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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2012
Marc Kellens, Mechelen-Muizen, BE;
Veronique Gibon, Vedrin, BE;
Vaida Petrauskaité, Halle, BE;
Jeroen Maes, Moerbeke-Waas, BE;
Marc Kellens, Mechelen-Muizen, BE;
Veronique Gibon, Vedrin, BE;
Vaida Petrauskaité, Halle, BE;
Jeroen Maes, Moerbeke-Waas, BE;
N.V. Desmet Ballestra Engineering S.A., Zaventem, BE;
Abstract
A fatty material enzyme interesterification process comprising the steps of: a) providing a fatty material that has optionally undergone at least one prior purification treatment; b) introducing soap into said fatty material to form a soap-containing fatty material mixture, c) homogenising said soap-containing fatty material mixture by mixing, d) contacting said soap-containing fatty material mixture with lipase to produce a soap-containing interesterified fatty material, e) removing soaps from said soap-containing interesterified fatty material to yield interesterified fatty material, wherein said soap is either formed in-situ by addition of aqueous alkali to said fatty material or said soap is introduced directly into said fatty material.