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HUILE ACIDE RAFFINAGE [3 records]

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Record 1 2004-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
CONT

Sulfuric acid treatment of mineral oils results in oils of improved odor, color, color stability, stability to heat and oxidation and resistance to sludge formation.

CONT

acid refining: Process whereby the impurities in a crude vegetable oil are removed by treatment with sulphuric [sic: obsolete form for sulfuric] acid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
CONT

raffinage à l'acide : Procédé par lequel les impuretés d’une huile végétale brute sont éliminées par traitement à l'acide sulfurique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
  • Chemistry
DEF

The by-product obtained from the alkali refining process. On acidification this material yields crude fatty acids called "acid oils". Soap stock consists of a mixture of soap, free caustic soda, water, oil phosphatides and other impurities which are removed from the crude oil during the refining process.

Key term(s)
  • soap stock
  • soap-stock

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
  • Chimie
DEF

Sous-produit du raffinage alcalin. Après acidification, ce produit donne une fraction renfermant des acides gras libres et qu'on appelle "huile acide". La pâte de neutralisation consiste en un mélange de savon, de soude caustique, d’eau, de phospholipides et d’autres impuretés dont l'huile brute est débarrassée au cours du raffinage.

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
OBS

indicates the degree of refinement of an oil; the higher the figure (as 95% for example) the more refined the oil

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
OBS

Indice de raffinage de l'huile : exprime la proportion d’huile qui n’ est pas attaquée par l'acide sulfurique concentré; il est d’autant plus élevé que l'huile est pure

Spanish

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