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US 10,882,019 B2Granted
Lecithin microemulsions and uses thereof
AssigneeArcher Daniels Midland Company
InventorShireen S. Baseeth
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to compositions including a microemulsion comprising lecithin, a polysorbate, an alkyl polyglycoside, and optionally a solvent. Uses of the microemulsions are also disclosed.
Claims10
A microemulsion concentrate having a pH of between 5 and 9 consisting of:
- 1-15% by weight lecithin;
- 15-35% by weight of a polysorbate;
- 15-35% by weight of an alkyl polyglycoside;
- 5-15% by weight of a solvent;
- and
- a non-polar compound.
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A method of dispersing a nonpolar compound comprising:
- dissolving powdered, de-oiled lecithin in the non-polar compound and a solvent;
- mixing the lecithin, the non-polar compound and the solvent with a polysorbate and an alkyl polyglycoside, thus forming a microemulsion concentrate;
- wherein the microemulsion concentrate consists of 1-15% by weight of the powdered, de-oiled lecithin, 5-15% by weight of the solvent, 15-35% by weight of the polysorbate, and 15-35% by weight of the alkyl polyglycoside;
- and
- dispersing the microemulsion concentrate in water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.