Soybean oil processing using ultrafiltration in micelle in the degumming step / Processamento de oleo de soja utilizando ultrafiltração em miscela na etapa de degomagem e na obtenção de lecitina

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2004

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Crude soybean oil is traditionally degummed by water addition or phosphoric acid. The membrane technology applied to vegetable oils processing has become important because it allows to use temperatures, reduces waste water treatment, retains undesirable products, besides preserving important minor compounds in the oil. The objectives of this work were to optimize the conditions of crude soybean oil micelle ultra filtration as an alternative to the traditional degumming, evaluate the physical-chemical and sensorial characteristics of the degummed and deodorized oil in pilot plant scale and to obtain soy lecithin through retentate concentration. The ultrafiltration was accomplished at 40o C, in a NETZSCH pilot unit utilizing two pre-conditioned ceramic in alumina membranes with 0.01 mm pore diameter of 19 and 37 channels. The feed transmembrane pressure effect and the phosphorous content were evaluated regarding to the permeate flux and retention of phospholipids. The transmembrane pressure range used in the treatments was from 0.6 to 2.0 bar under tangential velocity of 3.5m/s. A complete 22 experimental design was established with 3 central points and 4 axial points for each membrane. The phosphorous content has not carried on considerable effect in the retention, nevertheless it had a negative effect over the permeate flux in the two membranes. Greater transmembrane pressure values favor the flux and retention increase in the 19 channels membrane. However in 37 channels membranes only the retention was favored by the increasing pressure while, a great pressure increase (above 1.5 bar), presented a negative effect on the its flux. The treatments that showed better phospholipids retention (>98%) for the two membranes, phosphorous values below the maximum level of 10 mg/kg required by the industry were deodorized in a deodorization pilot unity with stainless steel jacketed reactor with 3 liters capacity, under 12 mmHg vacuum, at 230 ºC, for 1.5 hours, using nitrogen as carrier gas. After physical-chemical determinations that assured the quality, the obtained products were analyzed regarding to the sensorial acceptance at the consumer level and compared with commercial soybean refined oil. The statistical analysis have not shown significative difference (p £ 0.05) among the two desodorized oils and commercial soybean neutrative-bleached-desodorized oil for the aroma and flavor atributes. The obtained lecithin was in accordance with the standards of Food Chemical Codex, with 53% of acetone insoluble.

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oleo de soja ultrafiltração ultrafiltration soybean oil lecitina phospholipids lecithins

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