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14th AOCS Latin American Congress and Exhibition on Fats and Oils Spanish
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Basics of Edible Oil Processing and Refining Short Course

Monday, October 17, 2011

8:00 am Fundamentals of Oils and Fats.
Albert J. Dijkstra, France.
8:30 am  Fat Crystallization.
Nuria Acevedo, University of Guelph, Canada
9:00 am Review of Degumming and Refining Technologies.
Frederico Viana, Alfa Laval Ltda., Brazil.
9:30 am
Process Automation and Remote Condition Monitoring for Centrifuges and Plants.
Robert Zeldenrust, GEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH, Germany.
10:00 am Bleaching Basics and Optimization Process.
Roberto Berbesi, Oil-Dri Corporation of America, USA.
10:30 am Break
11:00 am Adsorbent Solutions for Oil and Fat Processing.
Jorge Bello, Süd-Chemie de Mexico SA de CV, Mexico.
11:30 am  Hydrogenation of Oils and Fats and Catalysts.
Albert J. Dijkstra, France.
12:00 pm  Latest Developments in Filtration of Edible Oils and Fats.
Frank Veldkamp, MAHLE Industries, The Netherlands.
12:30 pm Luncheon
1:30 pm Mechanism of Oxidation and Oil Quality Management in Frying and Cooking Oils.
Ignace Debruyne, ID&A, Belgium.
2:00 pm Optimizing Continuous Deodorization for Quality and Energy, Considerations in Winterization and Fractionation.
Marcello Usseglio, Desmet Ballestra Argentina SAIC, Argentina.
2:30 pm Interesterification: Chemical vs. Enzymatic.
Marcello Usseglio, Desmet Ballestra Argentina SAIC, Argentina.
3:00 pm Break
3:30 pm Critical Issues in Plant Design and Optimization.
Haskell Cooke, Crown Iron Works Co., Mexico.
4:00 pm Critical Control Points in Chemical and Physical Refining to Obtain Highest Quality Oil.
Monaj Gupta, MG Edible Oil Consulting Intl., USA.
4:30 pm Update on Physical Methods Applied to the Analysis of Fats and Oils.
Chris Dayton, Bunge, USA.
5:00 pm
Adjourn