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Oil Refining Plant: Introduction___
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INTRODUCTION
The vegetable
oil are obtained by expression and/or Solvent Extraction of
oil bearing materials along with oil a lot of unwanted components
are also extracted.
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Among these components
most common impurities are, Free Fatty Acid content, phosphatides,
colouring pigments, odoriferous material along with moisture
and suspended solids. Most
of these impurities are harmful for human consumption and
hence need removal from oil. This objective is achieved through
refining of oil.
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RAW MATERIAL
The basic material for the refined oil is
edible oil. The following are the major oils which are used
in the manufacture of refined oil.
- Groundnut oil, Cotton Seed
Oil, Mustard Oil and Sesame Oil
- Soyabean Oil, Sunflower Oil,
Rapeseed Oil and Corn Oil.
The percentage of various oils,
keeps on changing as per market condition from time to time.
In fact any edible oil can be refined for use as cooking medium
but the main criteria is the economic viability of the particular
oil.
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