Patent ID: 9615598
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A23L,A23V

Claim:
1. A facility configured to process a maize corn product comprising maize to produce maize flour, the facility comprising in consecutive order in a main stream of processing: at least one preconditioner configured to moisten the maize corn product to produce a preconditioned maize corn product, at least one further preconditioner comprising at least one spraying device configured to spray an alkaline solution onto the preconditioned maize corn product to produce a treated and preconditioned maize corn product, at least one steamer configured to steam the treated and preconditioned maize corn product, wherein the treated and preconditioned maize corn product is directly contacted with steam at a temperature of 80-105° C. in order to produce a steamed, treated and preconditioned maize corn product, at least one dryer configured to dry the steamed, treated and preconditioned maize corn product, after the steamed, treated and preconditioned maize corn product has been held for a holding time of at least 10 minutes after steaming thereof, in order to produce a dried, held, steamed, treated and preconditioned maize corn product, and at least one milling device, for milling the dried, held, steamed, treated and preconditioned maize corn product to produce the maize flour.