Methods for improving yields of a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) oil containing product using multiple centrifugation steps

US11725221B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• DSM IP ASSETS B.V. · NL
• Evonik Operations GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Neil Francis Leininger · Winchester, US
• Holger PFEIFER · Hanau, DE
• David Allen TINSLEY · Versailles, US
• Jochen LEBERT · Goldbach, DE
• Marc Beiser · Nidda, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 9, 2018
• Grant date: Aug 15, 2023
• Expiry date: Aug 25, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23V2002/00
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to a method of using a two-step serial centrifugation process in extracting nutritive oil from a fermentation broth, this novel method prevents oil yield losses while preserving product quality.