Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois
ABE 489 Corn Milling Process Design
Engineering and scientific principles governing the major corn fractionation processes of wet milling, dry milling and alkali cooking, including structural and diffusional characteristics of corn, steeping phenomena and chemical and mechanical fractionation methods. Principles of process design and mill operation. Prerequisite: One of CHBE 421, ME 300, ME 320.
3 Credit Hours.
Course Objectives:
- To develop a science basded phenomenological understanding of the various corn fractionation processes.
- To use this understanding to design alternative methods of fractionation.
Course Grading:
Course Grading:
Midterm Exam - 50%
Final Exam - 50%
