Abstract
A clay impregnated with an ammonium chloride solution was activated in a micro-wave oven. Optimal conditions of activation were determined by bleaching tests of a degummed and neutralized crude edible oil. Optimum values (concentration of NH 4Cl solution: 3M, heating time: 15 minutes) led to a material as effective as a commercial virgin bleaching earth in the treatment of an edible oil. The percent bleaching values calculated at 410 nm and 465 nm are 86% and 92%, respectively, for an oil processed by the micro-wave activated clay, against 77% and 93% for the same crude oil processed by a commercial virgin bleaching earth.
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