CN117003846A - Production method of zein - Google Patents

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CN117003846A
CN117003846A CN202210448228.1A CN202210448228A CN117003846A CN 117003846 A CN117003846 A CN 117003846A CN 202210448228 A CN202210448228 A CN 202210448228A CN 117003846 A CN117003846 A CN 117003846A
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约翰·肯扬·雷顿
唐津明
王心舟
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Abstract

The invention relates to a production method of zein, which uses alcohol solution to extract primary dehydrated zein powder, and the obtained zein solution is concentrated at low temperature and then is dried at low temperature in vacuum. The production method can obtain high-quality prolamin products and reduce the production cost.

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Production method of zein
Technical Field
The invention relates to a production method of zein. In particular, the present invention relates to a process for extracting zein from primarily dehydrated corn gluten meal at a lower temperature.
Background
Zein (zein) is a plant protein that is widely found in plants, is readily soluble in 80% to 92% ethanol or 70% to 80% acetone, and is insoluble in water or absolute ethanol. Zein has strong moisture resistance, heat resistance, fat resistance and film forming property, and can be used in the industries of food, medicine, textile, paper making and the like.
The existing method for extracting zein generally adopts a Corn Gluten Meal (CGM) finished product as a raw material. Corn gluten meal is also called corn gluten meal, and is usually prepared by preparing corn coarse starch milk from corn grains through a wet grinding process, and performing steps of hydrolysis, separation, concentration, drying and the like. Drying at high temperatures can cause protein denaturation,
in addition, the existing method for extracting the prolamin is to combine ethanol with higher concentration and corn gluten meal to obtain saturated prolamin leaching solution, then add absolute ethanol into the leaching solution, and centrifuge to obtain ethanol solution with higher concentration and prolamin precipitate, wherein the ethanol content of the prolamin precipitate is about 30%. The prolamin is then coated in a dryer for drying. The ethanol content in the dried prolamin is 2-3%. This method has two disadvantages: firstly, ethanol is difficult to recycle, so that loss is caused; secondly, the absolute ethyl alcohol used for precipitation is diluted in the production process, if distillation is needed to reach the absolute ethyl alcohol again, the process is difficult and has huge energy consumption, and a large amount of azeotropic ethyl alcohol with concentration of 30% remained in the distillation still is discharged due to unavailable use, thus not only causing waste but also causing environmental pollution. These two problems result in excessive production costs of prolamin and limit market applications.
Therefore, there is a need to develop a commercial process for zein that prevents protein denaturation, increases ethanol utilization, and reduces production costs.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly aims to provide a production method of zein, which aims to solve the problems of zein denaturation and difficult recovery of ethanol in the production process in the prior art.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for producing zein, which is characterized in that a primary dehydrated zein powder is extracted with an alcohol solution, and the obtained zein solution is concentrated at a low temperature and then dried in vacuum at a low temperature.
In a preferred embodiment, the primary dehydrated corn gluten meal is produced by dehydrating yellow slurry water produced during the starch production process with a plate frame or centrifuge.
In a preferred embodiment, the primary dehydrated corn gluten meal is treated with an organic solvent prior to extraction with an alcoholic solution.
In a preferred embodiment, the organic solvent is selected from ethyl acetate, n-hexane. Particularly preferably, the organic solvent is ethyl acetate.
In a preferred embodiment, the production process comprises recovering the organic solvent.
In a preferred embodiment, the alcoholic solution is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, allyl alcohol, ethanol solutions. Particularly preferably, the alcoholic solution is an ethanol solution
In a preferred embodiment, the primary dehydrated corn gluten meal is granulated prior to extraction with an alcoholic solution.
In a preferred embodiment, the primary dehydrated corn gluten meal is subjected to a low temperature oven-drying prior to extraction with an alcoholic solution.
In a preferred embodiment, the production process comprises recovering the alcohol solution.
In a preferred embodiment, the prolamin-containing extraction mix is cryogenically concentrated prior to vacuum drying. Particularly preferably, the mixed solution is concentrated to 10% to 30% of the original volume.
The term "low temperature" as used herein means a temperature of 35 to 65℃and preferably a temperature of 50 to 60 ℃.
The production method is carried out at low temperature, so that protein denaturation caused by high temperature is avoided, and a high-quality prolamin product can be obtained. Meanwhile, the production cost can be reduced by recycling the organic solvent and the alcohol solution used in the production process.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of the method for producing prolamin according to the present invention.
Detailed Description
The invention uses primary dehydrated corn protein powder as a production raw material. The primary dehydrated corn gluten meal is an intermediate of corn gluten meal, such as corn gluten meal dehydrated by a plate frame or a centrifuge from yellow serofluid generated in the process of producing starch. The primary dehydrated corn gluten meal is not subjected to high temperature drying.
The primary dehydrated corn protein powder (the water content is 40% -60%) is put into a vacuum dryer for drying, the drying temperature is 45 ℃ -80 ℃, preferably 50 ℃ -65 ℃, and the humidity of the dried corn protein powder is 10% -14%.
The dried corn gluten meal can be granulated (pelleted) by a conventional feed granulator to form corn gluten meal granules. The size of the pelletization can be set according to the requirement. The granulating can reduce the use amount of the organic solvent, so that the extraction process of the organic solvent is smoother, and the cost of the required organic solvent is reduced.
After granulation, the corn gluten meal particles are put into a leacher, and organic solvents (solid-liquid ratio is 1:5-1:10) such as normal hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol and the like are used for extracting corn oil substances containing lutein.
The lipid-containing organic solvent is then concentrated by evaporation or vacuum to yield lipid materials such as lutein and zeaxanthin. The organic solvent is recovered and recycled. Lutein and zeaxanthin are both of high commercial value and therefore can be sold separately. The use of organic solvents for such extraction does not significantly increase the cost of production, since about 98% of the organic solvent can be recovered, and the income of lutein and zeaxanthin can offset the cost, thus greatly reducing the cost of producing zein.
Adding the corn gluten meal after pigment extraction into an extraction tank.
Alcohol solution (solid-liquid ratio 1:5-1:10) with concentration of 65% -95% such as ethylene glycol, allyl alcohol or ethanol is added into the extraction tank, the temperature is controlled at 30-70 ℃ and the duration is 2-4 hours.
After the extraction mixed liquor (containing prolamine and corn gluten meal) is centrifuged by a centrifugal machine, the liquid part can be sent to a mixed liquor temporary storage tank, then is sent to a filter by a pump, and the solution is filtered by the filter to remove impurities and enters a concentration tank. After low-temperature concentration at 35-65 deg.c, preferably 50-60 deg.c, the alcohol soluble protein content is 10-30% of the original volume, and vacuum drying in vacuum drier with pump, preferably 50-60 deg.c.
Pulverizing the dried prolamin with pulverizer, and packaging.
On the other hand, the extract mixture (containing prolamine and zein powder) was centrifuged with a centrifuge, and the resulting solid was precipitated as zein powder containing alcohol. The corn gluten meal can be dried at high temperature to obtain solid corn gluten meal. The obtained solid corn protein powder (without prolamin) can be used in feed.
The alcohol solvent contained in the corn gluten meal can be recovered while drying at high temperature.
The cost of producing zein can be greatly reduced by preparing corn gluten meal for feed and recycling alcohol solvent.
The extraction rate of the prolamin of the method can reach 93 to 95 percent, which is far higher than that of the old process by 60 to 70 percent.
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And (3) putting the corn gluten meal (the water content is 40%) subjected to filter pressing by a plate filter press of a starch factory into a vacuum dryer for drying, wherein the drying temperature is 45 ℃, and the humidity of the dried corn gluten meal is 10%.
Granulating the dried corn protein powder by using a granulator.
After granulation, the corn gluten meal particles are put into a leacher and extracted by ethyl acetate to obtain the corn gluten (solid-liquid ratio is 1:6). Ethyl acetate was concentrated in vacuo on corn yellow resin and returned to the solvent tank for further use.
Adding the corn gluten meal after pigment extraction into an extraction tank.
85% ethanol (solid-liquid ratio is 1:6) is added into the extraction tank, and the temperature is controlled at about 35 ℃ for 3 hours.
After the extraction mixed liquor is centrifuged by a centrifugal machine, the liquid part is sent to a mixed liquor temporary storage tank, then is sent to a filter by a pump, and the solution is filtered by the filter to remove impurities and enters a concentration tank. Concentrating at 60deg.C to 10% of original volume, and vacuum drying at 60deg.C with gear pump. Pulverizing the dried prolamin with pulverizer, and packaging.
And (5) delivering the solid part separated by the centrifugal machine into a dryer for drying to obtain corn protein powder for feed, and recovering ethanol.
According to measurement and calculation, the extraction rate of the prolamin is 93%, the recovery rate of the ethyl acetate is 98%, and the recovery rate of the ethanol is 97.5%.

Claims (10)

1. A process for preparing zein includes such steps as extracting primary dewatered zein powder from alcohol solution, low-temp concentrating, and low-temp vacuum drying.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary dehydrated corn gluten meal is produced by dehydrating yellow slurry produced during starch production with a plate frame or centrifuge.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary dehydrated corn gluten meal is treated with an organic solvent prior to extraction with an alcohol solution.
4. A production method according to claim 3, wherein the organic solvent is selected from ethyl acetate and n-hexane.
5. A production method according to claim 3, wherein the production method comprises recovering the organic solvent.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the alcoholic solution is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, propylene alcohol, and ethanol solutions.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary dehydrated corn gluten meal is granulated prior to extraction with an alcohol solution.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary dehydrated corn gluten meal is subjected to low temperature drying prior to extraction with an alcohol solution.
9. The production method according to claim 1 or 8, wherein the low temperature is 35 to 65 ℃.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the method of producing comprises recovering an alcohol solution.
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