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Short Courses

18–19 June 2011
Hilton Izmir
Three short courses were offered prior to the World Conference.

Basics of Oilseed Processing
Saturday and Sunday
18–19 June 2011

A must for oilseed millers, engineers, chemists, and any other technicians who want to gain a strong understanding of oilseed processing. This program will cover the chemistry of oils and fats and every step of unit operations dealing with seed preparation, dehulling, pressing, solvent extraction, desolventization, meal handling, partial degumming of crude oil, and other related unit operations.

Edible Oil Refinery Optimization and Equipment Maintenance
Sunday
19 June 2011

This is recommended for engineers, chemists, and any other technicians who want to increase their understanding of edible oil refining/processing. Speakers will review critical issues related to refinery optimizations and maintenance. This program will cover the chemistry of oils and fats, and every step of unit operations dealing with degumming, neutralization, bleaching, dyeing, hydrogenations, interesterification, and deodorization.