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US 12,551,441 B2Granted
Water soluble silicon-containing granulate
AssigneeBio Minerals N.V.
InventorsMario Remi Yvonne Calomme, Keno Ishihara, Masako Okabe, Richard Alan Passwater
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Abstract
A water-soluble silicon-containing granulate comprising a silicon compound of the formula YxSi(OH)4-x or an oligomer thereof, wherein Y is optionally substituted (C1-C4)alkyl, (C2-C5)-alkenyl, (C1-C4)-alkoxy, amino, and wherein x is 0-2, and a cold-water soluble starch material.
Claims19
A water-soluble silicon-containing granulate for dissolution in a liquid or a beverage comprising:
- a silicon compound, wherein the silicon compound is chosen from the group of orthosilicic acid, an oligomer of the orthosilicic acid, monomethyltrisilanol, and combinations thereof;
- a stabilizing agent inhibiting polymerisation of the silicon compound;
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- a cold-water soluble starch;
- wherein the granulate is a fluidized granulate obtained from fluidized bed granulation and has a density in the range of 0.25 to 0.60 g/cm3.
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A method of preparing a water-soluble silicon containing granulate comprising the steps of:
- providing a liquid formulation comprising a silicon compound and a stabilizing agent inhibiting polymerization of the silicon compound, wherein the silicon compound is chosen from the group of orthosilicic acid, an oligomer of the orthosilicic acid, monomethyltrisilanol, and combinations thereof;
- providing a cold-water soluble starch;
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- mixing the liquid formulation and the cold-water soluble starch, so that the silicon compound adsorbs onto the cold-water soluble starch and thereby forming the granulate,
- wherein the cold-water soluble starch is provided into a fluidized bed granulator to be fluidized, and wherein the liquid formulation is sprayed into the fluidized bed granulator during operation thereof, wherein the cold-water soluble starch agglomerates to form the granulate with the liquid formulation acting as a binder, and wherein the granulate has a density in the range of 0.25 to 0.60 g/cm3.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.