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Methods for producing emulsions, low-fat spread and oil-in-water-in-oil type spread

US5279847A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 1991
Grant dateJan 18, 1994
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01F2101/21
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for producing an emulsion by dispersing a liquid to form a dispersed phase into a liquid to form a continuous phase through a microporous membrane, in which: PA0 (a) a W/O type emulsion is produced by dispersing an aqueous phase at low pressure into a fatty phase through a hydrophilic microporous membrane previously treated with the fatty phase; PA0 (b) an 01/W/02 type emulsion is produced by dispersing an O/W type emulsion at low pressure into the fatty phase (02) through the same microporous membrane as (a) above; PA0 (c) an O/W type emulsion is produced by dispersing a fatty phase containing a hydrophobic emulsifying agent into an aqueous phase through a hydrophilic microporous membrane. Furthermore, methods for producing a low-fat spread and an oil-in-water-in-oil type spread by rapidly cooling a emulsion to plasticize and kneading, in which: PA0 (d) a W/O type emulsion for low-fat spread is prepared by dispersing an aqueous phase into a fatty phase through a microporous membrane: PA0 (e) an 01/W/02 type emulsion for an oil-in-water-in-oil type spread is prepared by dispersing an 01/W type emulsion into a fatty phase (02) through the same membrane as (d) above.

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