Method for production of fatty acids
AssigneeSlgk Zaklad Badawczo-Wdrozeniowy ProcesóW Chemicznych SpóLka Z Organiczona Odpowiedzialnoscia
InventorsFelix Samuel Sirovski, Henryk Lisaj, Jerzy Stanislaw Grzesiak, Mieczyslaw Karwowski
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Abstract
A process for production fatty acids comprising: adjusting pH of a saponifiable material to a value above pH 7 by adding alkaline material; saponifying all saponifiable material by passing alternate electrical current through the material, wherein the said step of saponification occurs in a saponification reactor; acidulating the saponified material by adding acid to pH value below 4; isolating obtained free fatty acids from aqueous layer.
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A process for production of free fatty acids from saponifiable materials, the process comprising:
- adjusting pH of a saponifiable material to a value above pH 7 by adding alkaline material;
- saponifying all saponifiable material by passing alternate electrical current through the material, wherein the said step of saponification occurs in a saponification reactor;
- and said electrical current comprises applied voltage in the range of 10 to 1500 V wherein the said saponification reactor comprises a pressure vessel with hydraulic connections, sensors for pressure and temperature, an inside tube made of electrically conductive material, that is a zero electrode electrically connected to the reactor casing and a phase electrode also made of an electrically conductive material in a center of the reactor wherein the saponifiable material fills the inside tube,
- acidulating the saponified material by adding acid to pH value below 4;
- isolating obtained free fatty acids from aqueous layer.
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