PROCESS FOR SEPARATING OILS AND FATS INTO LIQUID AND SOLID FRACTIONS

摘要

OF DISCLOSURE Separation of an edible oil into liquid and solid fractions. The edible oil is dissolved in about 0.5-4 parts by weight of a solvent being a C2-C3 alkanol containing about 2 to 10% by weight of water and the solution is cooled to a temperature at which it separates into two liquid phases and a solid fraction crystallizes. The crystallized solid fraction floats in the upper liquid phase and is recovered therefrom. The liquid fraction of the oil is recovered from the lower liquid phase.