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Automation in vegetable oil refineries

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  • Session III—Processing Vegetable Fats and Oils
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Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society

Abstract

Various aspects of automation are reviewed, with particular reference to examples taken from the following processing fields: oil storage, refining, hydrogenation, deodorization, oil compounding, and soapstock treatment. Examples of automation involving centralized control, programmed sequence control, in-plant quality, and process yield measurement as well as on-line computer control are illustrated. Current trends in automation methods and hardware design are also discussed.

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  1. Edible Fats and Dairy Product Group, Engineering Division, Unilever Limited, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands

    A. J. Duff (Adviser on Process Automation)

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Duff, A.J. Automation in vegetable oil refineries. J Am Oil Chem Soc 53, 370–381 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02605726

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