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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
May. 12, 2012
Horst Josten, Düsseldorf, DE;
Ewelina Sobierska, Düsseldorf, DE;
Adrian Chan, Düsseldorf, DE;
Truc Tran Anh, Düsseldorf, DE;
Horst Josten, Düsseldorf, DE;
Ewelina Sobierska, Düsseldorf, DE;
Adrian Chan, Düsseldorf, DE;
Truc Tran Anh, Düsseldorf, DE;
Cognis IP Management GmbH, Duesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
Processes for obtaining fatty acids with reduced content of by-products, wherein unrefined fats or oils are subjected to steam stripping in a counter-current column to produce a bottom fraction of de-acidified fats or oils, a first distillate consisting mainly of fatty acids and glycerides, and a second distillate comprising fatty acids and essentially all unwanted ketones, aldehydes and phenols, and the bottom fraction containing the de-acidified fats or oils is combined with the first distillate containing fatty acids and glycerides.