Bleaching
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1. OBJECTIVE
The objective of bleaching is to remove pigments, metals, e.g. nickel or iron from other oil refinery process; residual soaps and phospholipids from the oil or fat (BAT in the Food, Drink and Milk Industries, June 2005).
2. FIELD OF APPLICATION
Bleaching is a process which is carried out in different industries, such as foodstuffs and textiles.
3. DESCRIPTION OF TECHNIQUES, METHODS AND EQUIPMENT
4. RELEVANT PARAMETERS TO ENERGY
- Temperature
- Pressure
- Medium
- Material characteristics (e.g. temperature sensitivity)
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