Patent ID: 9556399
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: C11B

Claim:
1. A method for degumming a triglyceride oil comprising: a. mixing a base with an acid and oil mixture to form a pre-treated oil mixture comprising an oil phase and a water phase; b. passing the pre-treated oil mixture at an inlet pressure through a first homogenization apparatus and a second homogenization apparatus to form a treated oil mixture, the first homogenization apparatus and the second homogenization apparatus being positioned in series with one another and the first homogenization apparatus and the second homogenization apparatus each comprising three flow constrictions in series, wherein the pressure drop in the pre-treated oil mixture across each flow constriction in the first homogenization apparatus and the second homogenization apparatus is maintained at a level such that hydrodynamic cavitation in the pre-treated oil mixture is suppressed in the first homogenization apparatus and the second homogenization apparatus; c. separating the water phase from the oil phase to form a purified oil.