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US 6,037,451 AGranted
Method of degreasing bone for gelatin manufacture
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorAnne G. Rowlands
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Abstract
The present invention is a process for degreasing bone for the manufacture of gelatin. A lipase solution at a concentration of greater than 0.1 ppm is added to a collagen containing material and treated for a time sufficient to solubilize the fat contained in the collagen containing material to produce degreased collagen containing material with a fat content of less than 1 weight percent.
Claims5
A process for degreasing collagen containing material for the manufacture of gelatin comprising:
- providing a collagen containing material;
- adding a lipase solution at a concentration of greater than 0.1 ppm to the collagen containing material for a time sufficient to solubilize fat contained in the collagen containing material to produce degreased collagen containing material with a fat content of less than 1 weight percent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.