METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING AFLATOXIN-CONTAMINATED CORN |
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申请号 | EP13846022 | 申请日 | 2013-10-11 | 公开(公告)号 | EP2906524A4 | 公开(公告)日 | 2016-05-18 |
申请人 | CARGILL INC; | 发明人 | BETHKE NICHOLAS WAYNE; CONARD CHAD ALLEN; FOSDICK LAWRENCE E; FOX EUGENE JOSEPH; GRUNIG DONALD; KIRKVOLD STEVEN W; LADHE ABHAY R; LELAND JACOB A; LEWIS JOSEPH MICHAEL; PETERS EUGENE MAX; SCHANILEC ANTHONY JOHN; SMITH RILEY NEIL; SUMNER ERIC; YANG PING; ZULLO JILL LOUISE; | ||||
摘要 | Methods and apparatus for separating and removing aflatoxin-contaminated corn from batches of corn by a floating process, thus producing a distinguishable floating mat of contaminated corn and a separate submerged bed of uncontaminated and less contaminated corn. The methods of this disclosure include removing the floating contaminated corn mat by a vacuum mechanism or by liquid flow. The methods reduce the aflatoxin level in the submerged corn bed as much as 80% from the initial aflatoxin level, while removing no more than 15% from the batch of corn. | ||||||
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