Semi-Continuous Deodorizing

and Deacidification Plant

Client:
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 Considerate treatment of the edible oil due to:

- high vacuum in the deodorizer

- heating the oil to deodorizing temperature under vacuum

- internal heat exchange in the deodorizer under vacuum by a high

effective system

- cooling of the deodorized oil under vacuum

 High quality of the deodorized oil due to:

- extreme limitation of air access into the deodorizer

- dosing of citric acid to form complexes with the heavy metals in the oil
in order to lower the oxidation rate of the deodorized oil

- extreme low contamination of each batch

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 High efficiency of the plant due to:

- high efficiency for heat-exchange and deodorizing in the deodorizer
through mammoth pump systems

- semi-continuous operation - no loss of time for product change

- automatic operation of the plant

 Minimizing of effluents:
- during physical refining no soapstock

- minimizing of waste water through condensing the free fatty acid

vapors in a vapor scrubber
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 Option:
- different vacuum generating units to minimize the amount of waste
water

- minimized utility consumption by double heat exchange

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Technical Data

 Crude Material: Degummed and bleached vegetable oils

and fats
Water max. 0.1 %
Phosphatides max. 5 ppm
 Expected final product: Degummed, bleached and
deodorized vegetable oils and
fats
FFA-Content max. 0.05 %
Water max. 0.05 %
POV 0, Taste bland
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Technical Data

 Standard Capacities:
 100 – 1500 tpd (in steps of 100 tpd, normally)
Capacities 100 – 600 tpd, mainly for seed oils
Capacities above 600 tpd mainly for palm oil
 Space Requirements:
 Ground floor: 6x12 m (100 tpd)
12x12m (200 – 600 tpd)
12x18m (700 – 1000 tpd)
12x24m (1100 – 1500 tpd)
or adjusted to existing building
 Required personnel:
 1 Operator, 1 Helper per shift
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Consumption figures

 Utility Consumption: per 1000 kg of feed material (typical figures)

 Live Steam approx. 14 - 18 kg
 Steam for Vacuum generation approx. 90 - 160 kg
 Cooling water
for Product Cooling approx. 5 - 10 m3
for Vacuum Generation: approx. 9 - 17 m³
 Electric Power: approx. 4 - 6 kWh
 Instrument air: approx. 2 Nm3
 Light fuel oil: approx. 7,5 - 10,5 kg
 Citric acid (crystalline): according to requirements
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Simplified Flowsheet