Condensation of vapors
Heat of evaporation
Flashing
Mechanical entrainment
Contents of crude fatty acids
Aldehydes, methyle ketones, and unsaturated
hydrocarbons,(.01 to 0.1%)
Dissolved air, (0.02 %)
Moisture, (1 t0 3 %)
Pitch from polymerization, (.01 to .1 %)
Triglycerides. ( Subject to split degree)
Fatty acids
Product quality
Step -I
Degassing,
Dehydration and
Removal of low boiling components.
Contd.
Processing steps
Step-I
Enough stripping section needed otherwise
Product will have
Bad smell,
Poor quality
Poor heat stability
Step-II
Distillation
and / or
fractionation of fatty acids
Contd.
Processing steps
Step-III
Removal of pitch
High boiling substances
Residue