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US 5,843,238 AGranted
Method and composition for enhancing the dewatering of starch
AssigneeBetzDearborn Inc.
InventorWilliam J. Palardy
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Abstract
A method and composition for enhancing the dewatering of starch are disclosed, the composition comprising a combination of a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene (EO-PO) block copolymer and sodium lauryl sulfate.
Claims7
A method for enhancing the removal of water from starch which comprises adding to an aqueous starch slurry, during the wet milling of said starch, an amount, effective for the purpose of a composition comprising (a) a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymer surfactant and (b) sodium lauryl sulfate.
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