• How can a utility process system help your edible oil refinery?
  • Last but not least, take advantages of our Utility Process Systems to further cutting operational costs in your edible oil refinery plants by reducing utility expenses ¨C whether power, process water, steam, fuel and/or cooling media.
  • What is a Physical refining process?
  • The physical refining route removes only some impurities (mostly phosphatides, also known as phospholipids or gums) from the oil. Some oils, such as sunflower and corn, go through a dewaxing step to achieve the?prescribed cold stability, that is, to be able to retain clarity at low temperature.
  • How does Alfa Laval refine crude oil into edible oil?
  • Refining crude oil into edible oil requires deep process knowledge¡ªfrom degumming, neutralization and dewaxing through to bleaching, deodorizing and GE and 3-MCPD mitigation. Edible oil producers worldwide rely on Alfa Laval know-how to remove impurities and volatile components and optimize refining processes.
  • What is a PX industrial centrifuge?
  • The PX range of industrial centrifuges is specially developed for processing of all types of vegetable oils and animal fats, lard, tallow and fish oil. For small, medium and large plant capacities. Alfa Laval Industrial line is an extremely wide product range that is used in all types of industries.
  • How is crude oil reprocessed?
  • The crude oil is then transferred either to special degumming in the physical refining route, to water degumming, or directly to neutralization in the chemical refining route. In the chemical refining route, free fatty acids undergo a reaction to create aqueous soap, which is removed from the oil in centrifuges.