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Commercial Scale Isoflavone Extraction and Subsequent Conversion to Value-Added Chemicals and Materials
Isoflavones are a plant-derived compound with a variety of uses primarily derived from soybeans. Commercial production of soy-based Isoflavones is limited in scope, with many of today’s processing plants employing a variety of multifaceted steps, often utilizing synthetic chemicals for extraction. These techniques often result in low product yields...
Published: 2/8/2024   |   Inventor(s): John Chea, Joseph Stanzione, Kirti Yankie
Keywords(s): chemicals, Extraction, Isoflavone, Materials, soybeans, value-add
Category(s): Engineering > Materials, Environment
Extraction and Purification of Urushiol from Botanical Sources
TechnologyPoison ivy is one of the most medically problematic plants, and is responsible for causing allergic contact dermatitis in humans. Moreover, urushiol is an oily organic allergen found in plants in the family Anacardiaceae, that includes cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy and poison oak. While the chemistry of the allergen and the immunologic...
Published: 3/6/2024   |   Inventor(s): Catherine Yang
Keywords(s): Allergies, Extraction, Immunology, Purification, Urushiol
Category(s): Human Health Care > Therapeutics, Engineering > Manufacturing