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METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING

OIL RECOVERY FROM ETHANOL
PRODUCTION BYPRODUCTS
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

313,665 A
365,120 A
445,066 A
(73) Assignee: GS Cleantech Corporation, New York,
1,200,672 A
NY (US)
Notice:
*Mar. 25, 2014
References Cited
(75) Inventor: David J. Winsness, Apharetta, GA (US)
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Prior Publication Data
US 2012/0199531A1
Aug. 9,2012
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Related US. Application Data
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Continuation of application No. 13/185,841, ?led on

Jul. 19, 2011, Which is a continuation of application
No. 11/856,150, ?led on Sep. 17, 2007, noW Pat. No.
8,168,037,
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No.
Primary Examiner * Yate K Cutliff
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Cantor Colburn LLP
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PCT/US2006/009238 on Mar. 15, 2006.
ABSTRACT
In one aspect of the invention, a method recovers oil from a
(60) Provisional application No. 11/908,891, provisional
concentrated byproduct, such as evaporated thin stillage

formed during a dry milling process used for producing etha
application No. 60/661,733, ?led on Mar. 16, 2005.
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nol. The method includes forming a concentrate from the
Int. Cl.
byproduct and recovering oil from the concentrate. The step

of forming the concentrate may comprise evaporating the
byproduct. Further, the step of separating the oil from the
concentrate may comprise using a centrifuge and, in particu
lar, a disk stack centrifuge. Other aspects of the invention
include related methods and subsystems for recovering oil
from thin stillage.
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US. Patent
Mar. 25, 2014
Sheet 1 0f 11
US 8,679,353 B2
WHOLE STILLAOE
CASE 1
"MEOMAMIOAL SEPARATION"
"BEFORE"
MOISTURE OOMTEMT OT OISTILLERS MET GRAINS:

SOLIOS CONCENTRATION IN THIN STILLAEE:
MOISTURE OOMOEMTRATIOM IN SYRUP:
TOTAL cAPAcITY
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OISTILLERSMET [[EEEAIINSLBS/HR
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145
110
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72,210
50,702
13,500
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55.0Z
5.70Z
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566
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MOISTURE T0 EVAPORATE (LBS/HR):
OR, IN EPM:
TUEL REOUIREO IN DRYER (IN DEEATHERMS]:
DRYER OPERATING EOST 005.00 DEEATHERM (E/HR):
PRODUCT vALUE (IT/HR):
Fig.1
555
3.22
2,920
17.02
15,009
31,055
52.4
52.4
3252.22
3500.35
US. Patent
Mar. 25, 2014
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11221111111241 522411111011
1101510112 1201112111 0F 111511112115 1121 011111151
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50,102
13,500
10111 v01u112
1101510122.
10,012 65.02
10022 35 oz
'
43,510
00.5 40,090 92.02

_
s0110s=
qua
_ ' ,
'
Fig 2
Wl
10
SYRUP (LBS/HR):
16,092
11013101121
02.52
1101510112 (LBS/HR):
12,044
OIL 201112111 110/1111):
01.5
0- EONTENT' 1"
'
,1
1,
"2152 1"
411211
65.02
6.101
00.01
5.9
"3oz
2,920 6.102
EVAPORATUR REHOVES
26,146
53
LBS/HR 01 W211, 011

GPM 01 101211
$50.98 012211111115 2051 (11/111)
SYRUP
511
105/1111
10111 v010112
35.0
11,430
1101510112:
20.0
13,944 00.02
01L 2011121111
1.1
566
2.21
5021115
5.9
2,920
11.01!
i
14
20
5011115 001112111 (105/1120 2,920
1r
LBS/HR 6PM
01L 112201121120 (LB/HR}:
530
011 v11102 111/1111)
11102
20
1111120 PRODUCI-HAVINE 1011 1101510112 201112111 (1115/1111:
1101510112 10 EVAPDRATE 1205/1100
OR, 111 02111
FUEL 1120011220 111 0111211 1111 112011112111151=
11111211 02211111111; 2051 0115.00 020111121111 10/1111)=
PRODUCI VALUE (11/111111
14,411
31,115
62.5
52.5
11262.13
11516.46
1.1
US. Patent
Mar. 25, 2014
Sheet 3 0f 11
US 8,679,353 B2
WHOLE sTILLA8E
cAsE 2
"MECHANIEAL SEPARATION"
"BEFORE"
MOISTURE CONTENT OF DISTILLERS wET BRAINS:

sOL1Os OOMOEMTRATIOM IN THIN STILLABE:
MOISTURE cOMcEMTRATIOM IN SYRUP:
TOTAL cAPAEITY
-TOTAL M0IsTuRE
-TOTAL SOLIDS
8P;M
LBS/HR
145
118
27
72,210
58,702
13,508
DISTILLERS MET 8RA1Ms
THIN STILLAGE
? LBS/HR l
TOTAL VOLUME
80.02
3.877.
80.02
w M A
TOTAL vOLuME 88.1 43885
55'9 281325
MOISTURE:
MOISTURE:
34.1 18,995 60.0Z
TOTAL SOLIDS 22.8 11330 40.0Z
83.7 41,707 95.02
OIL CONTENT: 1.1

SOLIDS:
3.2
566
1.3OZ
1,612 3.671
l, EvAP0RATOR REMOVES
_
' ,
38440
77
LBS/HR OF WATER
8PM 0F wATER
OR
OJ 1
874.98 OPERATIMO cOsT (MIR)
SYRUP
_M
TOTAL vOLuME
MOISTURE:
OIL CONTENT:
SOLIDS
10.9
8.8
1.1
32
ORIEO PRODUCT-HAVING IOZ MOISTURE CONTENT [LBS/HR):

MOISTURE TO EvAPORATE (LBS/HR):
OR, IN GPM:
FUEL REOuIREO IN ORYER (IN DEEATHERMS):
ORYER OPERAT1M8 [:OST 035.00 DECATHERM (?/MR):
PRODUCT vALuE (IT/HR):
Fig. 3
LBS/HR
5,445
3,287 80.02
588
10.42
1,812 30.07:
15,009
18,781
37.7
31.7
8158.41
3800.38
US. Patent
Mar. 25, 2014
Sheet 4 0f 11
wHOLE STILLAOE H
"MEIIMANIOAL SEPARATION
"BASE 2|
AETER
MOISTURE cONTENT OE OISTILLERS wET BRAINS:

SOLTOS CONCENTRATION IN THIN STILLAGE:
MOISTURE cONcENTRATION IN SYRUP:
50.02
3.572
5002
TOTAL CAPACITY
-TOTAL MOISTURE
-TOTAL SOLIOS
LBS/HR
145
110
27
72,210
50,702
13,505
0ISTTLLERSwET glgcllNSLBs/HR Z
TOTAL v0LUME
MOISTURE:
55.9 20,325
34.1
THIN STILLABE w M l
TOTAL vOLUME
'
15,995 50.02
'
' ,
'
11
SYRUP (LBS/HR]:
MOISTURE:
MOISTURE (LBS/HR):
OIL cONTENT (LB/HR):
43,555
ML CONTENT 1'1
556
SOLIDS:
1,512 3.572
r- i
_
Fig 4
00.1
MOISTURE: , 53.7 41,707 95.02
TOTAL SOLIOS 22 5 11330 40 07
"
US 8,679,353 B2
4,907
55.52
3,257
2a
3.2
"302
EvAPORATOR REMOvES
30440
LBS/HR OEwATER
7'7
EPM OE wATER
OR
O, l
374.95 OPERATTNO OOST (O/HR)
SYRUP
5P_M
LBS/HR
TOTAL mm
10.9
5,445
3,257 50.02
MOISTURE:
5.5
OIL CONTENT:
1.1
555
SOLIOS
3.2
1,512 30.02
10.42
14
SOLIOS 0ONTENT (LBS/HR): 1,512
1
| LBS/HR 5PM
OIL REOOVEREO (LB/HR):
535
OIL vALUE (E/HR)
S102
0RIEO PRO0UcT-HAvIN5 102 MOISTURE OONTENT (LBS/HR):

MOISTURE TO EvAPORATE (LBS/HR):
OR, IN 5PM:
FUEL REOUIREO IN DRYER (IN UECATHERMS):
ORYER OPERATING COST 055.00 DECATHERM (ii/MR):
PRODUCT vALUE [S/HR):
14,411
10,521
37.0
31.0
$155.92
$575.45
1.1
US. Patent
OIL
Mar. 25, 2014
2.42
4,000
30515513 01.3
16-3;
152,500
Sheet 5 0111
LBS/HR
33,620
M E
US 8,679,353 B2
OIL/EMULSION
3 PHASE 0EEANTER
05L
25X
5,818
5,454
wATER
752
4,353
LBS/HR
15
0EEANTER I LIQUID
LBS/HR
[IISTILLERS wET GRAINS
M
SOLIDS
WATER
51,541
5.42
3,346
37.52
23,150
57,511
TR
WASH w
35,135
B/R
73,970|
Y 5->| WASH WATER RETURN

5
B/R
H L 5 H
50w OIL CONTENT
3 ................
132,541
L S H
IDEEANTER LIQUID 50,571 |

77,471 I
LBS/HR
wET 5RA1Ns+wAsH wATER 135,511
OIL
souns
wATER
5
5
5
THIN STILLAEE
015
2.12
SOLIDS 5.7 2
141,050
2,959.9
9,450
WATER
139,440
2.52
17.12
50.52
3,345
23,150
109,105
2 PHASE DEEANTER
10
LBS/HR
JI-EZ
FIJUIQQ
------------
"
LBS/HR
50,140
wAsHEn wET GRAINS
21115103
WATER
335%
wET GRAINS+SYRUP
OIL
2.12
SOLIDS
32-87;
wATER
52
23,1353
'
55oz
1'
LBS/HR
22.92
7.12
70-0Z
2,959.9
9,450
38,979
1:0NT:ENTRATET1 STILLAEE 41,399
LBS/HR
99,539
2,135
01L
SOLIDS
WATER
52,119
======
U EvAP0RAT0R
E? wATER EVAPORATED
33,540
32,520
55.12
"
[lRYER
"
LBS/HR
100,451
F5
EENTRIFUGE
l4
wATEREvAP0RATE0 59,097
' LBS/HR
0005
37,770
souns
55.32
32,520
wATER
5.02
3,022
LBS/HR
EUR" OIL
21554
OPERATING 1:0sTs
ii/HR PRODUCT VALUE
LBS/HR
E/HR
FUEL REOu1REO BY DRYER (DEEATHERMS)
99.9
0055 (CAPACITY)
37770.3
UPERATING [:UST PER HOUR AT E5/UECATHERM
$499.27 VALUED AT 370/5055
35 322_24
1<w11 REQUIRED BY DEEANTER 1311 AND [IONFIGURE 573.0
0PERAT1N5 IIOST PER HOUR AT5.05/1<wH

1133.55 EUR" OIL (CAPACITY) 3553-9
FUEL RE0u1RE0 BY EvAP0RAT0R (DEEATHERMS)
55.5
VALUEI] AT 5300/T011
5399.59
0PERAT1N5 COST PER HOUR AT ES/TTEEATHERM
$252.53
TOTAL OPERATING [0ST (B/HR)
3815.55 TOTAL VALUE l?/HR)
31,721.53
US. Patent
Mar. 25, 2014
Sheet 7 0111
US 8,679,353 B2
LBS/HR
RAw MATERIAL
OIL
3-4Z
200,000
4,800
501105
mm
32,620
162,500
16.31
01 .32
50 MMGY ETHANOL PLANT
2 PHASE 0EcA11TER
LBS/HR
160
IJEEANTER 1 110010
[IISTILLERS wET GRAINS
61,641
01L
SOLIDS
5 42
37.61
3346 |wAsH wATER

23,160 +
WATER
57-01
35,136
1'
1 ,.-->| WASH wATER RETURN
"
LBS/HR
wET GRAINS+WASH wATER 135,611
i
5
OIL
SOLIDS
wATER
i
5
1
5
3,346
23,160
109,105
2 PHASE DECANTER
10
1,
LBS/HR
WASHED wET GRAINS

01L
3.22;
77,471 |
LBS/HR
THIN STILLAGE
OIL
2.1Z
SOLIDS
6.7 2
141,060
2,959.9
9,460
WATER
129,440
-------------- i
H
LBS/HR
IUEEANTER LIQUID 64,309I
< ---------------
2.57.,
17.17.
00.51
LBS/HR
73,970|
130 359|
91.2Z
F. 5,]!
12
50,140
1,840
U EvAP0RAT0R
LBS/HR
E? |wATER EvAP0RATE0
1
LBS/HR
100,461 |
CONCENTRATED sT1LLA6E 41,399

"
1,
wET GRAINS+SYRUP
01L
OIL
LBS/HR
99,539
2.11
2,136
501105
32.02
32,620
wATER
65.12
62,119
7.1Z
2,959.9
SOLIDS
22.9Z
9,460
WATER
70-0Z
35,979
7
l4
======
"
DRYER
wATER EvAPORATEO 59,097
' LBS/HR
301103
3??
06.32
5 .7
32,620
33332
wATER
0.01
3,022
CORN 0
24664
0PERAT1116 cosTs
?/HR PRODUCT VALUE
LBS/HR
3/HR
FUEL RET1u1REE| BY 0RYER IUEEATHERMS)
99.9
T1063 (CAPACITY)
37770.3
OPERATING COST PER HOUR AT ASIUEEATHERM
$499.27 VALUED AT gm/ToN
31 32234
K119 RE0u1REE| BY 0EcANTER 1011 A110 EONFIBURE 523.0
OPERATING COST PER HOUR AT 305/1019

1126.15 EUR" 0 (CAPACITY) 3553-9
FUEL REOu1RET1 BY EVAPORATOR (T1EcAT1lER11s1
56.5
VALUEI] AT 3300/1011
0PERAT1116 COST PER HOUR AT 1T5/T1EEATHER14
3202.63
TOTAL OPERATING COST (3/HR)
3006.05 TOTAL VALUE (IT/HR)
0399.59
31,721.03
US. Patent
Mar. 25, 2014
Sheet 0 0111
US 8,679,353 B2
LBS/HR
RAW MATERIAL
01L
NZ
SOLIDS 10.32
200,000
4,800
32,020
WATER
102,500
01.32
2 PHASE [IEEANTER
LBS/HR
I60
ANT R
LBS/HR
DISTILLERS NET GRAINS

OIL
Hz
01,041
3345
0E:c EBS/I RE10u10 130
N450 WATER
SOLIDS
37.02
23,100
WATER
57-01
35,135
< ----------------------- --9
L H I
73,970
Ir -------------
55/ R
L H I
nEcANTER LIQUID 04,309
WASH WATER RETURN 07,999|
LBS/HR
NET 0RA1Ns+wAsH WATER 135,011
OIL
SOLIDS
2.52
17.12
3,340
23,100
i
A
WATER
00.52
109,105
SOLIDS
7.12
9,400
WATER
92.42
[22,336
12
3 PHASE DEEANTER
LBS/HR
THIN STILLAGE
01L
0,41
100
----------------- --J
LBS/HR
WASHEU "NET GRAINS"
59,140
OIL/EMULSION
9m
OIL
SOLIDS
WATER
35271
1,640 01L
39.82
57%
23,160
33,140
LBS/HR
99,539
2,130
32,020
02,119
NET GRAINS+SYRUP
OIL
2.12
SOLIDS
32.02
WATER
WATER
05.12
LBS/HR
"- IJHIQE/
EVAPORATOR
LBS/HR
u WATER EVAPURATED
100,401
252 2,300
751
132,300
593
7 104
LBS/HR
EONEENTRATED STILLAEE
41,399
01L
SOLIDS
WATER
2,900
9,400
20,979
7.12
22.92
70.02
CENTRIFUGE
14
======
DRYER
WATER EVAPORATED 59,097
F lg. 8
' LBS/HR
01105
01E
3011115
WATER
5.72
00.32
0.02
37,770
2,130
32,020
3,022
OPERATING COSTS
ii/HR PR0T1ucT VALUE
LBS/HR
3/HR
FUEL REOuTREO BY DRYER (IJEEATHERMS)
99.9
0005 (CAPACITY)
37770.3
UPERATINE COST PER HOUR AT ?5/UEEATHERH
3499.27 VALUED AT gm/ToN
$1 322.24
KWH REOu1REO BY DEEANTER 181] AND E0NE100RE 024.7
0PER4T1N0 COST PER HOUR AT 0.05/10111

031.24 EUR" 01L (CAPACITY) 3503-9
FUEL REOuTREO BY EVAPORATOR (DECATHERMS)
50.5
VALUEIJ AT 3300/TON
0PER4T1N0 COST PER HOUR AT $5/0E04THERN
$202.03
3399.59
TOTAL 0PERATINO [303T (it/HR)
3013.14 TOTAL VALUE (B/HR)
$1,721.03
US. Patent
Mar. 25, 2014
Sheet 9 0111
US 8,679,353 B2
1115/1111
00010000
011
00,000
2.4;
4,800
SOLIDS
16.3 00
32,620
WATER
81.32
162,580
105/1111
3 PHASE 0111111111
OIL/RECOVERY
L498
0IL 1372
B454
011111
3Z
INPIJUERPIEFNIQIEANTTIOOJL _
44
1115/1111
15
0111111111 1 110010
1115/1111
01511111115 1111 01111115
61,641
OIL
3,346 | 10w 011 001111111
5'4 Z
SOLIDS
37.6Z
WATER
,fMSH WATER 1" H LBS/HR
E3,|60
57,02
136,861
35|36
13,910 |
Y r-->| WASH WATER RETURN
LBS/HR
i
1
011 ERAINS+WASH 011111 135,61 1
011
< ---------------
LBS/HR
| 0101111111 110010 62,891 |
77,47] I
1115/1111
2.571
3,346
111111 51111101
140,362
501105
11. 1 71
23,160
011
1.11
1,501.10
011111
80.52
5
5
501105
WATER
0 1Z
93-31
9,460
1390385
109,105
2 PHASE 0111111111
10
_____________
H
OIL
WATER
501105
F1115}
LBS/HR
58,140
01511111 011 GRAINS
3.22
57.02
U EVAPURATOR
91 011111 1v1P0R1110
1,840
33:14,]
39.01
_
011
011 ERAINS+ SYRUP

011
2. 1 1
SOLIDS
32,620
1111111
34.41
63.5Z
58,126
105/111
103,81 1
l
LBS/HR
10111111111110 51111101 36,551
23 160
105/111
94,691
1,941
"
501105
WATER
M
4. 1 z
1,605.5
25.9%
70-07
9,460
350585
[IENTRIFUEE
.0
Fl 9. 9
11111111
011111 1v1P0R1110 55,120

' 105/1112
0 000
31313
501105
35?
86.02
32,620
1111111
0.02
3,006
LBS/HR
CORN 0
21853
OPERATING c0515
1/1111 PRODUCT 0101
1115/1111
0/111
1011 1110011110 111 0111111 (0111111111115)
94. 1
111105 (CAPACITY)
31612.8
OPERATING COST PER HUUR AT ES/UECATHERM
3470-74 VALUED AT Em/TON
3] 3]5_05
1011 1110011110 01 0111111111 l8l 1 1110 [IONFIGURE 680.8
0P111111110 1:051 PER 110011 11 11 05/001

133.04 50R" W (CAPACITY) 3853-9
1011 1110011110 111 EVAPORATDR (0101111111115)
50.4
01010 11 1300/1011
0P111111116 1:051 PER 110011 11 15/011111111111
$292.05
10111 OPERATING 1051 (S/HR)
$195.84 10111 v1101 (B/HR]
1421.96
31,143.00
US. Patent
Mar. 25, 2014
RAW MATERIAL
LBS/HR
200,000
OIL
SOLIDS
wATER
4,500
32,520
152,550
2.42
[6.32;
51.32
Sheet 10 0111
US 8,679,353 B2
3 PHASE 0EEATTTER
LBS/HR
1,527
GIL/RECOVERY
mL
951
1,454
mm
52
73
LBS/HR
15
DECANTER 1 LIQUID
DISTILLERSWET GRAINS
OIL
LBS/HR
WASH wATER
51,541
HZ
3,346
'
H L
Low 01L EUNTENT
BS/HR
73,970|
SOLIDS
37.52
23,150
wATER
57.02
35,135
Y |r-->|WASH wATER RETURN
LBS/HR
i5
wET GRAINS+WASHWATER 135,511
OIL
---------------
SOLIDS
wATER
2.52
3,345
17.12
50.52
23,150
109,105
5
5
PHA
SE DEE
.:
ANT R
'80
WASHEI] wET GRAINS

OIL
3.32
SOLIDS
39.72
wATER
..
57.02
55,325
1,920
23,160
77,255|
OIL
PURIFICATION
LBS/HR
OIL
SOLIDS
wATER
2.02
33.52
54.12
(AS RE001RE0)
140,147
1,920.0
5.7 7~
9450
4
91.92
125,757
+ :- r-EI
|wATER EVAPORATED
LBS/HR
102,214|
LBS/HR
EONEENTRATED STILLAEE 37,933
01L
4.12
1,920.0
33,245
|'<
LBS/HR
wET 5RATNs+sYRuP
BS/HR
IDEEANTER LIQUID 52,552|
U 14 EvAP0RAT0R
..
IMPURIHES' I'E' WATER)
I;
SOLIDS
J,
01L DISCHARGE [W/POSSIBLE
THIN STILLAGE
01L
1.42
wATER
135,551 |
95,259
SOLIDS
wATER
25.92
70.0 .
94 450
25 553
1,920
32,520
55,799
I,
CENTRIFUGE
Fig. 10
0RYER
wATER EvAP0RATE0 55,795

LBS/HR
SETS
5 17
$323
SOLIDS
55.92
32,520
wATER
5.02
3,003
LBS/"R
CORN OIL
E/HR
PRODUCT VALUE
21880
LBS/HR
TT/HR
FUEL RE0uTRE0 BY DRYER (0EcATHERT1s)

95.0
0055 (CAPACITY)
37543.5
OPERATING COST PER HOUR AT ?S/UEEATHERH
3470-74 VALUEU AT sm/ToN
31314412
1014 RE0uTRE0 BY 0EEATTTER 18H AND EONFIGURE 554.3
0PERATTN5 COST PER HOUR AT 1105/1011
333.04 EUR" OIL (CAPACITY) 3580-
FUEL REuuTRE0 BY EvAP0RAT0R ([IEEATHERMS)
57.5
VALUED AT 3300/T0T1
3432.00
0PERATTT15 1:0sT PER HOUR AT 55/0E13ATHERT1
5292.05
TOTAL 0PERATTN5 1:05T15/HR)
3795.54 TOTAL VALUE (E/HR)
31,745.52
US. Patent
Mar. 25, 2014
Sheet 11 0111
US 8,679,353 B2
LBS/HR
RAw MATERIAL
01L
HZ
5011115
wATER
200,000
4,800
50 141401 ETHANOL PLANT
10.32
32,020
31.32 102,500
5, 2 PHASE 0EEA11TER
LBS/HR
=511E0A11TER 1 110010
160
5,
LBS/HR
|wAsH wATER
130 359|
LBS/HR
LBS/HR
13,910|
IDECANTER 110010 04,309I
DISTILLERS wET GRAINS
01,041
OIL
3011115
3,340
23,100
35,130
i 5 ------------------ -->|wAs11 wATER RETURN 10,131|

i 5
Y 5
5.42
31.02
51.02
wATER
(______________________ -E 5
LBS/HR
5
LBS/HR
wET 0RA1Ns+wAs1-1 wATER 135,011
OIL
2.52
3,340
5011115
11.12
23,100
5 THIN STILLAGE
5 01L
1 02
5 $011115
0 12
4 WATER
92-271
wATER
00.52
109,105
3 PHASE UEEANTER
100
------------- --4'
140,520
1,454
9,400
129,812
055
PURIFICATION
(AS RE11u1RE11)
F511;
\_
A
H
WASHEU wET GRAINS
51,151
OIL
SOLIDS
WATER
2.92
1,673
40.12
57.02
23,160
32,958
LBS/HR
RECOVERED U55
055
WATER
U23
972 5,573
3Z
55]
LBS/HR
wET GRAINS+SYRUP
OIL
2.12
94,132
1,954
3011113
wATER
32,020
53,305
34.12
03.32
EvAP0RAT0R
LBS/HR
wATER EVAPORATED
104,195
LBS/HR
EUNEENTRATED STILLAGE 36,381
01L
4.02
1,454
501105
20.02
0,400
wATER
10.02
25,400
"
IJRYER
' LBS/HR
01105
OIL
5011115
mm
5.22
39.02
5.02
31,591
1,904
32,020
3,001
w
FUEL RE0u1RET1 BY DRYER (IJECATHERMS)
E/HR PRonucT VALUE

93.0
OPERATING COST PER HOUR AT RS/UEEATHERM
111105 (CAPACITY)
3457.35
LBS/HR
B/HR
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METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING

OIL RECOVERY FROM ETHANOL
PRODUCTION BYPRODUCTS
the commercial feed that Would normally include this oil.
Although the market for the biodiesel is groWing rapidly and

the potential pro?t is signi?cant, key limiting factors are the
cost of obtaining the oil using current techniques and the
resulting quality.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED

APPLICATIONS
In this regard, efforts to recoverusable oil from the byprod

ucts of the dry milling process used to create ethanol have not
This application is a continuation of US. patent applica

tion Ser. No. 13/185,841, ?led Jul. 19, 2011, Which is a
continuation ofU.S. application Ser. No. 11/856,150 ?led on
Sep. 17, 2007 and Ser. No. 11/908,891 ?led on Sep. 17,2007,
Which claim the bene?t of PCT Application PCT/US2006/
009238 ?led on Mar. 5, 2006, Which claims the bene?t of US.
Provisional Application No. 60/661,733, ?led on Mar. 16,
2005, the disclosures of Which are incorporated herein by
reference.
been terribly successful in terms of e?iciency. One proposed

approach involves attempting to separate the oil from the thin
stillage before the evaporation stage, such as using a centri
fuge. HoWever, spinning the thin still age at this stage using a
centrifuge creates an emulsion phase that typically requires
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
A portion of the disclosure of this document contains mate
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rial subject to copyright protection. No objection is made to
further processing before useable oil can be recovered. More

over, the volume of thin stillage is generally 2 to 10 times
greater than the syrup, Which is a considerable capital require
ment to purchase the number of centrifuges required. Known
techniques also lack the capability to maximiZe the oil recov
ery, Which leads to decreased ef?ciency and concomitant
loWer pro?ts. Together, these obstacles make past and current
attempts to recover oil from ethanol production byproducts,
the facsimile reproduction of the patent document or this
such as corn thin stillage, someWhat inef?cient and uneco
disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark O?ice
nomical.
US. Pat. No. 5,250,182 (the disclosure of Which is incor
?les or records, but any and all rights in the copyright(s) are
otherWise reserved.
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porated herein by reference) describes the use of ?lters for
removing substantially all solids and recovering lactic acid

TECHNICAL FIELD
and glycerol from the thin stillage Without the need for evapo
ration. Despite eliminating a step in the conventional process,
the proposal results in a more complicated arrangement
The present invention relates generally to producing oil

from corn and, more particularly, to recovering oil from a
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byproduct of the dry milling process used to obtain ethanol

from corn.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

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Over the past thirty years, signi?cant attention has been

given to the production of ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, for use
the micro?ltration and ultra?ltration types proposed for use in

this patent, are also susceptible to frequent plugging and thus
deleteriously increase the operating cost. For these reasons,
the ?ltration process proposed in this patent has not gained
Widespread commercial acceptance.
as an alternative fuel. Ethanol not only burns cleaner than
fossil fuels, but also can be produced using com, a reneWable

resource. At present, an estimated sixty-nine dry milling
requiring multiple ?ltration steps. Wholesale elimination of

the evaporator in the vast majority of existing plants is also
unlikely and otherWise uneconomical. Filters, and especially
Accordingly, a need exists for more e?icient and economi

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plants in the United States produce over three billion gallons

of ethanol per year. Additional plants presently under con
cal manners of recovering oil from byproducts created during

the dry milling of corn to produce ethanol.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
struction are expected to add billions of gallons to this total in

an effort to meet the current high demand
As noted in the foregoing discussion, a popular method of

producing ethanol from corn is knoWn as dry milling.As is
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Well knoWn in the industry, the dry milling process utiliZes the
milling process used for producing ethanol from corn is dis

closed.
The method comprises recovering oil from the concen
starch in the corn to produce the ethanol through fermenta

tion, and creates a Waste stream or byproduct termed Whole
stillage (Which may be further separated into byproducts
In accordance With one aspect of the invention, a method of
processing concentrated thin stillage created during a dry
stillage). Despite containing valuable oil, these byproducts
trated thin stillage and further evaporating the concentrated

thin stillage. The recovered oil may be used, for example, as
biodiesel, and the leftover concentrated thin stillage dried and
have for the most part been treated as Waste and used prima
used as feed.
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commonly referred to as distillers Wet grains and thin
rily to supplement animal feed. This feed is mostly distributed

in the form of distillers dried grains With solubles, Which is
In one embodiment, the recovering step comprises sepa

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rating the oil from the concentrate using a disk stack centri
created by evaporating the thin stillage, recombining the
fuge. The disk stack centrifuge produces suspended solids,
resulting concentrate or syrup With the distillers Wet grains,

and drying the product to a moisture content of less than about
Which may be mixed With distillers Wet grains. The disk stack
centrifuge also produces a syrup, and the method may further
10% by Weight.
Signi?cant attention has recently been given to the use of
oil, including corn oil, as an alternative fuel. This fuel oil,
frequently termed biodiesel, is a cleaner fuel than petro
comprise mixing the syrup, the suspended solids and distillers

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the step of drying the mixture.

In accordance With another aspect of the invention, a
method of processing thin stillage created by a dry milling
leum-based diesel (less emissions), environmentally safe

(spills biodegrade quickly), and can be mixed at: any concen
tration to diesel Without engine modi?cation. The current
value of corn oil as biodiesel is approximately $2.40 per
gallon, or $648/ton, Which is essentially double the value of
Wet grains to form a mixture. The method may further include
process used for producing ethanol from corn to recover oil is

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disclosed. The method comprises evaporating the thin stillage

to form a concentrate. At some point in time during the
evaporating step, but before it is completed, the method also
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includes the step of introducing the concentrate to a disk stack
separator. Preferably, the second separator is a tWo phase

decanter, but may instead be a three phase decanter. An evapo
rator may be provided for receiving the thin stillage and Wash
centrifuge. The disk stage centrifuge then recovers oil from

the concentrate.
The method may further include the step of evaporating the

concentrate after the step of using the disk stage centrifuge to
Water to form a concentrate, along With a third separator for
recovering oil from the concentrate. The system may further

include a dryer for drying a combination of the Washed Wet
recover oil. Preferably, the evaporating step comprises using

a multi-stage evaporator to form the concentrate from the thin
stillage and the step of introducing the concentrate to a disk
grains and any concentrate remaining after recovering oil

using the third separator. The evaporator may be a multi-stage
evaporator and the third separator comprises a disk-stack
centrifuge that receives the concentrate before the last stage
of the evaporator.
stack centrifuge is completed before the last stage of the

evaporator. The evaporator most preferably includes at least
one scraped surface heat exchanger.
In accordance With still another aspect of the invention, a
method of recovering oil from thin stillage created by a dry
milling process used for producing ethanol from corn is dis
system for processing thin stillage and distillers Wet grains

produced from dry milling corn is disclosed. The system
closed. The method comprises using a multi-stage evaporator
comprises a ?rst separator for receiving the distillers Wet

grains and creating at least Washed Wet grains and Wash Water.
An evaporator evaporates the thin stillage and Wash Water to
to form a concentrate from the thin stillage. Before the last
stage of the evaporator, the method includes recovering oil

from the concentrate. In one embodiment, the method of this
form a concentrate. A second separator recovers oil from the
aspect of the invention further includes the step of further
evaporating the concentrate remaining after the recovering

step.
20 concentrate.
Preferably, the ?rst separator is a second decanter doWn

stream of a ?rst decanter for forming the distillers Wet grains
and thin stillage. Either the ?rst or second decanter may be a
tWo phase decanter, or a three phase decanter. The second
In accordance With a further aspect of the invention, a
method of processing Whole stillage resulting from the dry

milling of corn to form ethanol is disclosed. The method
comprises recovering thin stillage including solids from the

Whole stillage; concentrating the thin stillage including the
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In accordance With yet a further aspect of the invention, a
solids; and recovering oil from the thin stillage before the
system for processing Whole stillage produced from dry mill
concentrating step is complete.

In accordance With yet another aspect of the invention, a
subsystem for intended use in a system for producing ethanol
ing corn is disclosed. The system comprises means for receiv

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by dry milling corn and creating thin stillage as a byproduct is

disclosed. The system comprises a multi-stage evaporator for
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In one embodiment, the multi-stage evaporator includes

tWo distinct evaporators. These evaporators are separated by
a disk stack centrifuge serving as the receiving and recovering
receiving the Whole stillage is a three phase decanter. In still

another, the means for receiving the Whole stillage includes a
tWo phase decanter folloWed by a three phase decanter, or vice
versa. Yet another option is for the means for receiving the
Whole stillage to include a three phase decanter folloWed by a
means. Most preferably, the evaporator includes at least one
scraped surface heat exchanger.
ing the Whole stillage and creating at least thin stillage, means
for concentrating the thin stillage, and means for recovering
oil from the concentrated thin stillage.
In one embodiment, the means for receiving the Whole
stillage is a tWo phase decanter. In another, the means for
evaporating the thin stillage, as Well as means for receiving

thin stillage before the last stage of the evaporator and recov
ering oil therefrom.
separator preferably comprises a disk-stack centrifuge.
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three phase decanter. Preferably, the means for concentrating
method of processing a byproduct of a dry milling process
is a multi-stage evaporator, and the recovering means is a

disk-stack centrifuge. HoWever, the means or device for
used for producing ethanol from corn is disclosed. The
recovering may comprise any suitable device for separating
In accordance With another aspect of the invention, a
method comprises Washing the byproduct to create Wash

Water including oil, concentrating the Wash Water; and recov
oil from a mixture, such as a gravity separator, a centrifuge, a

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centrifugal decanter, or an evaporator. Means for recovering
ering oil from the concentrated Wash Water.

In one embodiment, the byproduct is Whole stillage and the
oil using knoWn techniques of chemical addition (pH adjust

ment, enzymatic action, etc.) may also be effective.
Washing step comprises delivering the Whole stillage to a ?rst

decanter for producing thin stillage and distillers Wet grains.
method for processing Whole stillage including oil produced
In such case, the method may further include the step of
In accordance With one more aspect of the invention, a

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from dry milling corn includes the steps of: (I) Washing the
Washing the distillers Wet grains. In particular, the step of

Washing the distillers Wet grains may comprise delivering the
Whole stillage to create oil-laden Wash Water; and (2) recov

ering oil from the Wash Water. The Washing step may further
distillers Wet grains to a second decanter for producing

Washed Wet grains and the Wash Water used in the concentrat
and distillers Wet grains, as Well as possibly oil. The method
ing step. The thin stillage may be combined With the Wash
Water before the concentrating step.
include separating the Whole stillage into at least thin stillage

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In accordance With still a further aspect of the invention, a
system for processing Whole stillage produced from dry mill
step.
ing corn is disclosed. The system comprises a ?rst separator
for receiving the Whole stillage and creating at least thin

stillage and distillers Wet grains. A second separator receives
the distillers Wet grains and Wash Water for creating Washed
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In one embodiment, the ?rst separator is a tWo phase

decanter for producing Wash Water delivered to the second
In one embodiment, the recovering step comprises sepa

rating the oil from the concentrate using a disk stack centri
fuge. The method may further include the step of drying the
concentrate after the removing step.
Wet grains and an oil-bearing discharge (e.g., Wash Water or

an oil phase). Means for recovering oil from the oil-bearing
discharge is also provided.
may further include the step of concentrating the thin stillage

and recovering oil from the concentrated thin stillage. Still
further, the method may include the step of combining the
Wash Water With the thin stillage before the concentrating

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method of recovering oil from thin stillage is disclosed. The

method comprises evaporating the thin stillage to create a
concentrate having a moisture content of greater than 15% by

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Continuation of application No. 13/185,841, ?led on

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In one aspect of the invention, a method recovers oil from a

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concentrated byproduct, such as evaporated thin stillage

application No. 60/661,733, ?led on Mar. 16, 2005.

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byproduct and recovering oil from the concentrate. The step

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