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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dick Copeland, Omaha, NE (US);
W. Maurice Belcher, Omaha, NE (US);
Assignee:
IP Holdings, L.L.C., Omaha, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F 9/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F 9/02 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to improved methods for treating organic acid-treated phosphatides. More particularly, this invention relates to improved methods comprising providing a phosphatide-containing material obtained from organic acid refining of vegetable oil, adjusting the pH of the phosphatide-containing material to form a neutralized phosphatide, and drying the neutralized phosphatide for a time sufficient to produce a dried phosphatide containing hydrolyzed lecithin.