Fat Splitting & Glycerin Refining
Advanced high-pressure thermal splitting and distillation technologies converting natural fats and oils into high-purity fatty acids and refined glycerin.
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MAHIJA engineers turnkey oleochemical complexes for fat splitting, fatty acid fractionation, and pharmaceutical glycerin refining. Utilizing high-pressure Colgate-Emery splitting towers operating at 55–60 bar and 250–260°C without catalysts, our systems achieve split yields >99.2%. Sweet water is concentrated in falling film evaporators and refined into 99.7% pure USP/IP/BP pharma grade glycerin with full kosher and halal compliance.
Integrated continuous engineering flow from raw feedstock preparation to final finished product output.
Continuous counter-current splitting column operating at 55–60 bar without chemical catalyst.
Triple/quadruple falling-film evaporators concentrating sweet water from 12% to 88% crude glycerin.
Structured packing distillation column with external reboilers separating pitch from light and heavy fatty acids.
Multi-stage vacuum distillation and activated carbon deodorization achieving 99.7% purity.
| Parameter / Metric | Engineering Benchmark & Value |
|---|---|
| Capacity Range | 20 to 500 TPD |
| Splitting Degree | ≥ 99.2% Splitting Yield |
| Glycerine Purity | ≥ 99.7% IP / USP / BP Grade |
| Fatty Acid Recovery | ≥ 98.5% of theoretical yield |
| Column Metallurgy | SS316L, 317L, and high-nickel alloys for corrosive fatty acid service |
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Dedicated research laboratories and pilot plant facilities to analyze customer feedstocks, validate custom process parameters, and optimize product yields.