A corn oil extraction process is disclosed. The process includes the
recovery of corn oil and other co-products, including but not limited to
steam, electric power and chemicals, from an ethanol production process
and in particular, a process that involves dry corn milling methods. The
process involves extraction of oil from milled corn and residues from the
fermentation step, including thick stillage, distillers wet grain,
distillers dry grain and distillers dry grains with solubles, by the
application of an alkyl acetate, phase separation and recovery of the
separated matter. A process of drying wet co-product using ethanol and
carbon dioxide from the production facility is also disclosed.