Patent ID: 11857590
Assignee: ECOFIBRE LIMITED
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A

Claim 3:
4. The method of claim 1 wherein partitioning the at least a portion of water-soluble substances into an aqueous phase and a remainder of substances from the concentrate into a partitioned concentrate dissolved in a phase of nonpolar solvent comprises:
c1. adding about 2 to 5 parts concentrate to about 1 to 5 parts water;
c2. adding about 2 parts to about 5 parts nonpolar solvent to the water and the concentrate;
c3. mixing the water, concentrate, and nonpolar solvent for about 1 minute to about 20 minutes;
c4. letting the mixture sit for between 30 minutes and 180 minutes to allow the aqueous phase and the phase of nonpolar solvent to separate; and
c5. draining the aqueous phase away from the phase of nonpolar solvent to obtain the partitioned concentrate dissolved in a phase of a nonpolar solvent.