Patent ID: 8491856
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: B01F,C11C

Abstract:
1. A system for stripping fatty acids from triglycerides, the system comprising: a reactor comprising an inlet for an inlet stream comprising triglycerides, an outlet for volatilized fatty acids, and an outlet for a bottoms residue; a heating apparatus whereby a contents of the reactor may be heated to a temperature in the range of from 200° C. to 600° C.; a vacuum pump capable of pulling a vacuum in the range of from 1 kPa to 50 kPa on the reactor; and at least one high shear device comprising at least one rotor and at least one stator separated by a shear gap in the range of from about 0.025 mm to about 10.0 mm and configured to produce a local pressure of at least about 1034.2 MPa, wherein the shear gap is the minimum distance between the at least one rotor and the at least one stator.