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US 12,065,513 B2Granted
System for and method of producing pure starch slurry and alcohol by using a process combining wet corn milling and a dry corn milling processes
AssigneeLee Tech LLC
InventorChie Ying Lee
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Abstract
System for and method of producing a pure starch slurry and alcohol by using combined corn wet and dry milling processes. A simple and lower cost process to obtain starch inside floury endosperm is provided. The starch can be highly purified to meet green technology process needs. The remaining starch inside the corn kernels can be used as feedstock for alcohol production and to produce valuable co-products such as oil and various animal feeds.
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A process for producing a purified starch slurry comprising:
- steeping corn kernels;
- grinding the corn kernels using a grind mill to generate corn components comprising starch mainly from floury endosperm of the corn kernels, germ, grit and fiber;
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- separating the starch from the other components to generate a starch portion and a portion that comprises the other components containing germ, grit, and fiber by using a device selected from a three or more sectional paddle screen before liquefaction and saccharification.
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