The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for separating
soluble substances from a starting material using a compressed fluid. The
present invention also provides a means for reducing the solvent to feed
ratio and breakup of the starting material stream into fine droplets by
refluxing a portion of the outlet stream from the extraction vessel. The
present invention also provides a means for transferring and collecting
the insoluble substances that are left in the extraction vessel. The
present invention also provides for a phospholipid composition produced
from the process of using a compressed fluid for the removal of residual
alcohol. The residual alcohol content in the phospholipid composition is
less than 0.5%.
