SummaryEthanol, isopropanol, isobutanol, ethylene dichloride, trichloroethylene, carbon tetrachloride, and hexane (b.p. range 30° to 60°C.) were used as solvents for the extraction of soybean oil and the comparative effect of the solvent on the color and other properties of the oil, meal, and isolated protein was measured. Ethanol extraction gave the best results with respect to the color of oil, meal, and protein, and it also served as a debittering agent for the soybean meal.

SummaryA periodic countercurrent whole beer process was developed for the recovery of novobiocin to eliminate the high cost of mycelium filtration and accompanying antibiotic losses in the filter cake. In such a process screened, but unfiltered, novobiocin fermentation beer is contacted with a special grade of an anionicexchange resin in a series of specially designed, well mixed columns. Each column is fitted with a screen sized to retain resin within the column but allow the cells to pass. Periodically the lead column is isolated from the column train, washed free of beer solids, and eluted. A freshly eluted column is placed in the trail position to allow countercurrent operation. The eluate is then processed to crystalline product.A mathematical model for the sorption of novobiocin was developed based on a suitable continuity equation and mass transfer and equilibrium relationships determined in the laboratory. Digital computations of this model correlated well with laboratory and pilot plant data, and predicted well the performance of the production units. This simulation has been in continued use to predict and reoptimize plant operation as process changes (such as improved beer titers, increased production rate, and the evaluation of superior ion-exchange resins) occurred or were anticipated.

SummaryA new vegetable oil extraction process has been developed, with alcohol as the oil solvent. The process requiresno distillation to recover the oil or the solvent characteristics of the alcohol. This has been demonstrated by reuse of the solvent more than 85 times. The theoretical energy requirement of the process is about three‐fourths that of the hexane process.

Summary The effects of soybean oil solvent extraction on the denaturation of the protein as measured by changes of dispersibility of the nitrogen in water has been studied. The results for five commercial plants were compared with denaturation changes produced by steam treatment of laboratory prepared flakes. The results show that by use of proper conditions and equipment, flakes can be produced with a minimum of denaturation or, when desired, denaturation can be controlled within practical limits.

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