Patent ID: 9394503
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B02C,C07H,C11B

Claim Text:
1. A method of recovering oil and sugars from a modified plant comprising stems and leaves, wherein the stems and leaves each contain oil selected from lipids, in an amount from 0.1 to 25 wt % on a dry matter basis and sugars selected from sucrose, glucose, fructose, other mono, di, or tri saccharides, or mixtures thereof in an amount from 0.1 to 55 wt % on a dry matter basis, the method comprising: mechanically treating the plant to release liquid comprising the oil and sugars from the stems and leaves, thereby forming a mechanically treated mixture comprising the liquid and solid components, the mechanical treatment being selected from at least one of shredding, crushing and pressing; separating the oil from the liquid, thereby forming an oil-rich stream, the oil separation step being selected from centrifugation, membrane filtration, or solvent extraction; and separating the sugars from the liquid, thereby forming a sugar-rich solution, the sugar separation step being selected from centrifugation or membrane filtration.