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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2013
Universidad DE Talca, Talca, CL;
Fundación Fraunhofer Chile Research, Santiago, CL;
Leonardo Silva Santos, Talca, CL;
Victor Felipe Laurie Gleisner, Talca, CL;
John Amalraj, Talca, CL;
Veronica Carrasco-Sanchez, Talca, CL;
Fabiane M. Nachtigall, Talca, CL;
Universidad de Talca, , CL;
Abstract
The present invention corresponds to a method for the removal of unwanted toxic phenolic compounds such as a pesticide from foodstuffs, more particularly beverages. The method comprising contacting a selected polymer with the foodstuff. In a particular embodiment, the polymers are selected among polyaniline (PANI), polyaniline emeraldine base (PANI-EB) and polyaniline emeraldine salt (PANI-ES) polymers, or the polymers are selected among polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers functionalized with polyaniline (PANI), polyaniline emeraldine base (PANI-EB) and polyaniline emeraldine salt (PANI-ES) polymers.