Corn Gluten Feed Production From Maize Grain’s Wet Milling

This report provides a comprehensive cost evaluation of corn gluten feed production from maize grain’s wet milling. This process begins with the steeping of maize grain with sulfur dioxide at around 48-52°C for almost 24 to 40 hours. This process weakens the intermolecular and intramolecular disulfide bonds of the gluten matrix. Further, this process leads corn grains to release approximately 6-6.5% of dry substance into the steepwater and the corn grains at this point contains 45% of water.

Later, the maize kernels are ground coarsely leading to the separation of germs from the endosperm yielding maize germ oil meal. The remaining steep water can be turned into steep liquor. Further, upon screening, the fibre content from the gluten and starch slurry is separated. Finally, fibre is mixed with steep liquor and maize germ oil meal to produce Corn Gluten Feed.

The project economic analysis provided in the report discusses a Germany-based plant:

• Manufacturing Process
  • Process Flow
  • Material Flow
  • Material Balance
• Raw Material and Product's Specifications
  • Raw Material Consumption
  • Product and Co-Product Generation
  • Capital Investment
• Land and Site Cost
  • Offsites/Civil Works
  • Equipment Cost
  • Auxiliary Equipment Cost
  • Contingency
  • Engineering and Consulting Charges
  • Working Capital
• Variable Cost
  • Raw Material
  • Utilities
• Fixed Cost
  • Labor Requirement & Wages
  • Overhead Expenses
  • Maintenance Charges
• Financing Costs
  • Interest on Working Capital
  • Interest on Loans
• Depreciation Charges
• General Sales and Admin Costs
• Production Cost Summary