Method for manufacturing a feed product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016249644-A1
Application number	US-201415032427-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 27, 2014
Priority date	Oct 30, 2013
Publication date	Sep 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention pertains to a method for manufacturing a feed product comprising the steps of: providing a lactylate product, wherein the lactylate product comprises at least 30 wt, % of C10-C16-fatty acid lactylates, in liquid form at a first location; transferring lactylate product in the liquid form to a transport unit; transporting the lactylate product in the transport unit to a second location, with the lactylate product being in solid form, in liquid form, or in an intermediate state during transport; if the lactylate product is solidified or partly solidified, converting the lactylate product to the liquid form in the transport unit; removing the lactylate product from the transport unit in liquid form at the second location; and, contacting the lactylate product in liquid form with a feed product.

First claim

1 . Method for manufacturing a feed product comprising the steps of:
providing a lactylate product, wherein the lactylate product comprises at least 30 wt. % of C10-C16-fatty acid lactylates, in liquid form at a first location; transferring lactylate product in the liquid form to a transport unit; transporting the lactylate product in the transport unit to a second location, with the lactylate product being in solid form, in liquid form, or in an intermediate state during transport; if the lactylate product is solidified or partly solidified, converting the lactylate product to the liquid form in the transport unit; removing the lactylate product from the transport unit in liquid form at the second location; and, contacting the lactylate product in liquid form with a feed product.

2 . Method according claim 1 , wherein the lactylate product is in the liquid form during transport, with the transport unit being equipped with heating means to keep the lactylate product above its melting point.

3 . Method according to claim 1 , wherein the lactylate product is in the solid form during transport, with the transport unit optionally being equipped with heating means to convert the lactylate product to the liquid form.

4 . Method according to claim 1 , wherein the transport unit has a volume of from 0.01 to 10 m 3.

5 . Method according to claim 1 , wherein the lactylate product in the transport unit is under an inert atmosphere.

6 . Method according to claim 5 , wherein the steps of transferring lactylate product in the liquid form to a transport unit and/or removing the lactylate product from the transport unit in liquid form are carried out under an inert atmosphere.

7 . Method according to claim 1 , wherein the lactylate product in liquid form is at a temperature above ambient temperature.

8 . Method according to claim 1 , wherein the lactylate product is solid at room temperature.

9 . Method according to claim 1 , wherein the feed product is a feed constituent, and wherein the feed constituent provided with lactylate product is combined with further feed constituents, to provide a feed.

10 . Method according to claim 1 , wherein the feed product is a final feed.

11 . Method according to claim 1 , wherein the lactylate product comprises:
at least 30 wt. % of C10-C16-fatty acid lactylates or the Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe(II), Zn, NH4 or CU(II) salts thereof; and, at least 10 wt. % of C10-C16 fatty acids.

12 . Method according to claim 11 , wherein the lactylate product comprises from 20 to 40 wt. % of C10-C16 fatty acids.

13 . Method according to claim 1 , wherein the lactylate product is mixed with an organic liquid before it is contacted with the feed product.

14 . Method according to claim 13 , wherein the lactylate product is mixed with an organic liquid oil after removal from a transport unit and before it is contacted with the feed product.

Assignees

• Purac Biochem Bv

Inventors

• Vogiatzis Nikolaos
• Kok Symone
• Veldhuis-Stribos Barbara Lara

Classifications

• A23K40/00

  Shaping or working-up of animal feeding-stuffs · CPC title

• A23K20/158 Primary

  Fatty acids; Fats; Products containing oils or fats · CPC title