Methods of isolating phenols from phenol-containing media. The methods include combining a phospholipid-containing composition with the phenol-containing medium to generate a combined medium, incubating the combined medium to precipitate phenols in the combined medium and thereby form a phenol precipitate phase and a phenol-depleted phase, and separating the phenol precipitate phase and the phenol-depleted phase. The methods can further include extracting phenols from the separated phenol precipitate phase. The extracting can include mixing the separated phenol precipitate phase with an extraction solvent to solubilize in the extraction solvent at least a portion of the phenols originally present in the phenol precipitate phase.

Methods of isolating phenols from phenol-containing media. The methods include combining a phospholipid-containing composition with the phenol-containing medium to generate a combined medium, incubating the combined medium to precipitate phenols in the combined medium and thereby form a phenol precipitate phase and a phenol-depleted phase, and separating the phenol precipitate phase and the phenol-depleted phase. The methods can further include extracting phenols from the separated phenol precipitate phase. The extracting can include mixing the separated phenol precipitate phase with an extraction solvent to solubilize in the extraction solvent at least a portion of the phenols originally present in the phenol precipitate phase.

A compound having the formula (I): ##STR00001##
(I) is disclosed. A method of preparing the compound of formula (I) is also disclosed.

A compound having the formula (I): ##STR00001##
(I) is disclosed. A method of preparing the compound of formula (I) is also disclosed.

A compound having the formula (I): ##STR00001##
(I) is disclosed. A method of preparing the compound of formula (I) is also disclosed.

A process for dry fractionization of a soft palm oil mid fraction (SPMF) into a final hard palm oil mid fraction (fHPMF-A) is disclosed. The process comprises: providing the solf palm oil mid fraction (SPMF), using the soft palm oil mid fraction (SPMF) as an input (IN1) to a first dry fractionation (FDF) to obtain an intermediate olein fraction (SPMF-O) and an intermediate stearin fraction (SPMF-S), using the intermediate olein fraction (SPMF-O) as an input (IN2) to an ultrasound assisted second dry fractionation (SDF) to obtain the final hard palm oil mid fraction (fHPMF-A) and a palm oil olein fraction (POO), wherein the ultrasound assisted second dry fractionation (SPF) comprises subjecting at least a part of the input (IN2) to ultrasonic treatment (US2). Also disclosed is a final hard palm oil mid fraction (fHPMF-A), a second hard palm oil mid fraction (sHPMF-B), a hard palm oil mid fraction mixture, and uses of these.

A process for dry fractionization of a soft palm oil mid fraction (SPMF) into a final hard palm oil mid fraction (fHPMF-A) is disclosed. The process comprises: providing the solf palm oil mid fraction (SPMF), using the soft palm oil mid fraction (SPMF) as an input (IN1) to a first dry fractionation (FDF) to obtain an intermediate olein fraction (SPMF-O) and an intermediate stearin fraction (SPMF-S), using the intermediate olein fraction (SPMF-O) as an input (IN2) to an ultrasound assisted second dry fractionation (SDF) to obtain the final hard palm oil mid fraction (fHPMF-A) and a palm oil olein fraction (POO), wherein the ultrasound assisted second dry fractionation (SPF) comprises subjecting at least a part of the input (IN2) to ultrasonic treatment (US2). Also disclosed is a final hard palm oil mid fraction (fHPMF-A), a second hard palm oil mid fraction (sHPMF-B), a hard palm oil mid fraction mixture, and uses of these.

The general inventive concepts are directed to the discovery that certain aryl acids can be esterified under particular conditions to provide the resulting ester as a solid that precipitates in good yield from the reaction mixture. The esters may then be isolated and purified with relative ease. Accordingly, a method for the esterification, isolation, and purification of aryl acids is provided.

The general inventive concepts are directed to the discovery that certain aryl acids can be esterified under particular conditions to provide the resulting ester as a solid that precipitates in good yield from the reaction mixture. The esters may then be isolated and purified with relative ease. Accordingly, a method for the esterification, isolation, and purification of aryl acids is provided.

The general inventive concepts are directed to the discovery that certain aryl acids can be esterified under particular conditions to provide the resulting ester as a solid that precipitates in good yield from the reaction mixture. The esters may then be isolated and purified with relative ease. Accordingly, a method for the esterification, isolation, and purification of aryl acids is provided.