Patents Assigned to The University of British Columbia - University Maison Office (Industrial)
  • Process of isolating a phytosterol composition from pulping soap
    Patent number: 5770749
    Abstract: The invention is drawn to a process for isolating and purifying a phytosterol composition from a pulping soap by first extracting a creamy precipitate from the pulping soap using a solvent mixture of water, ketone, and hydrocarbon, and then purifying the cremy precipitate to form the phytosterol composition. The invention also includes the phytosterol composition formed by this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia - University Maison Office (Industrial)
    Inventors: James P. Kutney, Egon Novak, Peter J. Jones