Abstract
This research focused on the possibility of separating refined, bleached and deodorised palm oil (RBDPO) into olein and stearin using progressive freeze concentration (PFC) as an alternative to replace the conventional process of fractionation. This method requires less unit operations and simplifies the separation, as well as capable of producing high quality edible oil. Effects of circulation flowrate and circulation time were investigated to evaluate the performance of PFC by using stainless steel crystallizer. Effective partition constant (K) and yield were used to determine the system efficiency, while the quality of oil was evaluated through iodine value (IV) and slip melting
point (SMP).
Click this link for view full paper: Igesh2013-Effect of Flowrate and Circulation Time on Fractionation of Refined Bleached and Deodorised Palm Oil through Progressive Freeze Concentrationf
