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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2004
Christophe Sicre, Saint Gaudens, FR;
Rene Armengaud, Boussens, FR;
Joerg Schwarzer, Hilden, DE;
Bernhard Gutsche, Hilden, DE;
Markus Musholt, Stadtlohn, DE;
Volkmar Jordan, Steinfurt, DE;
Christophe Sicre, Saint Gaudens, FR;
Rene Armengaud, Boussens, FR;
Joerg Schwarzer, Hilden, DE;
Bernhard Gutsche, Hilden, DE;
Markus Musholt, Stadtlohn, DE;
Volkmar Jordan, Steinfurt, DE;
Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Duesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
Processes for recovering phytosterols are described. The processes comprise: (a) providing a liquid mixture containing a phytosterol, methanol, and one or more additional compounds, wherein the methanol is present in an amount of from 25 to 75% by weight, based on the phytosterol; (b) cooling the mixture to form phytosterol crystals; and (c) separating the phytosterol crystals from the remainder of the mixture.