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US3153055A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for separating tocopherols and sterols from deodorizer sludge and the like

Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1962-03-20
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Granted: 1964-10-13
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Expires: 1982-03-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Brown Winton
  • 👤 Frank E Smith

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 02:39
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07D; C07D311/00; C07D311/02; C07D311/04; C07D311/58; C07D311/70; C07D311/72; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20396; Y10T74/20402; Y10T74/20408

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 144 words
A PROCESS FOR SEPARATING TOCOPHEROLS AND STEROLS FROM A MIXTURE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF TOCOPHEROLS, STEROLS, STEROL ESTERS, TRIGLYCERIDES AND LOWER MONOHYDRIC ALCOHOL ESTERS OF HIGHER FATTY ACIDS, WHICH COMPRISES: EFFECTING FRACTIONAL, LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION OF SAID MIXTURE WITH A POLAR LIQUID SOLVENT AND A NONPOLAR LIQUID SOLVENT, THE VOLUMETRIC RATIO OF THE POLAR LIQUID SOVLENT TO THE NONPOLAR LIQUID SOLVENT BEING SELECTED TO RESULT IN MORE OF THE TOCOPHEROLS AND STEROLS INTHE MIXTURE BEING DISSOLVED BY THE POLAR LIQUID SOVLENT THAN BY THE NONPOLAR LIQUID SOVLENT, WHEREBY THERE IS OBTAINED A POLAR LIQUID SOLUTION RICH IN TOCOPHEROLS AND STEROLS BUT POOR IN LOWER MONOHYDRIC ALCOHOL ESTERS, STEROL ESTERS AND TRIGLYCERIDES, AND A NONPOLAR LIQUID SOLUTION THAT IS IMMISCIBLE WITH SAID POLAR LIQUID SOLUTION AN D POOR IN TOCOPHEROLS AND STEROLS BUT RICH IN STEROL ESTERS TRIGLYCERIDES AND LOWER MONOHYDRIC ALCOHOL ESTERS OF HIGHER FATTY ACIDS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 144 words
A PROCESS FOR SEPARATING TOCOPHEROLS AND STEROLS FROM A MIXTURE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF TOCOPHEROLS, STEROLS, STEROL ESTERS, TRIGLYCERIDES AND LOWER MONOHYDRIC ALCOHOL ESTERS OF HIGHER FATTY ACIDS, WHICH COMPRISES: EFFECTING FRACTIONAL, LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION OF SAID MIXTURE WITH A POLAR LIQUID SOLVENT AND A NONPOLAR LIQUID SOLVENT, THE VOLUMETRIC RATIO OF THE POLAR LIQUID SOVLENT TO THE NONPOLAR LIQUID SOLVENT BEING SELECTED TO RESULT IN MORE OF THE TOCOPHEROLS AND STEROLS INTHE MIXTURE BEING DISSOLVED BY THE POLAR LIQUID SOVLENT THAN BY THE NONPOLAR LIQUID SOVLENT, WHEREBY THERE IS OBTAINED A POLAR LIQUID SOLUTION RICH IN TOCOPHEROLS AND STEROLS BUT POOR IN LOWER MONOHYDRIC ALCOHOL ESTERS, STEROL ESTERS AND TRIGLYCERIDES, AND A NONPOLAR LIQUID SOLUTION THAT IS IMMISCIBLE WITH SAID POLAR LIQUID SOLUTION AN D POOR IN TOCOPHEROLS AND STEROLS BUT RICH IN STEROL ESTERS TRIGLYCERIDES AND LOWER MONOHYDRIC ALCOHOL ESTERS OF HIGHER FATTY ACIDS.

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