Oil Separation

Question 1

What process product does corn oil get separated from?

Answer 1

Evaporator syrup

Question 2

What are the three components of evaporator syrup?

Answer 2

Corn Oil
Water
Corn Solids

Question 3

What are the four steps to producing emulsion concentrate in the ECR skid?

Answer 3

Centrifuge Feed Preparation
Emulsion Concentrate/Corn Oil Recovery
Aqueous Soluble Phase Processing
Cleaning

Question 4

What are the three phases discharged from the ECR Skid Centrifuges?

Answer 4

Emulsion Concentrate/Corn Oil
Heavy Water Phase
Solids

Question 5

Which of the three syrup components makes up the highest percentage of the mixture?

Answer 5

Corn Oil

Question 6

What equipment clarifies the corn oil from the emulsion concentrate by settling out debris and stillage solids?

Answer 6

Emulsion Concentrate Receiver #1

Question 7

What is the purpose of the Emulsion Concentrate Receiver #2?

Answer 7

Maintain a constant level of oil to provide a continuous flow to the Final Settling Tanks

Question 8

Where do the centrifuge heavy water phase stream and solids stream flow?

Answer 8

ASPR Tank for mixing, then back to Evaporation System for reprocessing

Question 9

What could occur when Bio-Oil Final Settling Tank temperature is too high? Too low?

Answer 9

High temperature- Possibility of dangerous vapors
Low temperature- Possibility of gelling

Question 10

Which Bio-Oil pump transfers corn oil to a tank truck?

Answer 10

Bio-Oil Loadout Pump

Question 11

Which Bio-Oil pump transfers solids to the Centrifuge Feed Tank?

Answer 11

Bio-Oil Trash Pump