Abstract: A process for treating milk including the steps of: a homogenization step wherein the milk is maintained at a temperature of below about 60° C.; and, a high pressure processing step, wherein the milk is subjected to an elevated pressure above about 350 MPa wherein the elevated pressure of the high pressure processing step does not induce an increase in the temperature of the milk in excess of a limiting temperature of about 60° C. during the high pressure processing step.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to neutralize or destroy pathogens in red blood cell concentrate (RBCC). The apparatus may include a lamp to provide ultra-violet (UV) light having a predetermined wavelength, a focusing member to focus the UV light from the lamp, a chamber assembly to receive the RBCC at a predetermined flow rate and to cause the received RBCC to be exposed to the focused UV light, and a controller. The chamber assembly may include a window and a bladder assembly. The bladder assembly may have a movable bladder portion. The controller may control movement of the bladder portion such that a space provided between the window and a surface of the bladder assembly, wherein the RBCC is caused to flow, enables the focused UV light to neutralize or destroy at least some of the pathogens in the RBCC during flow through the space.

Abstract: An air-stable, high-melt 1a-hydroxy-vitamin D3 compound, methods for preparing an animal feed composition, methods of preparing 1?-hydroxy-vitamin D3, methods of enhancing phytate phosphorus and calcium utilization, and an animal feed regime are provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved method for producing D-pantothenic acid and/or salts thereof and to the use thereof as an additive for animal feed.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of extracting solanesol by microwave-assisted from potato stems and/or leaves. In particular, the invention provides a technique whereby the solanesol can be extracted effectively, in a relatively short period of time with respect to conventional extraction methods and allows for an enhanced extraction yield. The invention has bright perspectives in promoting local economic development and increasing farmers' income.

Abstract: An enhanced photochemical method of making vitamin D includes irradiating a reaction mixture of precursor molecules with light having a wavelength of 254 nm and with light having a wavelength of 313 nm to produce previtamin D, and is followed by heating at a temperature not exceeding 100° C. to convert previtamin D to vitamin D.

Abstract: A process for preparing a vitamin D derivative including providing an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus for photochemical reactions, which has an ultraviolet radiation-emitting lamp, an optical system which receives light from the ultraviolet radiation-emitting lamp and emits ultraviolet rays having a specific wavelength, and a quartz rod which receives the ultraviolet rays having the specific wavelength from the optical system and emits the ultraviolet rays, irradiating a solution of a provitamin D derivative with the ultraviolet rays emitted from the quartz rod to cause a photochemical reaction to the provitamin D derivative solution, thereby forming a previtamin D derivative, and subjecting the previtamin D derivative to a thermal isomerization reaction to prepare the vitamin D derivative.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus for photochemical reactions which can irradiate the photo-reactive solution with ultraviolet rays having a specific wavelength suitable for the intended photochemical reaction at a high efficiency, and a process by which a provitamin D derivative can be converted into a provitamin D derivative at a high efficiency by means of a photochemical reaction by one-step process of light irradiation, thereby preparing a vitamin D derivative at a high efficiency.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for carrying out photochemical and thermochemical solar syntheses by means of flat-bed solar light collectors without devices for focusing the sunlight. The method is particularly well suited for producing flavors, aromas and complex thereof. The flat-bed solar light collector is suitable especially for producing steroids and derivatives thereof. It can further be used for the photooxidation (photooxygenation) of terpene olefins and therefore for the synthesis of fragrants such as rose oxide, myrtenol and myrtenal which are of industrial interest. The solar collector is also suitable for photochemical addition reactions and rearrangements.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing tocol acylate or tocopherol acylate having the following steps: a) combining tocol or tocopherol with an acylating agent to form a reaction mixture; b) irradiating the reaction mixture with microwave energy to from tocol acylate or tocopherol acylate; and c) isolating the tocol acylate or tocopherol acylate from the reaction mixture.

Abstract: A photochemical process for the production of previtamin D3 or a derivative thereof from 7-dehydrocholesterol is disclosed. The process includes irradiating the 7-dehydrocholesterol in a reactor with a UV radiation source, wherein the UV source includes an excimer or exciplex emitter which emits quasi-monochromatically according to the corona discharge mechanism in the UV range, and recovering previtamin D3 or a derivative thereof. Previtamin D3 compositions and derivatives made from this process are also provided.