Molecular distillation |
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Authors: | Elenise Bannwart de Moraes Patricia Fazzio Martins César Benedito Batistella Mario Eusebio Torres Alvarez Rubens Maciel Filho Maria Regina Wolf Maciel |
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Affiliation: | (1) Separation Process Development Laboratory (LDPS), Faculty of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, (UNICAMP), CP 6066, ZIP CODE 13081-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil |
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Abstract: | Molecular distillation was studied for the separation of tocopherols from soya sludge, both experimentally and by simulation, under different operating conditions, with good agreement. Evaporator temperatures varied from 100°C to 160°C and feed flow rates ranged from 0.1 to 0.8 kg/h. The process pressure was maintained at 10−6 bar, the feed temperature at 50°C, the condenser temperature at 60°C, and the stirring at 350 rpm. For each process condition, samples of both streams (distillate and residue) were collected and stored at −18°C before tocopherols analyses. Owing to the differences between molecular weights and vapor pressures of free fatty acids and tocopherols, tocopherols preferentially remained in the residue at evaporator temperatures of 100°C and 120°C, whereas for higher temperatures (140°C and 160°C) and lower feed flow rate, tocopherols tended to migrate to the distillate stream. |
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Keywords: | Free fatty acids molecular distillation soya sludge tocopherols |
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