Table 1 Overview of selected E-milling process equipment
From: Enzymatic corn wet milling: engineering process and cost model
Description | Detail |
|---|---|
Belt conveyer | 55.556 kg/s m loading rate/belt width |
Pretreatment tanks | 3 tanks 6 h residence time 90% volume 55°C |
Sulfur burner | 600 ppm of SO2 in pretreatment tanks |
Enzymatic treatment tank | 4 tanks 3 h residence time 75% volume 50°C 4.5 pH |
Centrifuge 1 | Mill Starch (MS) thickener 7939 l/min throughput 25% (w/w) solids in underflow |
Centrifuge 2 | Primary separator 3218 l/min throughput 33% (w/w) solids in underflow |
Centrifuge 3 | Gluten thickener 3112 l/min throughput 17% (w/w) solids in underflow |
Centrifuge 4 | Clarifier 3945 l/min throughput 28% (w/w) solids in underflow |
Hydrocyclone | Last stage of starch washing 4558 l/min throughput 1.3 kg fresh water/kg of dry corn |