TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - BIOLOGY - Preferred Components: The solids component comprises proteins derived from corn, or meal.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INSTRUMENTATION AND TESTING - Preferred Apparatus: The apparatus comprises several belts; and comprises at least one mixing device between belts for creating slurry of the solids component and the solvent.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Method: The solids component is deposited continuously as the belt is moved, and is disposed at a substantially uniform thickness over the belt. The belt comprises a continuous semipermeable belt, such that when the solvent is applied above the solids component, it passes through the solids component and through the belt. The solids component comprises moisture content comprising an ethanol component and a water component, and the composition of the solids component is altered by decreasing the water component; and/or the composition of the solids component is altered by increasing the ethanol component. The method involves performing the step (B) at least twice to drive the components of the moisture content towards the water/ethanol azeotropic point, and the performance of the step (B) is stopped, and the solids component is dried prior to reaching the water/ethanol azeotropic point; or involves performing the step (B) up to or beyond the water/ethanol azeotropic point, and involves performing the step (B) until the moisture content is substantially entirely ethanol. The method further involves collecting liquid and/or gas from the solids component, and increasing ethanol content of the liquid and/or gas collected from the solids component to obtain a higher ethanol-content liquid, where the higher ethanol-content liquid is applied to the solids component. The liquid and/or gas is collected from the solids component by application of at least one of a positive pressure, vacuum pressure, and heat to the solids component. In the method, the ethanol is produced by distillation of the liquid component of the fermentation products. Preferred Components: The solvent comprises hexane, or ethanol. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.