Extraction of Spent Bleaching Earth in the Production of Renewable Diesel

Autor: Heidi Österholm, Blanka Toukoniitty, Anton Holappa, Kari Eränen, Dmitry Yu. Murzin, Jarl Hemming, Päivi Mäki-Arvela, Vilppu Kuuluvainen
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Chemical Engineering & Technology. 38:769-776
ISSN: 0930-7516
DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201500052
Popis: The extraction of oils based on animal fat and vegetable oil from two types of spent bleaching earths, namely from the acidic sepiolite and the nonacidic palygorskite, was investigated by the Soxhlet method with hexane as a solvent. The yields of oil were independent of the feedstock, whereas a much lower oil yield was obtained with palygorskite exhibiting also a smaller surface area as compared to sepiolite which provided a higher yield. The glyceride compositions were very similar in bleached and extracted oils, while slightly lower melting and crystallization energies were determined by differential scanning calorimetry for the extracted oils bleached with acidic clay indicating minor hydrolysis of triglycerides.
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