Agricultural Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Title: | Process for the Isolation Enrichment of Tocopherols (70%) and Phytosterols (95%) from Soybean & Sunflower Oil DOD |
Area: | Agricultural Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Focus Area: | Enrichment of Tocopherols & Phytosterols |
Social Benefits: | The process involves
: Esterification and transesterification to convert fatty acids and triglyceride present in Deodorizer Distillate (DOD) of soybean / sunflower oils to fatty acid methyl esters
, Separation of phytosterols
, Enrichment of Tocopherols using short-path distillation |
Developing Agency: | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Telangana |
Technology Readiness Index: | Market Launch |
Email: | director@iict.res.in |
| Website Link : | http://www.iictindia.org |
| Source (more info) : | https://t.ly/l_sb |
Brief Description
Description : | Tocopherols are natural antioxidants. ?- and g-tocopherols exhibit strong vitamin E and antioxidant activities respectively. Phytosterols exhibit several pharmaceutical and nutraceuticals applications. |
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