crude degummed sunflower oil refinery plant in rwanda

   
crude degummed sunflower oil refinery plant in rwanda
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • crude degummed sunflower oil refinery plant in rwanda
  • Can sunflower oil be refined?
  • An experimental oil refining unit has been developed and tested for refining of sunflower oil. Crude pressed sunflower oil obtained from a local oil mill was refined using chemical method by degumming, neutralization, bleaching and dewaxing. The quality and composition of crude and refined oil were compared.
  • Does water degumming reduce the iron content of crude sunflower oil?
  • As well, the iron content of crude sunflower oil was reduced to 4.15 mg/kg after degumming using the PLA2 enzyme. The results obtained also indicated that water degumming process reduced the content of this metal. This may indicate that a significant iron concentration was complexed with phospholipids ( Brevedan et al., 2000 ).
  • How is crude pressed sunflower oil refined?
  • Crude pressed sunflower oil obtained from a local oil mill was refined using chemical method by degumming, neutralization, bleaching and dewaxing. The quality and composition of crude and refined oil were compared. The phosphorous content, FFA content, peroxide value and wax content decreased during the refining process.
  • Does enzymatic degumming reduce phospholipids in crude sunflower oil?
  • The phospholipids content of crude sunflower oil was strongly reduced by the enzymatic degumming process being 95.05% and 94.28% with PLA1 and PLA2 respectively. This should be due to the hydrolysed capacity of the enzymes. The water degumming process also achieved a significant reduction in the phospholipids content.