Commodity Production Costs
Alpha-Cyclodextrin Production from Corn (Chemical Precipitation)
This report presents the economics of alpha-Cyclodextrin production from corn in the United States, using a solvent process. Initially, corn starch is hydrolyzed to dextrin by alpha-amylase. Then, dextrin is enzimatically converted to cyclodextrins. Added decanol forms a complex with alpha-cyclodextrin and precipitates. Finally, the complex is cleaved and alpha-cyclodextrin is obtained.
Commodity Production Costs
Alpha-Cyclodextrin Production from Corn (Adsorption)
It presents the economics of alpha-Cyclodextrin production from corn in the United States. Initially, corn starch is hydrolyzed to dextrin by alpha-amylase. Then, dextrin is enzimatically converted to cyclodextrins. Alpha-Cyclodextrin is recovered using an adsorption column, in a non-solvent process.