US Patent 7696369 Oil Recuperation process

The invention provides a process for recuperating a triglyceride oil from wet gums from a vegetable oil, said process comprising the steps of:(a) providing wet gums by water de-gumming a crude vegetable oil,(b) mixing said wet gums with water containing a phospholipidolytic agent,(c) allowing the mixture to separate into two or more phases, said two or more phases including at least an oily phase and an aqueous phase, and(d) recuperating said oily phase.