Process for obtaining corn oil from corn germ

US4341713A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• CPC International, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Klaus-Dieter Stolp · Grefrath, DE
• Rolf Stute · Flein, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 23, 1980
• Grant date: Jul 27, 1982
• Expiry date: Dec 23, 2000

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C11B1/00
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A high quality corn oil is obtained by an aqueous extraction of corn germ. Conventional mechanical expression and use of an organic solvent to extract the oil is eliminated by this process.