Method of separating oil
US10081779B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W30/74
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of separating oil from a composition containing an oil and water emulsion, by adding a separation additive which is a mixture of a fatty ester of an alkoxylated polyol and a fatty ester of alkoxylated glycerol, and performing at least one oil separation step. The method is particularly suitable for separating corn oil from stillage produced in a corn ethanol mill.
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