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Dry refining of sesame oil with alkali‐enriched sodium metasilicate
Author(s) -
Mukhopadhyay S. B.,
Gupta P. K.,
Basu A. K.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02635904
Subject(s) - alkalinity , refining (metallurgy) , alkali metal , chemistry , sodium , pulp and paper industry , organic chemistry , engineering
The paper describes an easy method of refining sesame oil with alkali‐enriched dry sodium metasilicate (SMS). This method offered significant reduction in free fatty acids (FFA) of the oil. Extent of FFA reduction depended on the degree of the alkalinity of SMS‐NaOH mixture. Color of the oil was not markedly improved by the process.