Extraction of phytosterols from corn fiber using green solvents
US8114447B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D11/0288
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of “green” or relatively benign solvents such as ethanol, ethanol/water, isopropyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol/water, ethyl lactate, acetone, butanol, isoamyl alcohol, or ethyl acetate to extract phytosterols from wet corn fiber. The resulting oil product contains free phytosterols and free fatty acids.
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