method for refining oil that includes extracting an oilseed with at least one organic solvent to form oil miscella comprising triglyceride(s), organic solvent(s), phospholipid(s), and fatty acid(s);
contacting the oil miscella with at least one of (i) water or (ii) an aqueous solution to form a medium having at least two immiscible phases, wherein at least a fraction of at least one of the immiscible phases is dispersed in the other immiscible phase; coalescing the dispersed immiscible phase;
separating the immiscible phases to generate a separated lipophilic product comprising the triglyceride(s) and the solvent(s) and a separated hydrophilic coproduct comprising water, the phospholipid(s), and the fatty acid(s), wherein centrifugation is not used for the separating the immiscible phases.
Inventors:
EYAL, Aharon; (IL).
PATIST, Alexander; (US).
PURTLE, Ian; (US).
VITNER, Asher; (IL).
Applicant:
CARGILL, INCORPORATED [US/US]
EYAL, Aharon [IL/IL]; (IL) (US Only).
PATIST, Alexander [NL/US]; (US) (US Only).
PURTLE, Ian [US/US]; (US) (US Only).
VITNER, Asher [IL/IL]; (IL) (US Only).