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US 12,383,847 B2Granted
Process for the aqueous extraction of biosurfactants from corn steep liquor
AssigneeUniversidade De Vigo
InventorsAna Belen Moldes Menduina, Jose Manuel Cruz Freire, Lorena Rodriguez Lopez, Alejandro Lopez Prieto
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Abstract
A process for extracting biosurfactants from the solid content in corn steep liquor, using a buffered aqueous solution having a pH of 6-8 and a biosurfactant extract obtained using the process of the invention, and the uses in cosmetics, food, pharmaceutical, agrochemical and environmental industries. The obtained biosurfactant has the form of a white powder with foaming capacity and is able to reduce water surface tension by at least 16-20 units.
Claims20
A process for the extraction of biosurfactants from corn steep liquors (CSL) comprising:
- a) separating a solid phase from the CSL, and
- b) contacting the separated solid phase with a buffered aqueous solution that has a pH of 6 to 8 and an osmotic concentration of at least 20 mOsm/L.
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