Edible Oil Refining
Our Experience in Edible Oil Refining
Lurgi is the industry pioneer in edible oil refining. We have built and developed edible oil refining technology over a century. Now with our new innovative concepts, we supply the most energy efficient plants to produce the best quality refined oils.
We offer state of the art solutions for oil refining.
- Oil Degumming
- Neutralisation
- Winterisation
- Oil Bleaching (Batch / Continuous)
- Deodorisation
- Semi Continuous Deodorisation
- Soapstock Splitting
- Oil Washing and Pretreatment for HVO
Lurgi’s advertisement, circa 1930s – High Vacuum Fatty Acid Distillation for Edible Oils and Fatty Acid
Lurgi’s patent for the Mammoth Pump Deodorising Column
Lurgi’s patent for the Mammoth
Pump Deodorising Column
Edible Oil Refining Process
Degumming and Bleaching
Crude oil contains phosphotides that need to be removed via acid degumming. To remove these gums, as well as to produce an attractive colour, oil needs to go through a bleaching process.
Deodorising
To achieve good quality oil, free fatty acids and odour must be removed through a deodorising process. Here, the oil is heated to a high temperature under vacuum in order to strip away the free fatty acids along with its odour.
Our Proudest Projects
300 TPD Bleaching and Deodorization Plant, Brazil
1000 TPD Chemical Refinery, China
1500 TPD Speciality Fats Refinery & Dry Fractionation Plant, Malaysia
1000 TPD Physical Refinery Plant, Indonesia
