Title: Method of treating oilseed material
Application Number: 85104787 Application Date: 1985.06.21
Publication Number: 1005809 Publication Date: 1986.12.17
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: A23L1/015,A23L1/211
Applicant(s) Name: Land O' Lakes, Inc. (US) 4001 Lexington Avenue Nor Address:
Inventor(s) Name:
Attorney & Agent: CUI XIAOGUANG LI LUOYING
Abstract:
     The process involves the steps of heating a particulate oilseed material with steam to preferably 220 deg.F and subjecting the particulate oilseed material to lower alcohol vapors. Initially, the oilseed material is placed in a closed vessel and the alcohol is added to oilseed material in a preferred weight ratio of approximately 9 pounds alcohol to 60 pounds oilseed material along with a small quantity of water. The vessel has agitators that agitate the oilseed material sufficiently to "fluidize" the material within the vessel. Steam is injected into the vessel and then the temp. of the oilseed material preferably reaches 220 deg.F, the steam is stopped and the particulate oilseed material is kept at that temp. in the closed vessel for at least thirty minutes. The vessel is then vented at subatmosperic pressure, removing substantially all of the alcohol from the particulate oilseed material.
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