Abstract: Processes are described for the recovery of natural rubber from solutions containing guayule rubber and resins. The resinous rubber is dissolved in a lipophilic solvent such as hexane. The rubber is recovered from the solution in high purity on a heated surface immersed in the solution.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 9, 1986
Date of Patent:
February 14, 1989
Assignee:
Anver Bioscience Design, Inc.
Inventors:
Anthony J. Verbiscar, Thomas F. Banigan
Abstract: Cyano (--CN) groups or radicals in natural food products contribute to toxicity of the food in animals and humans. It is desirable to remove such cyano groups from food materials. This can be done by treating such food products with aqueous ammoniacal hydrogen peroxide, which converts the cyano groups to innocuous amide (--COCH.sub.2) or other groups or radicals. This treatment can be conducted at ambient temperatures (0.degree. to 50.degree. C.) and is extremely fast compared to ammonia alone or hydrogen peroxide alone, the latter being ineffective.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 12, 1978
Date of Patent:
June 24, 1980
Assignee:
Anver Bioscience Design, Inc.
Inventors:
Thomas F. Banigan, Anthony J. Verbiscar