In:
Canadian Journal of Research, Canadian Science Publishing, Vol. 22f, No. 1 ( 1944-01-01), p. 19-27
Abstract:
An examination of the refuse screenings from cereal grains, shipped from the Lakehead in the second quarter of the 1942–43 crop year, shows that it contained an average of 49% of weed seeds, having an oil content of 14.6%. The principal oil-bearing seeds in these screenings were: wild mustard, 8.8%; stinkweed, 2.9%; broken flax, 2.4%; hare's ear mustard, 1.6%; and tumbling mustard, 0.9%. The amounts of total seeds and of individual species varied widely in different shipments.During the same period, refuse screenings from flax contained an average of 75% of weed seeds, and other small heavy material, having an oil content of 21.4%. The principal oil-bearing materials were: broken flax, 13.8%; wild mustard, 11.7%; stinkweed, 9.4%; hare's ear mustard, 5.0%; and tumbling mustard, 2.8%.While limited crushing capacity and the man-power shortage make it unfeasible to produce oil from screenings at present, the future possibilities merit consideration.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1923-4287
Language:
English
Publisher:
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date:
1944
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