METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BIO-OIL RECOVERY AND SEPARATION AIDS THEREFOR

A method and system for bio-oil recovery from biomass are provided which includes adding at least one separation aid to stillage that contains oil to form a treated stillage prior to centrifuging the stillage, and centrifuging the treated stillage in at least one centrifuge to separate at least a po...

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Main Authors GANUS, WILLIAM C, HAGEN, CARLTON E, JENKINS, DONALD G
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 26.06.2014
Subjects
ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES
CANDLES
CHEMISTRY
DETERGENTS
ESSENTIAL OILS
FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM
METALLURGY
PERFUMES
PRODUCING (PRESSING, EXTRACTION), REFINING AND PRESERVINGFATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES (e.g. LANOLIN), FATTY OILS AND WAXES,INCLUDING EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS
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Summary:A method and system for bio-oil recovery from biomass are provided which includes adding at least one separation aid to stillage that contains oil to form a treated stillage prior to centrifuging the stillage, and centrifuging the treated stillage in at least one centrifuge to separate at least a portion of the oil from the treated stillage. The separation aid can contain at least one lecithin and at least one oil and optionally at least one surfactant having an HLB value of at least 6. Treated stillage products are also provided which can contain the indicated separation aid and recovered oil.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20132895684