摘要:
This invention provides a process for producing esters of fatty acids and one or more polyhydric alcohols comprising the steps of: (a) providing a reaction mixture comprising free fatty acids and one or more polyhydric alcohols; (b) heating said reaction mixture to a temperature at which said free fatty acids react with said one or more polyhydric alcohols ; and (c) subjecting said reaction mixture to a flashing step generating a vapour stream and a flashing residue comprising said esters.
摘要:
The invention provides a continuous process for removing organic solvents from a marc comprising the steps of: a) continuously introducing said marc into a desolventiser; b) introducing an inert, gaseous stripping medium into said desolventiser; c) removing said organic solvents from said marc by maintaining a subatmospheric pressure inside said desolventiser, thus providing an organic solvent-desolventised material; and d) continuously extracting said organic solvent-desolventised material from said desolventiser; wherein step (a) and (d) comprise compacting said marc and said organic solvent-desolventised material into a plastic, substantially gas-impermeable mass and extruding said mass through an annular gap, the opening of which is controlled by the rate of supply of said plastic mass. The invention also provides a device for compacting a moist organic material into a solid gas-impermeable mass which is useful for implementing this process.
摘要:
A purification process for fatty oils, particularly fatty waste material, is described to enable the oils that have been purified according to the process of the invention to be used as a biofuel and/or a raw material for biodiesel production. A fatty waste material containing fatty acid moieties, e.g. a combination of one or more of the following components: acylglycerides, free fatty acids, soaps, phosphatides, water, and particulate impurities, polymerised and oxidised acylglycerides, and other substances like phosphorus-containing components and sulfur-containing components, is treated by a purification process comprising a vacuum stripping step followed by a treatment step with an aqueous alkali.