Reduction of sterols and other compounds from oils
US7977498B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11B3/10
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the removal of sterols, specifically cholesterol, from a triglyceride oil, preferably a marine triglyceride oil, said process comprising contacting an oil with an absorbent, specifically TRIS YL™, clay or a mixture thereof, heating the mixture to 100° C. to 210° C., preferably 150° C. to 170° C., preferably for a time period of greater than one minute and optionally at a pressure less than 133 Pa, preferably less than 1.33 Pa.
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