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Title The Method and Apparatus for Degumming of Crude Palm Oil by Membrane Filtration
Project Leader
Name Badlishah Sham Bahari
Telephone No. 0389468394
Email badlishah@upm.edu.my
Faculty Food Science and Technologies
IP Information
IP Type Patent
Filed Date 26-08-2000
Application No. PI20003946
Country Filing Malaysia
Applicant Universiti Putra Malaysia
Granted Date
IP Number MY136997A
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for the degumming of crude palm oil by way of membrane filtration. The process involves melting of crude palm oil to provide a homogenized oil, feeding of the homogenized oil into a microfiltration apparatus whereby the oil is passed trough a membrane filter (19) contained therein and recovering the permeate flux that pass through the membrane filter (19). The membrane filter (19) has a pore size selected to be small enough to remove substantially all phospholipids and the process further includes recycling of the permeate and retentate into the microfiltration apparatus. The present invention also provides a microfiltration apparatus that consists of a feed tank (10) containing the crude palm oil, a feed pump (12) that pumps the crude palm oil into a heat exchanger (14) for controlling the liquid temperature, a filtration module (19) for the filtration of the crude pal oil at a particular temperature and pressure, and valves (13, 22) for controlling the flow of feed and retentate. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus uses polyethersulfone membrane of a pore size sufficient to remove phospholipids and other impurities.
Technology Microfiltration, Palm oil based
Inventor Badlishah Sham Bahari
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Classification
Commercialised Status
Faculty Food Science and Technologies