Corn products as chemical feedstocks: The corn refinery

Conference · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6586849

Scott, C D

An integrated use of all of the components of the corn plant would be much more efficient than simply emphasizing carbohydrate recovery and use of crude by-products that result from carbohydrate processing. In this sense, the processing of corn would be similar to the processing of petroleum in a refinery and any successive petrochemical processing that is carried out. In such a Corn Refinery, both the harvesting residues and the grain would first be fractionated into crude feed or product materials after which each fraction would be further refined as a final product or serve as the feed material for biological or chemical conversion processes. Primary intermediate feed material for conversion processes or for further refining into final products would include carbohydrate monomers and polymers and modified lignin, as well as components of the grain which would include oils, proteins, fiber, and carbohydrates. The refinery will include somewhat conventional processing steps previously developed for corn milling and ethanol production, as well as advanced techniques for fractionating and refining the stover and cobs, and thermal/chemical conversion processes for producing a variety of new chemical products. 1 fig., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6586849
• Report Number(s): CONF-8706109-1; ON: DE87010403
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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