Process for fractionating a vegetable oil

摘要

A continuous process for fractionating a vegetable oil comprises stripping the vegetable oil in a vessel to form a top fraction and a bottom fraction, condensing a part of the top fraction in a scrubber at a first temperature and condensing the other part of the top fraction that is not condensed by the scrubber in a condenser at a second temperature lower than the first temperature to form a condensate, dividing the condensate from the condenser into at least two portions, collecting a first portion of the condensate as a first product and returning a second portion of the condensate to the scrubber at a temperature of from 100 °C to 160 °C to act as a liquid phase in the scrubber.