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US 7,126,036 B2Granted
Thermal isomerization of lycopene
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsChristoph Wegner, Michael John
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for the thermal isomerization of a mixture of all-E-lycopene and its Z isomers of any composition to increase the proportion of all-E, wherein the isomerization takes place in a polar solvent in which lycopene is only slightly soluble.
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A process for the thermal isomerization of a mixture of all-E-lycopene and its Z isomers of any composition to increase the proportion of all-E, wherein the isomerization takes place in a polar solvent.
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