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US 4,376,073 AGranted
Method and apparatus for desolventizing residual solids after oil extraction therefrom
AssigneeBunge SA
InventorRichard D. Farmer
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InventorRichard D. Farmer
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A method and apparatus for desolventizing residual solids after the oil or fat is extracted therefrom, wherein oil-bearing vegetable or fatty animal material has its oil or fat extracted by an extraction solvent to form an oil or fat solvent mixture, referred to as a "miscella," and extraction solvent impregnated residual solids. The oil or fat is separated from the miscella by heat and vacuum produced by ejector steam, which ejector steam acquires extraction solvent vapor as a result thereof. The solvent-vapor laden waste ejector steam, in conjunction with additional steam from a boiler system, is applied directly to the extraction solvent impregnated residual solids. The combined solvent-vapor laden waste ejector steam and boiler steam evaporate the extraction solvent from the impregnated residual solids and desolventize them to render them fit for consumption or other industrial processes.
A process for extracting oils and fats from oleaginous vegetable and fatty animal material and treating defatted residual solids therefrom to form a proteinaceous concentrate comprising:
A process for extracting oils and fats from oleaginous vegetable and fatty animal material and treating defatted residual solids therefrom to form a proteinaceous concentrate comprising:
A process for extracting oils and fats from oleaginous vegetable and fatty animal material and treating defatted residual solids therefrom to form a proteinaceous concentrate comprising:
A process for treating extraction solvent impregnated defatted residual solids to form a proteinaceous concentrate comprising:
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