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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jacques André Christian Mazoyer, Carentan, FR;
Jean-Pierre Lhonneur, Carentan, FR;
Assignee:
Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 37/0024 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a process for the preparation of purified β-(1,3)-D-glucans, comprising the steps of providing an aqueous β-(1,3)-D-glucan initial solution having a pH of above 11.0, filtering the aqueous β-(1,3)-D-glucan initial solution to obtain a β-(1,3)-D-glucan containing filtrate, adjusting the pH of the β-(1,3)-D-glucan containing filtrate with an acid to a pH of below 5.0 to obtain an acidic β-(1,3)-D-glucan solution, and heating the acidic β-(1,3)-D-glucan solution to a temperature in the range of 60 to 160° C.