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The removal of water and nonlipid contaminants from lipid extracts

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A technique is presented for the removal of water and water-soluble non-lipid contaminants from lipid extracts. The process is quicker and simpler than existing techniques and lipid recoveries of greater than 97% have been obtained.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    J. P. Williams & P. A. Merrilees

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Williams, J.P., Merrilees, P.A. The removal of water and nonlipid contaminants from lipid extracts. Lipids 5, 367–370 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02532100

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