• What is edible oil refining?
  • Edible oil refining is a set of processes or treatments necessary to turn vegetable raw oil into edible oil .
  • Why is precision important in edible oil refining?
  • In the edible oil refining industry, precision is paramount. Just as a maestro has an orchestra of instruments, this process utilizes a suite of specialized machines, each playing its vital role to guarantee that the resulting oil is of premium quality.
  • What happens during a refining process?
  • During the final steps of the refining process, the oil is stripped with vapor at a high temperature to remove all remaining undesirable odors and flavors present in it. This step removes residual fatty acids, sterols, and other unsaponifiable substances.
  • Which process is used to produce biodiesel from refined oil or waste cooking?
  • There are several processes can be used to produce biodiesel from refined oil or waste cooking such as pyrolysis, micro emulsification, and transesterification. The main process, advantages and disadvantages was summaries and tabulated in Table 4. Transesterification is a popular and common method used in biodiesel production.
  • Can cooking oil be used in Indonesia’s biodiesel?
  • A. Kharina, S. Searle, D. Rachmadini, and A. A. Kurniawan, ¡°The potential economic, health and greenhouse gas benefits of incorporating used cooking oil into Indonesia¡¯s biodiesel,¡± White Pap., no. September, 2018, [Online].
  • How is room temperature oil separated?
  • In a standard process, room temperature oil is blandly stirred while it slowly cooled down, in order to crystalize all the high melting temperature substances. The solids are then separated either by decantation, filtration, centrifugation, or other solid liquid separation techniques. [ 5]