Abstract
The present invention relates to a solvent for use in extracting oil from an oil bearing material, such as soybeans, with the solvent resulting in the selective extraction of a triglyceride rich oil, which contains 95% or greater triglycerides and non-polar constituents, with the solvent comprised of a hydrocarbon, preferably hexane, and a fluorocarbon, so that the solvent has a viscosity less than 2.6 centipoise and a polarity of less than 0.1. The present invention also relates to a method of using the solvent to extract the triglyceride rich oil, with the method including preferably extracting the oil at a temperature ranging between 35° C. and 55° C., and then preferably cooling resulting miscella to a temperature ranging between 15° C. and 25° C.
Recommended Citation
S. Kapila et al., "Solvent and Method for Extraction of Triglyceride Rich Oil," U.S. Patents, Apr 2003.
Department(s)
Chemistry
Second Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Patent Application Number
US09/491,185
Patent Number
US6547987B1
Document Type
Patent
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2003 The Curators of the University of Missouri, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
15 Apr 2003
