date:Aug 02, 2012
mponents like fatty acids, sterols, squalene, and vitamin E.
The distillate waste has a very limited commercial value, therefore requires additional costs for a safe environmental disposal.
However, they noted that during removal of vitamin E, the refinery process itself causes a significant loss due to distillation and thermal oxidation. One of the main vitamin E oxidation products tocopherolquinone (TQ) is found in large quantities in oil waste water.
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