Bleaching systems for edible oil refining
Achieve clarity and stability in your edible oils with cutting-edge bleaching systems designed to efficiently remove impurities and enhance oil quality before final packaging.
Alfa Laval’s Customizable Bleaching System offers a robust solution for refining edible oils, utilizing a combination of wet, dry, or two-stage bleaching processes to effectively remove impurities like carotenoids and chlorophyll. Ideal for applications in edible oil processing, it enhances the quality of refined cooking oils, margarine, and biodiesel. The system operates with high throughput capabilities, integrating seamlessly into existing production lines with automated multi-dosing and control features. The energy-efficient design includes options for prefiltration, which optimizes bleaching clay use. Constructed from corrosion-resistant materials, it ensures long-term durability and meets industry standards for food processing. For customized solutions, Alfa Laval provides engineering support to tailor the system to specific plant needs, enhancing operational efficiency and product quality.
Benefits
- Enhances oil quality and stability, ensuring superior end-product performance.
- Reduces operational costs through efficient bleaching agent usage and low energy consumption.
- Integrates seamlessly with existing systems, minimizing installation and transition downtime.
- Supports diverse oil types, offering flexibility for a wide range of applications.
- Decreases maintenance effort with robust design and automated control systems.
- Applications
- Hydrogenated vegetable oil,Palm oil,Sunflower oil,Fish oil,Edible oils,Seed oils,Animal fats,Fruit oils,Palm kernel oil,Food oils,Rapeseed oil,Coconut oil,Technical-grade oils,Soybean oil
- End products
- Oil-based sauces,Refined cooking oil,Frying oil,Baking fats,Salad dressings,Hydrogenated oils,Margarine,Biodiesel,Processed fish oil supplements,Vegetable shortening
- Steps before
- Degumming,Neutralization,Drying
- Steps after
- Deodorization,Dewaxing,Fractionation
- Input ingredients
- crude fats,crude oils,seed oil,fruit oil,palm oil,used cooking oil,animal oils,animal fats,bleaching agents,natural bleaching earths,acid-activated bleaching earths,activated carbon,synthetic amorphous silica
- Output ingredients
- refined oil,bleached oil,edible oils,palm oil,soybean oil,rapeseed oil,sunflower oil,coconut oil,palm kernel oil
- Bleaching process type
- Wet,Dry,Two-stage
- Utility consumption
- Minimized
- Automation
- Automated dosing and control
- Filtration stages
- Two-stage / Single-step
- Bleaching agent type
- Natural Earths,Acid-activated Earths,Activated Carbon,Synthetic Amorphous Silica
- Filtration steps
- Two filtration steps
- Clay consumption technique
- Prefiltration
- Impurity removal capability
- Pigments,Chlorophyll,Soaps,Trace Metals
- Yield maximization
- Maximized oil yield
- System flexibility
- Custom solutions,Flexibility for special mixing and dosing
- Bleaching process type
- Wet / Dry / Two-stage
- Automation level
- Manual / Automated dosing and control
- Filtration technique
- Pre-filtration with saturated filter / Two-step filtration
- Bleaching agent type
- Natural earth / Acid-activated earth / Activated carbon / Synthetic silica
- Integrated steps
- Oil mixing / Filtration / Regeneration
- Process customization
- Custom wet,dry,or two-stage
- Utility consumption
- Minimized
- Operating flexibility
- Adjustable components and equipment
- Moisture integration
- Used in wet bleaching stages
- Performance level
- High productivity / Low total cost of ownership
- Process control system
- PLC / SCADA
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Discharge method
- Automated / Manual
- Compact footprint
- Yes
- Automation level
- Manual / Fully automated
- Dosing system
- Multi-dosing system
- Integration possibilities
- Seamless integration with existing setups
- Filtration system type
- Single-stage / Two-stage filtration
- Market info
- Alfa Laval is renowned for its expertise in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling technologies, providing innovative, energy-efficient engineered-to-order solutions for various industries including food, marine, and energy.