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Cereals: A Renewable Resource, Theory and Practice

Edited by Y. Pomeranz and Lars Munck

 

1981; 6" × 9" hardcover;
728 pages.
ISBN 0-913250-22-8
$76

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This book contains edited proceedings of an international symposium held in August 1981. Scientists from ten countries present and review the extent to which cereals can become a viable renewable resource. A valuable source of information for

  • Agronomists
  • Food Scientists
  • Food Technologists
  • Economists
  • And administrators and other decision makers.

Table of Contents

CEREALS: A RENEWABLE RESOURCE
Theory and Practice

 

INTRODUCTION (Y. Pomeranz and L. Munck)

SESSION I: Cereal Production and Utilization

1. CEREAL PRODUCTION (J. Mac Key)

  • I. Abstract
  • II. World Cereal Production
  • III. World Cereal Acreage
  • IV. World and National Trends in Grain Yield
  • V. Biological Yield Potential of Cereals
  • VI. Yield as a compromise
  • VII. Yield as a Nutritional Problem

Literature Cited.

2. ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL UTILIZATION OF CEREALS (L. D. Hill and A. Mustard)

Introduction

  • I. World Demand and Supply Situation
  • II. Alternative Marketing Systems
  • III. Comparison of the Performance of the Alternative Marketing Systems

Conclusions

Literature Cited.

3. THE RELATIVE ECONOMICS OF WHEAT AND MAIZE AS RAW MATERIALS FOR STARCH MANUFACTURE (N. Wookey and M. A. Melvin)

Introduction

  • I. Production Methods
  • II. The value of the Co-Products in Starch Manufacture
  • III. EEC Protection System for Starch Manufacture
  • IV. Relative Costs of Starch Make from Wheat and Maize
  • V.Economic Consequences

References.

4. BIOMASS: SOURCE OF TOMORROW'S CHEMICALS (E. S. Lopinsky)

  • I. Desirable Characteristics for Raw Materials
  • II. Strategies to Replace Petrochemicals
  • III. Specific Chemical Opportunities

Conclusions

Literature Cited.

SESSION II: Harvest and Preservation of Cereals

5. HARVEST OF GRAIN AND STRAW: QUANTITIES AND QUALITIES (T. J. Ravn)

  • I. Present Situation
  • II. Qualities
  • III. Quantities
  • IV. The Proposed Harvesting System

References.

6. HARVEST AND SEPARATION OF WHOLE-CROP FEED BARLEY (R. Vind)

Introduction

  • I. The Shortcomings of Combine Harvesting
  • II. A New Technology for Cereal Harvest

Results and Discussion.

7. MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF A GRAIN DRYING PROCESS (L.T. Fan, J. H. Shieh, and F. S. Lai)

Abstract

Introduction

  • I. Multiobjective Optimization
  • II. Numerical Examples

Results and Discussion

Concluding Remarks

Acknowledgment

Nomenclature

References

Appendix A

Appendix B.

SESSION III: Fractionation

Physical and Chemical Properties

8. MILLING OF CEREALS FOR TOTAL UTILIZATION (H. Bolling)

Introduction

  • I. Energy Flow and Consumption in the Milling Industry

Summary

Literature Cited.

9. THE SEPARATION OF FERMENTABLE CARBOHYDRATE AND PROTEIN FROM WHEAT BY WET-MILLING UNDER AUSTRALIAN CONDITIONS (D. H. Simmonds, I. L. Batey, F. MacRitchie, and K. Haggett)

Introduction

  • I. Processes for the Production of Ethanol

Conclusion

References.

10. APPLICATION AND CONTROL OF THERMOPLASTIC EXTRUSION OF CEREALS FOR FOOD AND INDUSTRIAL USES (A.A. El Dash)

Introduction

  • I. Engineering of the Thermoplastic Extruder
  • II. Extrusion Processing and Cost
  • III. Control of Extrusion Process
  • IV. Application of Thermoplastic Extrusion
  • V. Extrusion
  • VI. Induced Physical, Chemical and Nutritional Changes

Conclusions

Acknowledgment

Literature Cited.

11. MODIFICATION OF PROTEINS FOR FUNCTIONAL AND NUTRITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS (S. Nakai and W.D. Powrie)

  • I. Covalent Attachment of Limiting Amino Acids to Cereal Proteins
  • II. Relationships of Physicochemical Properties of Proteins and Their Functionality
  • III. Effects of Protein Modification on Functionality

Conclusion

Literature Cited.

12. THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF WHEAT PROTEINS (G. A. LeGrys, M. R. Booth, and S. M. Al-Baghdadi)

Abstract

Introduction

  • I. Material and Methods
  • II. Results and Discussion
  • III. General Discussion and Conclusions

Acknowledgments

Literature Cited.

13. STARCH: INDUSTRIAL RAW MATERIAL (W.W. Doane)

  • I. Chemicals from Starch
  • II. Polymers from Starch

Conclusion

Literature Cited.

14. SWEETENERS FROM CEREALS: THE INTERCONVERSION OF FUNCTION (S. M. Cantor)

Analogues

  • I. The Sweetener Revolution
  • II. Corn-A Renewable Resource
  • III. Complexity of Analysis
  • IV. The Pursuit of Sweetness
  • V. Historic Parallels
  • VI. Other Analogues
  • VII. Concluding Observations

References.

SESSION IV: Modifications

Chemical, Pyrolytic, Biological

15. INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS FORM CEREALS (J.R. Daniel and R. L. Whistler)

Introduction

  • I. Cereal Grain Usage
  • II. Food and Chemicals from Plant Cell Culture
  • III. Use of Cellulose and Hemicellulose
  • Products by Chemical Methods

Literature Cited.

16. THERMOCHEMICAL ROUTES TO CONVERT BIOMASS TO GASEOUS AND LIQUID FUELS
(N. Lindman and G. Blomkvist)

  • I. Principal Conversion Lines
  • II. Gasification Principles
  • III. Experimental Results from RIT
  • IV. Commercial LBG Processes
  • V. Some Aspects on the Raw Material

Literature Cited.

17. BIOCONVERSION PROCESSES (P. Linko and Y. Linko)

Introduction

  • I. Food Related Applications
  • II. Starch Processing
  • III. Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Materials
  • IV. HTST- Extruder as Bioreactor
  • V. Ethanol Fermentation
  • VI. Production of Useful Chemicals

Conclusions

Literature Cited.

18. MICROBIAL PROCESSES FOR THE CONVERSION OF LIGNOCELLULOSE/HEMICELLULOSE RESIDUES TO ENERGY AND FEEDSTUFFS (R. W. Detroy, S. N. Freer, R. L. Cunningham, and R. J. Bothast)

  • I. Literature Review
  • II. Results

Literature Cited.

19. USES OF BIOSENSORS IN BIOCONVERSION PROCESSES (C. F. Mandenius and B. Danielsson)

Introduction

  • I. Prerequisites of Biosensors
  • II. Other Sensors Useful in Biotechnology
  • III. Applications in Process Control

Summary

Acknowledgment

References.

SESSION V: Cereals for Food, Feed, Fuel, and Chemicals

20. SORGHUM (R. A. Creelman, L. W. Rooney and F. R. Miller)

  • I. Composition of Sorghum Plants and Grain
  • II. Food Quality and Utilization of Sorghum

Summary

References.

21. BARLEY FOR FOOD, FEED AND INDUSTRY (L. Munck)

  • I. Past, Present and Future-Food, Feed and Industry
  • II. Barley as a Research Model for the Development of Cereals
  • III. Barley for Feed
  • IV. Barley for Malting
  • V. The Milling of Barley for Food and Industry
  • VI. Barley for Food

Acknowledgments

Literature.

22. WHEAT AND TRITICALE-A MULTIPLE APPROACH FOR USE AS A RENEWABLE RESOURCE
(Y. Pomeranz)

Introduction

  • I. Plant Breeding
  • II. Processing
  • III. Unique Attributes

Literature Cited.

23. THEORY AND PRACTICE OF RICE BY-PRODUCTS UTILIZATION
(S. Barber, C. B. de Barber, and E. Tortosa)

Introduction

  • I. Brokens
  • II. Rice Husks
  • III. Rice Bran
  • IV. Rice Straw

Literature Cited.

SESSION VI: By-Product Conversion and Utilization

24. INDUSTRIAL USES OF DRY-MILLED CORN PRODUCTS (T . P. Shukla)

Introduction

  • I. Dry-Milling Process
  • II. Dry Milled Corn Products
  • III. Demand of Dry Milled Corn Products
  • IV. End-Use Technology
  • V. Research Needs and Future Direction

Acknowledgment

Literature Cited.

25. PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL USES OF CORNCOBS (K. M. Foley and D. I. B. Vander Hoven)

  • I. Elemental Analysis
  • II. Selected Physical and Chemical Properties
  • III. Furfural Yield
  • IV. Selected Feed Related Properties
  • V. Some Pesticides Formulated on Corncob Granules
  • VI. Industrial Uses

Bibliography.

26. UTILIZATION OF CEREAL PROCESSING BY-PRODUCTS (J. W. Finley)

  • I. Waste Streams
  • II. Dilute Waste from Gluten-Starch Separation Plants
  • III. Press water from Brewer Spent Grains

References.

27. INDUSTRIAL UTILIZATION OF STRAW (R. Rexen)

  • I. Production of Cattle Feed
  • II. Single Cell Protein Production (SCP)
  • III. Paper and Board
  • IV. Building Boards
  • V. Chemicals and Energy

Conclusions.

28. THE BIOCONVERSION OF WASTE STRAW INTO ANIMAL FEEDSTUFFS (K. J. Seal and I. Burrows)

Introduction

  • I. Use and Disposal of Straw
  • II. Microbiological Conversion Processes
  • III. Isolation of Fungi for Use in Bioconversion Process
  • IV. The Development of a process to Increase the Digestibility of Straw
  • V. The Value of C. Cinereus in the Process
  • VI. Future Developments in the Process
  • VII. The Future of Microbiological Upgrading

References.

29. PROCESSED FEED FROM STRAW FOR RUMINANTS
(V. F. Kristensen, M. Israelsen and A. Neimann-Sorensen)

  • I. Treatment of Straw for Feeding Purposes
  • II. Nutritional Properties of Processed Straw
  • III. Use of straw in Rations for Ruminants

Conclusions

Literature Cited.

SESSION VII: Utilization as Fuel Sources

30. SMALL-SCALE ETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM CEREAL FEEDSTOCKS
(C. G. Colbe, E. A. Hiler, J. M. Sweeten, H. P. O'Neal, V. G. Reidenbach, W. A. LePori, W. H. Aldred, G. T. Schelling and R. D. Kay)

Introduction

  • I. Small-Scale Ethanol Production Plant
  • II. By-Product Utilization
  • III. Sweet Sorghum as Feedstock for Ethanol Production
  • IV. Experimental Investigations
  • V. Equipment and Procedure

Conclusions

Literature Cited.

31. GASOHOL: THE U.S. EXPERIENCE (W. A. Scheller)

Introduction

  • I. Nebraska's Gasohol Program
  • II. National Gasohol Program
  • III. Gasohol Performance and Economics
  • IV. Energy Savings with Gasohol
  • V. By-Product Values and Use

Literature Cited.

32. PROCESS CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL FROM CEREALS
(
B. E. Norman and N. W. Lutzen)

Introduction

  • I. Alternative Processes

Conclusion

Acknowledgment

References

33. LOW REFINED PLANT MATERIAL AS DIESEL FUEL (R. R. Madsen, W. K. Nielsen and O. Hansen)

  • I. Emulsions
  • II. Test Results

References.

34. POTENTIAL FUEL PRODUCTION FROM CEREALS-AN AUSTRALIAN ASSESSMENT (G. A. Stewart)

Summary

Introduction

  • I. Methodology of Assessment
  • II. Potential Production of Raw Materials and Alcohols
  • III. Cost of Ethanol and Methanol
  • IV. Potential for Use of Straw as a Substitute for Oil

Conclusions

References.

35. ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF INDUSTRIAL USE OF CEREALS-THE ALCOHOL FUEL CASE
(L. W. Schruben)

Introduction

  • I. Historical Perspective
  • II. Impact on Different Segments of Economy
  • III. Impact on General Welfare
  • IV. Food vs Fuel

Summary

Literature Cited.

CEREALS-A RENEWABLE RESOURCE: WRAP-UP OF SYMPOSIUM (Y. Pomeranz)

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