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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2009
Applicants:
James Bilbie, London, CA;
Roman Blaszczyk, London, CA;
Inventors:
James Bilbie, London, CA;
Roman Blaszczyk, London, CA;
Assignee:
Corn Products International, Inc., Westchester, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This technology relates to a method of producing light color lecithin from a lecithin-containing oil, such as crude vegetable oil. The method comprises heating the oil to a suitable temperature, contacting the oil with a peroxide solution, separating the lecithin precipitate from the oil and drying the lecithin. In a specific embodiment, the lecithin produced by the process is corn lecithin.