The present invention encompasses a carotenoid composition, a process for producing a carotenoid composition, and methods of use thereof.

A process for extraction of crude oil from distillers dried grain solubles and/or distillers dried grains and producing corn distillers meal that may be used as a livestock supplement is disclosed. For example, the corn distillers meal may be used as a crude protein supplement for use in a livestock feed diet or a poultry feed diet. The solvent extracted crude oil may be suitable for oleochemical processing for personal care and home care products, biodiesel production, and/or renewable diesel production from hydro-treating the extracted oil to make green diesel fuel.

A method of preparing a product derived from a rhamnolipid includes the steps of: providing a rhamnolipid, combining the rhamnolipid with a reagent, allowing the rhamnolipid and reagent to react to form a product derived from the rhamnolipid, and collecting the product derived from the rhamnolipid. An exemplary product is dimeric -hydroxy fatty acid.

The use of a composition including at least one saturated free fatty acid and at least one unsaturated free fatty acid as additive, for modifying the mechanical properties of a thermoplastic polymer material. An additivated thermoplastic polymer material and a process for producing same are also described.

A process for extraction of crude oil from distillers dried grain solubles and/or distillers dried grains using a solvent extraction process and producing corn distillers meal that may be used as an animal feed supplement is disclosed. The corn distillers meal may be used as a crude protein supplement for use in a livestock feed diet, poultry feed diet, aquatic feed diet or the like. The solvent extracted crude oil may be suitable for other processes, including oleochemical processing for personal care and home care products, biodiesel production, and/or renewable diesel production from hydro-treating the extracted oil to make green diesel fuel.

The present invention generally provides a process for treating a soapstock. The present invention more particularly provides systems and methods for treating a soapstock to generate free fatty acids and/or fatty acid derivatives, e.g. fatty acid alkyl esters. The present invention more particularly provides systems and methods for realizing the full fatty acid yield of a soapstock by first converting substantially all of the saponifiable material in a soapstock to salts of fatty acids (soaps) and acidulating the soaps to generate free fatty acids and/or fatty acid derivatives, e.g. fatty acid alkyl esters, wherein the soapstock comprises soaps and saponifiable lipids, e.g. glycerides and/or phospholipids, and the generating of free fatty acids and/or fatty acid is achieved without the use of a mineral acid.

The present invention relates to a process of manufacturing fatty acid methyl esters or its sulfonates comprising the step of converting oil extracted from Macaba palm having an oil yield in tons per hectare per year of at least 6 t/ha/yr into fatty acid methyl esters. Further, the present invention relates to fatty acid methyl esters or its sulfonates obtained from the fruits of Macaba palm having an oil yield in tons per hectare per year of at least 6 t/ha/yr and the use thereof in suitable applications.

The present invention relates to a process of manufacturing fatty acid methyl esters or its sulfonates comprising the step of converting oil extracted from Macaba palm having an oil yield in tons per hectare per year of at least 6 t/ha/yr into fatty acid methyl esters. Further, the present invention relates to fatty acid methyl esters or its sulfonates obtained from the fruits of Macaba palm having an oil yield in tons per hectare per year of at least 6 t/ha/yr and the use thereof in suitable applications.

The invention concerns a process to convert di-rhamnolipid to mono-rhamnolipid, using an -L-rhamnosidase enzyme which has a sequence identity of at least 70% with either SEQ ID. 1 or SEQ. ID 2.

Some phthalates are considered toxic and carcinogenic, which limits their use and demand for safer and more environmentally friendly plasticizers. The development of plasticizers produced from vegetable oil derivatives with a high degree of unsaturation is described, which allows the production of esters with a high epoxy content, guaranteeing excellent performance in terms of plasticization, high compatibility with polymeric materials such as polyvinyl chloride, polyesters, nitrocellulose, thereby avoiding migration when used in polymeric matrices. Fatty materials produced from linseed or tung oil have a high degree of unsaturation compared to vegetable oils such as soybean, corn, peanut, canola, sunflower; however, they are scarce and expensive when compared to them. we start Starting from common oils such as soybean and similar oils and separate the saturated part, generates materials with a high degree of unsaturation similar to fatty materials derived from linseed oil.