Abstract: A nanoparticle used in 3D printing is disclosed herein. In an example, the nanoparticle can comprise: at least one metal oxide, which absorbs infrared light in a range of from about 780 nm to about 2300 nm and is shown in formula (1): MmM?On??(1) wherein M is an alkali metal, m is greater than 0 and less than 1, M? is any metal, and n is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 4; and a bilayer-forming surfactant encapsulating at least a portion of the metal oxide, wherein the nanoparticle has a diameter of from about 0.1 nm to about 500 nm.

Abstract: Provided herein is a method to extract bioactive phospholipids from fish roe, particularly from salmon roe, providing an extraction solvent composition mixture of chloroform, ethanol, and isopropanol.

Abstract: A process for the combined degumming and neutralization of an oil containing phosphatides and FFA, the process comprising: dosing an aqueous degumming reactant into the oil to form a mixture; introducing the mixture into a first set of flow-through hydrodynamic cavitation reactors to form at the exit of the first set of flow-through hydrodynamic cavitation reactors a mixture; dosing, at the exit of the first set of flow-through hydrodynamic cavitation reactors an aqueous caustic solution into the oil to form a mixture of aqueous caustic dispersed into the oil; introducing the mixture of an aqueous caustic dispersed into the oil into a second set of flow-through hydrodynamic cavitation reactors to form a mixture of oil containing hydrated phosphatides and neutralized FFA (soaps); and separating the mixture of oil containing hydrated phosphatides and soaps to obtain an oil phase and an aqueous phase.

Abstract: Processes of fractionating phospholipids are disclosed. In one embodiment, the process includes placing a phospholipid containing material in contact with an adsorbent, such that the adsorbent associates with at least one phospholipid of the phospholipid containing material. The process may further include eluting the at least one phospholipid from the adsorbent.

Abstract: A process for separation and purification of phosphatides, especially phosphatidylcholine, from vegetable lecithins, comprising deoiling with acetone, dissolved in alcoholic solvent and then treated with magnetic nanoparticles as sorbent, in order to adsorb non-choline phosphatides, and the purified phosphatidylcholine-rich composition derived therefrom.

Abstract: A method for the purification of lecithin, comprising the steps of: a. reducing the viscosity of lecithin to a viscosity of less than about 10 Pa·s; then b. mixing the lecithin with granulated active carbon; then c. separating the lecithin from the granulated active carbon and recover purified lecithin. Lecithin substantially free of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons, and a food or feed product comprising said lecithin.

Abstract: Process for purification of vegetable oils upon withdrawal of solids by centrifugation in the miscella stage consists of the industrial extraction of vegetable oils, including the soybean oil by using a solvent, usually a mixture of hydrocarbons, in which the main constituent is hexane. The percolation extractors that operate continuously and in countercurrent provide an optimized extraction and a good performance. The replacement of the traditional miscella purification processes by a process of Centrifugation in the mixture of oil and solvent (miscella) within the process with the removal of solids contained therein, returning it to the extractor results in final products as oil and lecithin of a better quality, also providing a better functioning of the process by avoiding fouling in heat exchangers and distillation of solvent, reducing downtime and lower fuel consumption resulting in lower production costs.

Abstract: There is disclosed a granular lecithin and the use in many applications, such as nutraceutical compositions. Also disclosed is a process for producing granular lecithins and compositions containing lecithins.

Abstract: The invention relates to stable crystal modifications of (R,S)-, (R)- and (S)-DOPC, to a process for the preparation of these modifications, and to the use thereof as constituent for the preparation of medicaments.

Abstract: A method of selectively separating a phospholipid from a sample solution containing the phospholipid is provided. The method comprises: adsorbing calcium ions to a filler, at least a surface of the filler being constituted of a calcium phosphate-based compound; supplying the sample solution into an apparatus having a filling space, wherein the filling space being filled with the filler so that the phospholipid contained in the sample solution is adsorbed to the filler through the calcium ions; supplying an organic solvent-based eluate into the filling space of the apparatus to obtain a liquid containing the phospholipid and discharged from the apparatus; and fractionating the obtained liquid per a predetermined amount to thereby separate the phospholipid from the sample solution.

Abstract: Process for purification of vegetable oils upon withdrawal of solids by centrifugation in the miscella stage consists of the industrial extraction of vegetable oils, including the soybean oil by using a solvent, usually a mixture of hydrocarbons, in which the main constituent is hexane. The percolation extractors that operate continuously and in countercurrent provide an optimized extraction and a good performance. The replacement of the traditional miscella purification processes by a process of Centrifugation in the mixture of oil and solvent (miscella) within the process with the removal of solids contained therein, returning it to the extractor results in final products as oil and lecithin of a better quality, also providing a better functioning of the process by avoiding fouling in heat exchangers and distillation of solvent, reducing downtime and lower fuel consumption resulting in lower production costs.

Abstract: Methods, kits and devices for separating phospholipids and proteins from small molecules in biochemical samples can feature an apparatus having a wetting barrier, at least one fit and a separation media. For example, an apparatus can include at least one wall defining a chamber having an exit and an entrance; a wetting barrier disposed between the exit and entrance, so as to define a separation media space located between the wetting barrier and the exit and a sample receiving area located between the wetting barrier and the entrance; and a separation media disposed adjacent to the wetting barrier and having a specific affinity for phospholipids.

Abstract: This technology relates to a method of producing light color lecithin from a lecithin-containing oil, such as crude vegetable oil. The method comprises heating the oil to a suitable temperature, contacting the oil with a peroxide solution, separating the lecithin precipitate from the oil and drying the lecithin. In a specific embodiment, the lecithin produced by the process is corn lecithin.

Abstract: A method of selectively separating a phospholipid from a sample solution containing the phospholipid is provided. The method comprises: adsorbing calcium ions to a filler, at least a surface of the filler being constituted of a calcium phosphate-based compound; supplying the sample solution into an apparatus having a filling space, wherein the filling space being filled with the filler so that the phospholipid contained in the sample solution is adsorbed to the filler through the calcium ions; supplying an organic solvent-based eluate into the filling space of the apparatus to obtain a liquid containing the phospholipid and discharged from the apparatus; and fractionating the obtained liquid per a predetermined amount to thereby separate the phospholipid from the sample solution.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for analysis of fat-soluble components, in particular fat-soluble dyes, from biological materials, in particular foods and feeds, having facilitated extraction of the fat-soluble components from the biological materials with use of suitable dilution solutions and of the extractability using pertinent organic solvents or organic solvent mixtures and also an enrichment and separation method, with subsequent digital evaluation and documentation. It is proposed to treat the biological materials first with a dilution medium which makes the fat-soluble components more readily extractable from the complex biological matrix and subsequently with at least one organic solvent which extracts the components; the substances extracted into the organic supernatant are subsequently chromatographically enriched and separated and then visually assessed and/or measured.

Abstract: Systems and methods for extracting lipids of varying polarities from oleaginous material.

Abstract: A process for producing powder, flakes, or pellets containing ?-sulfo fatty acid alkylester salt in high concentrations, the process including: (1) a step of preparing a paste containing ?-sulfo fatty acid alkylester salt; (2) a step of aging the thus obtained paste; (3) a step of making the aged paste into flakes or pellets containing equal to or less than 10 wt % of water and then optionally crushing the resulting flakes or pellets into a powder having an average particle diameter of 100-1500 ?m; and (4) a step of aging The powder, flakes, or pellets.

Abstract: Processes for the simultaneous production of sterols and polar lipids, in which preparations of vegetable oil lecithin fractions are subjected to ultrafiltration and, on the one hand, the sterols in the permeate and, on the other hand, the polar lipids in the retentate are enriched. The permeate and retentate can subsequently be worked up by methods known per se.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to triacylglycerol oligomer products and methods of making, using and producing same.

Abstract: The invention concerns a food composition, suitable for shallow frying, comprising triglycerides, wherein least 60 wt. % of triglycerides is of vegetable origin, and 0.05-3 wt. % sunflower lecithin. The invention further concerns a process for the preparation of hydrolyzed sunflower lecithin.

Abstract: A process for refining and degumming edible oils by ultrafiltration which produces a permeate fraction with reduced phosphatide content and retentate with increased phosphatide content, and wherein the ultrafiltration membrane is composed of a polymerical polymer of a vinylidene difluoride monomer.

Abstract: This invention relates to improved methods for treating organic acid-treated phosphatides. More particularly, this invention relates to improved methods comprising providing a phosphatide-containing material obtained from organic acid refining of vegetable oil, adjusting the pH of the phosphatide-containing material to form a neutralized phosphatide, and drying the neutralized phosphatide for a time sufficient to produce a dried phosphatide containing hydrolyzed lecithin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a purifying process for phosphatidylserine, the latter being prepared by trans-phosphatidylation of phosphatidylcholine with serine in presence of the enzyme D-phospholipase and containing as impurities hydrophilic compounds, proteins and inorganic salts.

Abstract: Diricinoleylphosphatidylcholine (I) in an optically active form is obtained with good yields and a high purity by means of a process which comprises: a) esterifying the terminal carboxylic group of ricinoleic acid (III) with an alcohol having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms to give the corresponding ester having formula (IV); b) protecting the hydroxylic group of the ester of ricinoleic acid (IV) with a protecting group removable under bland operating conditions and isolating the ester of ricinoleic acid of which the hydroxylic group (V) is protected; c) hydrolyzing the ester of ricinoleic acid of which the hydroxylic group (V) is protected and isolating the ricinoleic acid of which the hydroxylic group (VI) is protected; d) acylating L-&agr;-glycerophosphatidylcholine (II) with an imidazolic or triazolic derivative of the compound having formula (VI) and isolating the diricinoleylphosphatidylcholine of which the hydroxylic group (VII) is protected; e) removing the protecting group from the hydroxylic group of

Abstract: The invention relates to oil-free glycerophospholipid formulations which contain a homogeneous mixture of glycerophospholipids and an anhydrous, liquid polyol compound such as glycerol in a molar ratio of 1:0.1 to 1. These formulations are produced, eg, by extracting a starting material consisting of an oil-containing glycerophospholipid (mixture) and the polyol component with a compressed hydrocarbon (mixture) in a rectifying column. The oil-free formulation can be obtained from the melt at the bottom of the column in the form of free-flowing powder, which is ideally suited for stabilising oil-in-water emulsions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improved methods for refining vegetable oils and byproducts thereof. This invention also relates to an improved process for deodorizing lecithin. The invention additionally relates to deodorized lecithin and deodorized vegetable oil obtained by improved processes of the invention. In an organic acid refining process, vegetable oil is combined with a dilute aqueous organic acid solution and subjected to high shear to finely disperse the acid solution in the oil. The resulting acid-and-oil mixture is mixed at low shear for a time sufficient to sequester contaminants into a hydrated impurities phase, producing a purified vegetable oil phase. In a lecithin deodorizing process, a phosphatide concentrate is contacted with steam in a dryer operating at a pressure below 50 mm Hg and at a temperature of less than about 150° F. to form lecithin containing no more than about 0.5 percent by weight water.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing and refining phosphatides (phospholipids) including lecithin. Unlike previous procedures, the claimed process does not use acetone as a solvent, thereby yielding an acetone-free product suitable for animal or human consumption or for use as a pharmaceutical. The process produces phosphatides or lecithin with >90 A.I.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a phospholipid composition comprising two or more phospholipids, the electric conductivity and pH of a 5 wt. % suspension of the phospholipid composition in deionized water being in the range of 130 to 220 .mu.S/cm and in the range of 6.5 to 9.5, respectively; a process for producing the same; and the use of the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is an egg yolk phospholipid composition comprising 80% or less of the composition of phospholipids and 0.10% by weight or less of glucose on the basis of the phospholipids. Such an egg yolk phospholipid composition scarcely undergoes browning during the preservation thereof although the phospholipids purity of the composition is not so high, that is, the phospholipids content of the composition is only 80% or less.

Abstract: A method of the concentration of acidic phospholipids is disclosed, which comprises a first step wherein lecithin originating in a plant is treated with a solvent containing from 85 to 100% by weight of a lower alcohol and then eliminating the solvent fraction containing said lower alcohol to thereby give a phospholipid mixture, and a second step wherein said phospholipid mixture is treated by using an aqueous solution containing 75% by weight or less of ethanol.In the method of the present invention, the water-soluble components contained in the phospholipid mixture obtained in the first step are efficiently removed in the second step. Thus a lipid mixture containing acidic phospholipids at a high concentration can be relatively easily obtained from the lecithin originating in a plant. This lipid mixture is useful as an emulsifier or a taste modifier.

Abstract: A process is described for obtaining lipid fractions from egg products in powder form with a content of phospholipids in which the egg product is a) firstly extracted with liquid propane at a pressure of.ltoreq.200 bar and a temperature of.ltoreq.70.degree. C. and b) subsequently with a mixture of liquid propane and an entraining agent composed of an aliphatic alcohol with 1 to 4 C atoms. In this way it is possible to produce lipid fractions with good sensory properties whose content of phospholipids is at least 25% by weight and up to 80% by weight.

Abstract: Provided is a process for removing non-choline phosphatides from a lecithin material to facilitate obtaining a highly purified phosphatidylcholine product which is essentially free of non-choline phosphatides. The product can be obtained efficiently and effectively, even when starting with a raw soybean gum (lecithin).

Abstract: A method for extracting sphingomyelin from a phospho-lipid-containing fat concentrate is described. The method comprises the following steps:A. dissolving the fat concentrate in a solvent mixture of an essentially polar organic solvent and an essentially non-polar organic solvent,B. withdrawing a phase consisting mainly of the non-polar organic solvent and phospholipids dissolved therein,C. adding to the phase withdrawn in step B an organic solvent of intermediate polarity at a temperature of about 13.degree.-25.degree. C., thereby forming a precipitate comprising mainly sphingomyelin, together with a viscous phase and a solvent phase, and thenD. withdrawing the precipitate and the viscous phase, and separating them from one another.

Abstract: A hybridoma cell line is described which produces and secretes a monoclonal antibody which specifically binds to vitellin in the eggs of the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea, but does not bind to vitellin in the eggs of the tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens. Eggs of H. zea may be detected and differentiated from eggs of H. virescens by subjecting a sample of insect eggs to an immunosorbent assay using the above-mentioned monoclonal antibody. The monoclonal antibodies may also be incorporated into kits for the detection of eggs of H. zea in the field.

Abstract: A process for recovering lecithin from oil- and lecithin-containing mixtures, comprising extracting a lecithin/oil mixture with an extractant selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon having 3 carbon atoms, an unbranched hydrocarbon having 4 carbon atoms, a branched hydrocarbon having 4 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof, at a pressure of from 1 to 8 MPa and a temperature of from 20 to 100.degree. C., which conditions ensure liquid phase extraction with the development of two liquid phases, one of which is an oil enriched liquid hydrocarbon phase and the other of which is a lecithin enriched hydrocarbon phase; separating the two liquid hydrocarbon phases; and recovering substantially lecithin-free oil from the oil-enriched phase and substantially oil-free, pure lecithin from the lecithin-enriched phase.

Abstract: A process for the isolation of lipid fractions from egg products in powder form with a content of phospholipids is described in which the egg product is extracteda) with liquid propane at a pressure of .ltoreq.200 bar and a temperature of .ltoreq.70.degree. C. andb) an entraining agent consisting of an aliphatic alcohol with 1 to 4 C atoms.In this way it is possible to produce lipid fractions with good sensory properties whose content of phospholipids is at least 20% by weight.

Abstract: Provided is a process for removing non-choline phosphatides from a lecithin material to facilitate obtaining a highly purified phosphatidylcholine product which is essentially free of non-choline phosphatides. The product can be obtained efficiently and effectively, even when starting with a raw soybean gum (lecithin).

Abstract: A phospholipid composition which satisfies the following requirements (i) and (ii):(i) a weight ratio of a nitrogen-containing phospholipid to the sum of a phospholipid, a glycolipid and a sterol derivative of less than 0.5; and(ii) a ratio of an area of a high-polar substance on a silica gel thin-layer chromatogram to the sum of areas of a phospholipid, a glycolipid and a sterol derivative on a silica gel thin-layer chromatogram of less than 500 area/.mu.g. A fat and oil composition containing from 0.001 to 30% by weight of the phospholipid composition is also disclosed. The present invention enables the blending of phospholipids with a frying oil, which has been considered difficult since it causes heat coloration. Thus a fat and oil composition, which is excellent in mold-release characteristics during cooking, has a good smell during heating, suffers from no coloration of oil after heating and shows a good flavor, can be obtained.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising neutral, negatively and positively charged glycolipids phospholipids derived from lecithin, particularly lecithin fractions, and dilutions of lecithin or lecithin fractions. Also disclosed are methods for the preparation of such compositions, dosage units comprising these compositions, and methods of treatment of warm-blooded animals, preferably humans, with such compositions. These compositions are individually, collectively and selectively useful in the treatment of bacterial, viral, and skin infections and diseases.

Abstract: Glycolipids and phospholipids are obtained by dissolving a mixture of complex lipids in a solvent to form a solution and then passing the solution over a boric acid gel. Glycolipids are retained in the gel, and phospholipids are eluted through the gel.

Abstract: This invention is a process for the production of trialkyl acetic acids, particularly of pivalic acid, from branched olefins, particularly isobutene, and carbon monoxide using a solid acid catalyst and optionally with minor amounts of a Lewis acid such as boron trifluoride.

Abstract: Process for fractionating phosphatide mixtures into two or more fractions which are enriched in one or more of phosphatidyl choline (PC), phosphatidyl ethanolamine (PE), phosphatidyl inositol (PI) and phosphatidic acid (PA) by carrying out extraction steps using alcoholic solvent in which the solubilities of PC, PE and PA are controlled by suitably adjusting the acidity of the solvent, the pH being adjusted to above 8 for solubilizing PC and PE and to below 5 for solubilizing PA. PI is substantially insoluble in the solvent used in the process and thus is mainly recovered in the extraction residue. Further parameters influencing the solubility of the components of the phosphatide mixtures to be fractionated are water content of the alcoholic solvent, temperature and choice of bases and acids for adjusting the pH. For further separating fractions rich in PC and PE di- or trivalent metal salt solutions are used.

Abstract: Lysophospholipids-containing phospholipids with reduced neutral lipids content can be produced by a process which comprises subjecting neutral lipids- and lysophospholipids-containing phospholipids to treatment with acetone in the presence of an acid. In accordance with the present invention, it is possible to produce on a commercial scale by a simple procedure lysophospholipids-containing phospholipids wherein the neutral lipids content is reduced to 10% by weight or less of the total lipids content.