PROCESS FOR THE CONTINUOUS REMOVAL OF A GUM PHASE FROM TRIGLYCERIDE OIL

摘要

Process for the continuous removal of a gum phase from triglyceride oil comprising a) centrifugatian of the oil containing a separate gum phase in a first centrifugal separator to yield a gum phase with minimal oil content and oil that still contains a fraction of the gums originally present in the feed; b) mixing into the oil obtained from the first centrifugal separator an amount of washing water and optionally passing said mixture to a holding vessel; c) centrifugation of said mixture in a second centrifugal separator to yield oil with a minimum residual gum content and a wet gum phase with a rather high oil content; and d) recycling said wet gum phase into the oil stream fed to the first centrifugal separator.