Continuous Deodorizing

and Deacidification Plant

 Continuous Deodorizing - Highlights

 Moderate thermal treatment of the edible oil due to:

- high vacuum in the deodorizer

- heating of the degummed/bleached oil to deodorizing temperature

under vacuum

- heat exchange between degummed/bleached oil and deodorized oil

inside or outside the deodorizer under vacuum

 Supreme quality of the deodorized oil due to:

- extreme limitation of air access into the deodorizer

- dosing of citric acid in the oil under vacuum to lower the oxidation rate
of the deodorized oil
 Continuous Deodorizing - Highlights

 High efficiency of the plant due to:

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

- heat recovery between the incoming and outgoing oil

- heat exchange study for the whole refinery plant (optional)

- low oil levels in the deodorizing stages of the deodorizer

 Minimizing of effluents:
- during physical refining no soapstock

- minimizing of waste water through condensing the free fatty acid

vapors in a vapor scrubber
 Continuous Deodorizing - Highlights

 Option Stripping Column:

for oils with high free fatty acid contents, as separate or integrated unit
- moderate thermal treatment of the edible oil due to short residence
time under high temperatures in the stripping column

- supreme quality of the deodorized oil due to reduction of the formation

of trans-isomeres

- high efficiency of the plant due to reduction of live steam consumption

when processing oils with high free fatty acid contents
 Continuous Deodorizing - Highlights

 Options II:
- automatic product change

- different vacuum generating concepts to minimize the amount of waste

water

- integration of the deodorizing and deacidification section in a complete

edible oil refinery in order to optimize the heat exchange and the plant
layout
 Continuous Deodorizing - 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
 Continuous Deodorizing - 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
 Continuous Deodorizing -
Consumption figures

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

 Live Steam approx. 10 - 12 kg
 Steam for Vacuum generation approx. 80 - 110 kg
 Cooling water
for Product Cooling approx. 8 - 10 m3
for Vacuum Generation: approx. 12 - 17 m3
 Electric Power: approx. 3 - 5 kWh
 Instrument air: approx. 2 Nm3
 Light fuel oil: approx. 3 - 5 kg
 Citric acid (crystalline): according to requirements
Continuous Deodorizing -
Simplified Flowsheet
Deodorizing with Pre Stipper
Deodorizing Heating/cooling under
Vacuum
Deodorizing HE inside Deso