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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Upm-kymmene Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Jari Kotoneva, Helsinki, FI;
Timo Äijälä, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION, Helsinkl, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11B 3/12 (2006.01); C10G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11B 3/12 (2013.01); C10G 3/50 (2013.01); C10G 2400/02 (2013.01); C10G 2400/04 (2013.01); C10G 2400/08 (2013.01); C10G 2400/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a method for refining crude tall oil, wherein the method comprises first evaporating tall oil material () in a first evaporator () whereafter the first fraction () is fed to a first distilling column () and the second fraction () is fed to further evaporation. The condensate(s) recovered from the further evaporation(s) is fed to a second distilling column (). The present disclosure further concerns the use of different fractions obtained by the method for the production of biofuels or components thereof.