conditioned (heated) germs, followed by mechanically expelled (榩re-pressed? and then hexane extraction (Moreau 2011 ).
Corn Germ an overview ScienceDirect Topics
Corn germ oil ( Zea mays) Corn germ oil is a by-product of the corn oil milling process. Most corn that is harvested is used as feed but the proportion of the corn that is milled is
Efficient and eco-friendly extraction of corn germ oil using
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. The highest yield of 93.74 % was obtained when ground steam-exploded corn germ (1.3 MPa
