Recovery of vegetable oil from spent bleaching earth: Stateof-The-Art and prospect for process intensification

• Main Authors: Oladosu, W. A., Manan, Z. A., Alwi, S. R. W.
• Format: Article
• Published: Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC 2017
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/75813/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85019470504&doi=10.3303%2fCET1756023&partnerID=40&md5=f75a4f8f9fb9956b51a63d832fc2dfc0

Vegetable oils undergo numerous refining steps in order to remove undesirable compounds and produce high quality, stable commercial products. Recovery of vegetable oil from spent bleaching earth is an area where ample opportunities exist for cleaner production and cost saving in the vegetable oil pr...