Process for the separation of sterols
US4044031A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 1976 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07J9/00
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Process for the separation of sterols or mixtures of sterols from mixtures of unsaponifiables obtained from crude soap skimmings, soap of vegetable oil, animal fat or the like, by dissolving the mixture of unsaponifiables, extracting the polar components including the sterols into a hydrophilic solvent mixture, separating the hydrophilic phase and crystallizing the sterols from said phase by concentrating and cooling.
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