MAX LEVA
Engineers in Hollywood, FL
License number
Pennsylvania PE000282E
Category
Engineers
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
2
Hollywood, FL 33021
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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Apparatus For Deodorizing Fats And Oils
US Patent:
3933953, Jan 20, 1976
Filed:
Jun 6, 1972
Appl. No.:
5/260209
Inventors:
Max Leva - Hollywood FL
International Classification:
B01D 322
US Classification:
261148
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for stripping fatty acids and removing objectionable odors or flavors from oils and fats comprising a chamber which encloses a stack of horizontal, parallel disposed plates, each plate having a plurality of apertures defined by chimneys and extending downwardly from the plates. Thin films of heated oil collect on the plates while superheated steam is passed upwardly through said chimneys and over said films to boil out fatty acids and volatile, odor-forming matter. Preferably a separate oil-sealed lower compartment is provided for cooling the oil, stripped and deodorized, which enters through traps into a sealed lower section before the oil is removed from the chamber. It is also preferable to pass heated oil, before introduction into said chamber, through a preliminary flash chamber of similar construction to said chamber. Inert gas, such as nitrogen or steam, is passed upwardly of the chimneys to strip fatty acids from the films of oil.