Alternative technology for corn milling and high fructose corn syrup production

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · ASAE Publ.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6431119

Russell, M H; Tsao, G T

The production of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) by the process of corn wet milling requires large volumes of water for the steeping and milling operations. The water, incorporated into various process streams, creates extensive requirements for dewatering, drying, and evaporation, resulting in an energy-intensive process. In order to reduce the overall energy requirements of HFCS production, an alternative process has been developed combining initial dry milling of corn with subsequent solvent extraction of protein and conversion of starch to syrup. Based on laboratory studies of the alternative process, the water removal load is less than half of that for wet milling and a full scale plant using the alternative technology should require 30% less energy than a corresponding wet milling facility. Further developmental work is in progress on a pilot plant scale to allow process optimization and to afford more accurate evaluations of the energy requirements of the proposed process.

• Research Organization: Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
• OSTI ID: 6431119
• Report Number(s): CONF-8009144-(Vol.3)
• Journal Information: ASAE Publ.; (United States), Vol. 5-81; Conference: ASAE national energy symposium, Kansas City, MO, USA, 29 Sep 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
FRUCTOSE
PRODUCTION
MAIZE
MILLING
DRYING
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
EVAPORATION
OPTIMIZATION
PILOT PLANTS
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
WATER REMOVAL
CARBOHYDRATES
CEREALS
EXTRACTION
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
GRAMINEAE
GRASS
HEXOSES
KETONES
MACHINING
MONOSACCHARIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PLANTS
REMOVAL
SACCHARIDES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
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