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Extraction of oil from oats

Assignee: DuPont Canada Inc
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Filing: 1976-02-02
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Granted: 1977-10-11
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Expires: 1996-02-02
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Abstract

Abstract A process for the extraction of oil from oats is disclosed. The process comprises extracting oil from comminuted oats with 2-propanol and separating the resultant 2-propanol solution from the de-oiled oats. Oat oil is recoverable from the 2-propanol solution. The 2-propanol may be in the form of an azeotropic mixture of 2-propanol and water. In a preferred embodiment the 2-propanol contains a minor amount e.g. 0.1- 1.0%, of hydrogen peroxide. The process is capable of producing a clear, lightly colored oil from oats. The oil is believed useful as a vegetable oil.

Inventors

  • 👤 John Roger Brooke
  • 👤 Richard Walton Oughton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 20:41
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11B; C11B1/00; C11B1/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 94 words
A process for the extraction of oil from comminuted dehulled oats comprising the steps of: a. extracting oil from said comminuted dehulled oats by treating said oats with 2-propanol, said 2-propanol containing a minor amount of from about 0.1 weight percent to about 1.0 weight percent of hydrogen peroxide, at a temperature of from about 10° C. to about 75° C. whereby oil in the oats in extracted by said 2-propanol, b. separating the resultant solution comprising 2-propanol and extracted oil from the thus deoiled oats, and c. separating the oil from the 2-propanol.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 94 words
A process for the extraction of oil from comminuted dehulled oats comprising the steps of: a. extracting oil from said comminuted dehulled oats by treating said oats with 2-propanol, said 2-propanol containing a minor amount of from about 0.1 weight percent to about 1.0 weight percent of hydrogen peroxide, at a temperature of from about 10° C. to about 75° C. whereby oil in the oats in extracted by said 2-propanol, b. separating the resultant solution comprising 2-propanol and extracted oil from the thus deoiled oats, and c. separating the oil from the 2-propanol.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
The process of claim 1 in which the 2-propanol contains less than 1% by weight of hydrogen peroxide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
The process of claim 1 in which the temperature of the 2-propanol during said extraction is in the range of from 10° C. to 40° C.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1980-10-10 1981-04-11 1981-10-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1984-10-10 1985-04-11 1985-10-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1988-10-10 1989-04-11 1989-10-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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