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Basics of Edible Oil Processing and Refining Short Course
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Phoenix Convention Center
Course Organizer
Dr. Sefa Koseoglu, Filtration and Membrane World LLC, USA
| This program will cover chemistry of oils and fats, and every step of unit operations dealing with degumming, neutralization, bleaching, dyeing, hydrogenations, interesterification, and deodorization. This is must for engineers, chemists, and any other technicians who want to get a good understanding of edible oil refining/processing. | AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AFTER THE AOCS ANNUAL MEETING & EXPO The audio recordings synchronized with the PowerPoint presentations for this short course will be available on DVD. |
Program
The following program is subject to change.
Updated: April 14, 2010
| 7:00–7:55 am | Registration |
| 7:55–8:00 am | Opening Remarks. S. Sefa Koseoglu, Filtration and Membrane World, USA |
| 8:00–8:30 am | Fundamentals of Oils and Fats. Roland Verhe, Ghent University, Belgium |
| 8:30–9:00 am | Practical Approach to Fat Crystallization. Albert J. Dijkstra, France |
| 9:00–9:30 am | Current Degumming and Neutralizing Technologies. William Younggreen and John Piazza, Alfa Laval Copenhagen AS, Denmark |
| 9:30–10:00 am | Process Automation and Remote Condition Monitoring for Centrifuges and Plants. Robert Zeldenrust , GEA Westfalia Separator Food Tec, Germany |
| 10:00-10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30–11:00 am | Bleaching Basics and Optimization Process. Roberto Berbesi, Oil-Dri Corporation of America, USA |
| 11:00–11:30 am | Cost Saving Opportunities in Oils and Fats Bleaching. Darren Litle, Süd-Chemie Inc., USA |
| 11:30 am–12:00 pm | Hydrogenation of Oils and Fats and Catalysts. Douglas Okonek, BASF Catalysts LLC, USA |
| 12:00–12:30 pm | Latest Developments in Filtration of Edible Oils and Fats in Edible Oil Refining. Frank Veldkamp, amafiltergroup, The Netherlands |
| 12:30–2:00 pm | Lunch Break |
| 2:00–2:30 pm | Mechanism of Oxidation and Oil Quality Management in Frying and Cooking Oils. Ignace Debruyne, ID&A, Belgium |
| 2:30–3:00 pm | Staggered TriSyl Silica Tri-Clear Process: Case Study and Economics. Massoud Jalalpoor, Grace GmbH & Co., Germany |
| 3:00–3:30 pm | Winterization and Fractionation of Oils and Fats. James E. Willits, Desmet Ballestra North America, USA |
| 3:30–4:00 pm | Break |
| 4:00–4:30 pm | Chemical and Enzymatic Interesterification. James E. Willits, Desmet Ballestra North America, USA |
| 4:30–5:00 pm | Fundamentals of Oils and Fats Processing—Deodorizer Design and Optimization. Paolo Telles , Crown Iron Works Company, USA |
| 5:00-5:30 pm | Refining Wastewater Sources -- Wastewater Treatment Processes. Tim Gum, Agribusiness and Water Technology, Inc., USA |