Characteristics of Oil and Skim in Enzyme-Assisted Aqueous Extraction of Soybeans

The economic viability of enzyme-assisted aqueous extraction processing (EAEP) of soybeans depends on properties and potential applications of all fractions (skim and insolubles as well as oil). EAEP oil contained lower free fatty acid, phosphorus, and tocopherol contents, similar unsaponifiable matter levels, and higher degrees of oxidation (peroxide and p-anisidine values) than hexane-extracted oil. The phospholipid profile of EAEP fractions was mainly composed of phosphatidic acid, followed by phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylinositol, and phosphatidylethanolamine. Most of phospholipids were present in the skim, except for phosphatidic acid, which was the major phospholipid in the cream fraction. Skim and cream contained 55 and 3 % of the soluble carbohydrates in the original extruded flakes, respectively. Soluble carbohydrates of the skim were mainly composed of stachyose (5.8 ± 0.8 mg/mL) and sucrose (9.9 ± 0.8 mg/mL), which were hydrolyzed into glucose, galactose, and fructose after addition of α-galactosidase. Skim and cream peptides contained <20 kDa MW molecules. About 71 % of the skim peptides were <20 kDa MW, with 49 % being <1.35 kDa MW, 22 % being 17–1.35 kDa MW, and 29 % being 44–670 kDa MW. Skim protein and carbohydrate contents make this fraction suitable for replacing water in ethanol fermentations, thereby improving the fermentation rate/production and the nutritional quality of distiller’s dried grains with solubles.     

A Process for the Aqueous Enzymatic Extraction of Corn Oil from Dry Milled Corn Germ and Enzymatic Wet Milled Corn Germ (E-Germ)

A bench-scale aqueous enzymatic method was developed to extract corn oil from corn germ from either a commercial corn dry mill or corn germ from a newly-developed experimental enzymatic wet milling process (E-Germ). With both types of germs, no oil was extracted when acidic cellulase was the only enzyme used. Pre-treating dry milled corn germ by heating it in boiling water or microwave pretreatment, followed by enzymatic extraction with the acidic cellulase resulted in oil yields of about 43% and 57%, respectively. A two-step process, combining both acidic cellulase and alkaline protease treatments, with no heat pretreatment, achieved oil yields of 50–65% from dry milled corn germ and 80–90% from E-Germ. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.     

络合萃取法提取发酵液中丁二酸铵

为提高微生物发酵法生产丁二酸的产品提取收率,用三辛胺/正辛醇体系对发酵液进行络合萃取。比较硫酸和阳离子交换树脂两种前处理发酵液方式对络合萃取丁二酸的影响以及用氨水反萃制备丁二酸铵。结果表明,通过阳离子交换树脂前处理发酵液,三辛胺/正辛醇体系对丁二酸的萃取率高于硫酸前处理,达到91.3%;氨水是一种优良反萃剂;萃取剂重复使用5次,平均萃取率为90.4%,平均反萃率为94.9%,且萃取率和反萃率未见明显下降。     

Interfacial Mass Transfer in the Reactive Extraction Process of Succinic Acid from Viscous Aqueous Solutions

The reactive extraction of succinic acid with TOA dissolved in butyl acetate from viscous aqueous solutions which simulate the rheological behavior of Actinobacillus succinogenes broths underlined the strong influence of viscosity and pH on interfacial mass flow, mass transfer driving force, and mass transfer coefficient. The magnitudes of these effects are attenuated by 1-octanol addition into the solvent phase, the interfacial mass transfer rate being accelerated for 1.2-3 times, depending on the apparent viscosity and the pH-value of the aqueous solution. The influences of the extraction parameters and mechanism have been included in a mathematical model adequate for the solute mass transfer coefficient from aqueous to organic phase.