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Chapter 3 · The Basics of Oleochemistry - Basic Oleochemicals
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cracking zone, superheated steam is injected,
which ensures not only the necessary heating
but also high turbulence in the reactor. As a
result, the fat and water phases are intensively
mixed, which leads to a large interface and thus
to a faster reaction. This mixing can be further
reaction column, and the fat is also fed in with a
pressure pump just above the sump of the reactor. Due to the different densities, the lighter
fat slowly moves upward, and the heavier water
flows toward the fat from top to bottom. In the
middle area of the reaction column, the so-called
. Fig. 3.2 Reactor of continuously operated pressure fat splitting