APPARATUS FOR DEODORIZATION OF VEGETABLE OIL Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: fat-and-oil industry. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has vessel for crude vegetable oil, horizontal deodorizer, scrubber, heating unit, return water system, accumulating vessels for fatty acids, fat-containing water and ready product, pipeline system with locking fittings, and refrigerator. Apparatus is further equipped with plate-type heat-exchanger, deaerator, and vacuum system. Heating unit is formed of two electric heaters connected in series and having automatic temperature regulators with sensors at their outputs. Vacuum system has condenser connected to scrubber and two vacuum pumps. Plate-type heat-exchanger is connected to deaerator and vessel for crude vegetable oil. Deaerator is coupled to horizontal deodorizer through pump equipped with pipeline and through heating unit. Horizontal deodorizer is connected to plate-type heat-exchanger through additional pump equipped with pipeline and to vessel for ready product through one output of plate-type heat-exchanger and refrigerator. EFFECT: reduced heat, power and material consumption, decreased outbursts of fatty acids, reduced industrial premise areas, and improved quality of ready products. 1 dwg