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Deodorization Process.: Imai, C.H., Watanabe, N. Haga, and T. Li, Ibid. 51:495 (1974)
Deodorization Process.: Imai, C.H., Watanabe, N. Haga, and T. Li, Ibid. 51:495 (1974)
Deodorization is the last major processing step in the refining of edible oils. It
has the responsibility for removing both the undesirable ingredients occurring in
natural fats and oils and those which may be imparted by prior unit processes such as
caustic refining, bleaching, hydrogenation, or even storage conditions. It is this unit
process that finally establishes the oil characteristics of "flavor and odor," which are
those most readily recognized by the consumer when the shortening, lard, salad oil,
cooking oils and margarine are used
Experience has shown that flavor and odor removal correlates well with the
reduction in free fatty acid (FFA) content of the oil. If oil has an FFA of 0.1%, it will
have an odor that will be eliminated when the FFA is reduced to 0.01 to 0.03%
assuming a zero peroxide value (Imai, C.H et. al., 1974). Thus, this shows clearly the
function of deodorization is to lower down the FFA content in palm oil.
Deodorization is a vacuum steam distillation process that uses steam under reduced
pressure. Thus, it shows that pressure and temperature are the main variables that
should be controlled without failure to prevent loss of quality in end products.
Pressure and temperature has equal importance for this process. But, after
consideration of the usage of pressure has coherent role, this project reports on the
study of pressure equipment.
Imai,C.H.,Watanabe,N.Haga,andT.Li,Ibid.51:495(1974).
Start pump - P704 and feed oil from the storage tank to
deodorizer D08I. As it reached high level of HLA08I, stop pump P704.
Switch on electrical heating element HT08I. Set the deodorization
temperature .
Open the vent valve of deodorizer D08I to break the vacuum. Start
pump P08I and discharge the oil to storage tank T082 through
polishing filter F08.
Temperature ( C)
Press
ure (mmHg)
Contact time (minutes)
Deodorization
(Range)
220-260
5-20
30-60