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COOPERATIVE PATENT CLASSIFICATION
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PRODUCING ( pressing, extraction ) , REFINING AND PRESERVING FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES ( e.g. lanolin ) , FATTY OILS AND WAXES, INCLUDING EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS ; ESSENTIAL OILS ; PERFUMES ( drying-oils C09F )
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In this subclass, boron and silicon are considered as metals

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Production of fats or fatty oils from raw materials
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Pretreatment
C11B 1/025
. .
{
by enzymes or microorganisms, living or dead
}
C11B 1/04
. .
of vegetable raw material
{
( C11B 1/025 takes precedence )
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by pressing
C11B 1/08
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by hot pressing
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by extracting
C11B 1/102
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{
in counter-current; utilisation of an equipment wherein the material is conveyed by a screw
}
C11B 1/104
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using super critical gases or vapours
C11B 1/106
. .
{
using ultra-sounds
}
C11B 1/108
. .
{
after-treatment, e.g. of miscellae
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by melting out
C11B 1/14
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with hot water or aqueous solutions
C11B 1/16
. .
with steam
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Refining fats or fatty oils
C11B 3/001
.
{
by a combination of two or more of the means hereafter
}
C11B 3/003
.
{
by enzymes or microorganisms, living or dead
}
C11B 3/005
.
{
by wave energy or electric current, e.g. electrodialysis
}
C11B 3/006
.
{
by extraction
}
C11B 3/008
.
{
by filtration, e.g. including ultra filtration, dialysis ( C11B 3/005 takes precedence )
}
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by chemical reaction
{
( C11B 3/003 takes precedence )
}
C11B 3/04
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with acids
C11B 3/06
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with bases
C11B 3/08
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with oxidising agents
C11B 3/10
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by adsorption
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When classifying in this group, classification is also made in group B01D 15/08 insofar as subject matter of general interest relating to chromatography is concerned.

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by distillation
C11B 3/14
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with the use of indifferent gases or vapours, e.g. steam
C11B 3/16
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by mechanical means
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Preserving by using additives, e.g. anti-oxidants
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In groups C11B 5/0007 to C11B 5/0092 , in the absence of an indication to the contrary, a composition is classified in the last appropriate place

C11B 5/0007
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Organic substances
}
C11B 5/0014
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Hydrocarbons
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containing oxygen
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C11B 5/0028
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Carboxylic acids; Their derivates
}
C11B 5/0035
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Phenols; Their halogenated and aminated derivates, their salts, their esters with carboxylic acids
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containing nitrogen
}
C11B 5/005
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Amines or imines ( C11B 5/0035 takes precedence )
}
C11B 5/0057
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Amides or imides
}
C11B 5/0064
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Heterocyclic compounds containing nitrogen in the ring
}
C11B 5/0071
.
{
containing halogens, sulfur or phosphorus ( halogenated phenols C11B 5/0035 )
}
C11B 5/0078
.
{
Metal hydrides or organo-metallic compounds, i.e. organic compounds containing a metal-to-carbon link
}
C11B 5/0085
.
{
Substances of natural origin of unknown constitution, f.i. plant extracts
}
C11B 5/0092
.
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Mixtures
}
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Separation of mixtures of fats or fatty oils into their constituents, e.g. saturated oils from unsaturated oils
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In groups C11B 7/0008 to C11B 7/0091 , in the absence of an indication to the contrary an invention is classified in the last appropriate place

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by differences of solubilities, e.g. by extraction, by separation from a solution by means of anti-solvents ( addition of a minor amount of solvent intended to lower the melting point C11B 7/0083 , C11B 7/0091 )
}
C11B 7/0016
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in hydrocarbons or halogenated hydrocarbons ( in pressure liquefied gases C11B 7/005 )
}
C11B 7/0025
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in solvents containing oxygen in their molecule
}
C11B 7/0033
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in solvents containing other heteroatoms in their molecule
}
C11B 7/0041
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in mixtures of individualized solvents ( water is not taken into account )
}
C11B 7/005
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in solvents used at superatmospheric pressures
}
C11B 7/0058
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in solvents or mixtures of solvents of different natures or compositions used in succession
}
C11B 7/0066
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between two or more non-miscible solvent phases
}
C11B 7/0075
.
{
by differences of melting or solidifying points
}
C11B 7/0083
.
{
with addition of auxiliary substances, e.g. cristallisation promotors, filter aids, melting point depressors, ( if a characterised solution is formed C11B 7/0008 )
}
C11B 7/0091
.
{
non-solvents, e.g. water wherein the fat or oil is dispersed account a more washing out of fractions is not taken into
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Essential oils ; Perfumes ( synthesis of chemical substances C07 )
C11B 9/0003
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Compounds of unspecified constitution defined by the chemical reaction for their preparation
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Aliphatic compounds
}
C11B 9/0011
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containing S
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containing oxygen as the only heteroatom
}
C11B 9/0019
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carbocylic acids; Salts or esters thereof
}
C11B 9/0023
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containing nitrogen as the only heteroatom
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compounds containing an alicyclic ring not condensed with another ring
}
C11B 9/003
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{
the ring containing less than six carbon atoms
}
C11B 9/0034
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{
the ring containing six carbon atoms
}
C11B 9/0038
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{
the ring containing more than six carbon atoms
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C11B 9/0042
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compounds containing condensed hydrocarbon rings
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C11B 9/0046
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containing only two condensed rings
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C11B 9/0049
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the condensed rings sharing two common C atoms
}
C11B 9/0053
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both rings being six-membered
}
C11B 9/0057
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Spiro compounds
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compounds containing a six-membered aromatic ring not condensed with another ring
}
C11B 9/0065
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Nitriles
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C11B 9/0069
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Heterocyclic compounds
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C11B 9/0073
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containing only O or S as heteroatoms
}
C11B 9/0076
. . .
{
the hetero rings containing less than six atoms
}
C11B 9/008
. . .
{
the hetero rings containing six atoms
}
C11B 9/0084
. . .
{
the hetero rings containing more than six atoms
}
C11B 9/0088
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Spiro compounds
}
C11B 9/0092
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{
containing only N as heteroatom
}
C11B 9/0096
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{
containing at least two different heteroatoms, at least one being nitrogen
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Recovery or refining of essential oils from raw materials
C11B 9/022
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Refining
}
C11B 9/025
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Recovery by solvent extraction
}
C11B 9/027
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Recovery of volatiles by distillation or stripping
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Recovery or refining of other fatty substances, e.g. lanolin, waxes ( synthetic waxes C07 , C08 ; mineral waxes C10G )
C11B 11/005
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{
Lanolin; Woolfat
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Recovery of fats, fatty oils, or fatty acids from waste materials ( mechanical separation from waste water C02F , E03F )
C11B 13/005
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of residues of the fabrication of wood-cellulose ( in particular tall-oil )
}
C11B 13/02
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from soap stock
C11B 13/04
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from spent adsorption materials
C11B 15/00
Solidifying fatty oils, fats, or waxes by physical processes
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