Corn fiber hulls as a food additive or animal feed

Patent · Mon Dec 20 23:00:00 EST 2010

OSTI ID:1009528

Abbas, Charles ^[1]; Beery, Kyle E ^[2]; Cecava, Michael J ^[2]; Doane, Perry H ^[2]

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1. Champaign, IL
2. Decatur, IN

The present invention provides a novel animal feed or food additive that may be made from thermochemically hydrolyzed, solvent-extracted corn fiber hulls. The animal feed or food additive may be made, for instance, by thermochemically treating corn fiber hulls to hydrolyze and solubilize the hemicellulose and starch present in the corn fiber hulls to oligosaccharides. The residue may be extracted with a solvent to separate the oil from the corn fiber, leaving a solid residue that may be prepared, for instance by aggolmerating, and sold as a food additive or an animal feed.

• Research Organization: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (Decatur, IL)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Assignee: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (Decatur, IL)
• Patent Number(s): 7,854,955
• Application Number: 11/384,762
• OSTI ID: 1009528
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English