Production of phospholipids from spray-dried egg yolk by consecutive in situ solid phase extraction with acetone and ethanol

Egg yolk lipids were extracted and fractionated into neutral lipids and phospholipids using acetone followed by ethanol as eluting solvents to a column consisting of spray-dried egg yolk. This technique, named in situ solid phase extraction, can be performed with spray-dried egg yolk due to the properties of this material. The effect of temperature, flowrate and scale has been studied. Results suggest that the methodology is suitable for industrial implementation.