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Neutralization of Soybean Oil Deodorizer Distillate for Vitamin Supplement Production
Joint Authors
Reis, Soely Maria Pissini Machado
Benites, Cibelem Iribarrem
Klein, Bruno Colling
Source
International Journal of Chemical Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Abstract EN
Soybean oil deodorizer distillate (SODD), a byproduct of the soybean oil refining process, is a complex mixture of compounds, such as free fatty acids (FFA), hydrocarbons, and sterols, such as tocopherols, a class of major natural antioxidants with vitamin E activity.
As the utilization of SODD for tocopherol extraction is shown to be not economically viable, SODD in the semirefined form (neutral) is an interesting alternative to animal and possibly human diet enrichment.
This study aimed to evaluate the SODD neutralization process varying the alkali (Na2CO3) concentration, temperature, and homogenization time.
The optimal conditions for the neutralizing process, in order to obtain the greatest reduction in FFA content, the lowest leaching of tocopherols, and the greatest yield, were the following: Na2CO2 concentration of 4.34 N, temperature of 45.8°C, and homogenization time of 3 min 20 s.
The FFA content was reduced from 53.4% to 6.1% after the initial neutralization, thus requiring a second neutralization step.
The final FFA content was of 1.8% and total tocopherol (TT) accounted for about 11% of SODD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Benites, Cibelem Iribarrem& Klein, Bruno Colling& Reis, Soely Maria Pissini Machado. 2014. Neutralization of Soybean Oil Deodorizer Distillate for Vitamin Supplement Production. International Journal of Chemical Engineering،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495178
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Benites, Cibelem Iribarrem…[et al.]. Neutralization of Soybean Oil Deodorizer Distillate for Vitamin Supplement Production. International Journal of Chemical Engineering No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495178
American Medical Association (AMA)
Benites, Cibelem Iribarrem& Klein, Bruno Colling& Reis, Soely Maria Pissini Machado. Neutralization of Soybean Oil Deodorizer Distillate for Vitamin Supplement Production. International Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495178
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495178