Using microwave heating and microscopy to estimate optimal corn germ oil yield with a bench-scale press

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 489-495

  Dickey, L C ^a   Cooke, P H ^a   Kurantz, M J ^a   McAloon, A ^a   Parris, N ^a   Moreau, R A ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn germ; Dry grind modifications; Microwave heating; Oil seed pressing

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; HEATING; LIPIDS; MEMBRANES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MICROWAVE HEATING;

BENCH-SCALE PRESS; CORN GERM; DRY GRIND MODIFICATIONS; OIL-SEED PRESSING;

VEGETABLE OILS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248365110     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-007-1051-7     Document Type: Article

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