Method for increasing ethanol yield from grain
AssigneeArisdyne Systems, Inc.
InventorOleg Kozyuk
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Abstract
A process for increasing ethanol yield from grain that includes mixing grain, water and cavitated enzymes to form a grain-based liquid medium wherein the cavitated enzymes have increased activity and promote increased ethanol yield form the grain. The enzymes are passed individually through a cavitation apparatus at a velocity and pressure capable of generating a cavitation activation energy of at least 0.4 kJ per kilogram of liquid medium to enhance enzyme activity and increase ethanol yield.
Claims20
A process of increasing ethanol yield in a starch-to-ethanol production process comprising passing enzymes through a controlled flow cavitation apparatus prior to distillation.
A process for increasing ethanol yield from grain comprising the steps of:
- (a) passing a grain-based material with water through a first controlled flow cavitation apparatus to form a cavitated aqueous grain-based material slurry;
- (b) passing enzymes through a second controlled flow cavitation apparatus to form a cavitated enzyme stream;
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- (c) mixing the cavitated enzyme stream and the cavitated aqueous grain-based material slurry.
A process for increasing ethanol yield from grain comprising the steps of:
- (a) mixing enzymes with water to form a pre-cavitated enzyme stream;
- (b) subjecting the pre-cavitated enzyme stream to a cavitation activation energy not less than 0.4 kJ per kilogram of the pre-cavitated enzyme stream to form a cavitated enzyme stream and enhance enzyme activity;
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- (c) mixing the cavitated enzyme stream with grain-based material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.