CARRIER FLUID COMPOSITION COMPRISING FATTY ACIDS ETHYL ESTERS AND PROCESS FOR REDUCING THE CONCENTRATION OF PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN FISH OIL

摘要

Carrier fluid compositions and their use in processes for reducing the concentration of persistent organic pollutants, such as polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorodibenzo-p-furans (PCDDF), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and pesticides, such as chlorinated hydrocarbons, chlorinated toxaphenes and camphenes, in fish oil are disclosed. The process includes vacuum distillation of the fish oil in the presence of the carrier fluid compositions to provide a fish oil residue having a reduced concentration of persistent organic pollutants.