Deoiling and regeneration efficiencies of spent bleaching clay

• Main Authors: Abd. Wafti, Nur Sulihatimarsyila, Cheah, Kien Yoo, Chuah, Teong Guan, Siew, Wai Lin, Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science Publications 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59161/1/ajassp.2010.434.437.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59161/; http://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ajassp.2010.434.437
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Problem statement: Disposal and reuse of Spent Bleaching Clay (SBC) from palm oil processing industry is a problem of growing importance. The residual oil in the SBC can be recovered using hexane as solvent. Approach: In this study, the effect of different solid to solvent ratio on the deoiling effi...