Process for refining glyceride oil
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1. Method of refining glyceride oil, comprising the steps of:
- i) acidifying the oil with an acid;
ii) partially neutralizing the acidified oil with alkali to the less than 90% of the added acid;
iii) contacting the partially neutralized oil with an amorphous silica; and
iv) removing solids from the glyceride oil.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for refining glyceride oil, comprising the steps of:
i) acidifying the oil with an acid;
ii) partially neutralizing the acidified oil with alkali;
iii) contacting the partially neutralized oil with an amorphous silica; and
iv) removing solids from the glyceride oil.
Preferably, water is removed from the mixture comprising the glyceride oil and the amorphous silica before any solids are removed.
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1. Method of refining glyceride oil, comprising the steps of:
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i) acidifying the oil with an acid; ii) partially neutralizing the acidified oil with alkali to the less than 90% of the added acid; iii) contacting the partially neutralized oil with an amorphous silica; and iv) removing solids from the glyceride oil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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