A MEMBRANE PRE-TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING REFINED OILS AND FATS

• Main Authors: IBRAHIM, SOFIYATON, GOH, PEI SEAN, MD NOOR, AHMADILFITRI, BINTI OTHMAN, NOOR HIDAYU, YUSOFF, MOHD SURIA AFFANDI, NG, BE CHEER, BIN SAIDIN, MOHAMMAD ABDUL RAZIS, BIN ABDULLAH, MOHD SOHAIMI, ISMAIL, AHMAD FAUZI, LAU, WOEI JYE, ABDUL LATIP, RAZAM
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 16.04.2015
• Subjects: ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; CANDLES; CHEMISTRY; DETERGENTS; ESSENTIAL OILS; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; METALLURGY; PERFUMES; PRODUCING (PRESSING, EXTRACTION), REFINING AND PRESERVINGFATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES (e.g. LANOLIN), FATTY OILS AND WAXES,INCLUDING EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS

The present invention relates to a system and process for producing refined oils and fats using a membrane system. The process involves pre-treating a crude oil or and fat using a series of membrane units to remove undesirable constituents with the view of improving the quality and stability of the...