Intensified Niagara leaf filtration via in-situ ultrasonic wave fields

• Main Authors: Mohd Yunus, Rosli, Junin, Radzuan, Sulaiman, Ahmad Ziad, Abdul Aziz, Ramlan, Ngah, Mokhtar, Nasir, Abu Samah, Sethpa, Mohd Sabri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, UTM 2001
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5076/1/RosliMohdYunus2001_IntensifiedNiagaraLeafFiltration.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5076/

Niagara Leaf Filter unit is commonly used for the separation of bleaching agent from the `Refined Bleached Deodorized' (RBD) oil in the edible/vegetable oil industry. In general, the time required to separate 500 kg bleaching agent from the treated oil is approximately 2 ½ hours after which th...