Neutraliser/Washer/Bleacher

A floor-standing batch processing system capable of performing all 3 stages on small quantities of crude edible oils and facilitates practical research and development.

The main reactor vessel, reagent vessels, filter pump and filter are constructed from stainless steel and are mounted within a floor-standing, stainless steel framework. A variable speed agitator, electrical heating element, cooling coil and observation port are incorporated in the reactor, which is a vertical cylindrical vessel designed to process a 25 litre batch of oil.

Reactor vessel
Material: Stainless steel
Total volume: 45 litres
Working volume: 25 litres
Diameter: 0.30m
Height: 0.65m
Heating element: 3.0kW
Cooling coil area: 0.12m°
Agitator speed: 250-1800rpm

Reagent vessel
Material: stainless steel
Working volume: 3 litres
Diameter: 0.165m
Height: 0.20m
Heating element: 1kW

Earth hopper
Material: Stainless steel
Volume: 0.3 litre

Pressure leaf filter
Material: stainless steel
Filter volume: 3.8 litres
Filter cake capacity: 1 litre
Filtering area: 0.09m°
Filter screen: 110 mesh (0.3mm wire)
Maximum pressure: 3.0 bar

Vacuum pump
Type: liquid-ring
Sealant: water
Working vacuum: 75mm Hg (ABS)
Sealant flow rate: 8 l/m

• Small quantities of oil can be processed
• No consumable filter elements required
• Simple Controls
• Surfaces in contact with the process fluid are stainless steel
• Agitation by variable speed flat blade impeller (variable to 1800rpm)
• Working vacuum of 75mm Hg (ABS) with liquid ring vacuum pump
• Pressure leaf filter designed to BS5500 – compliant with PED
• 25 litre vessel designed to BS5500 – compliant with PED
• Compact and self-contained
• Cooling coil
• Extraction pump
• Electrical heating element