Fractionation and Interesterification

Trans Fatty Acids

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 181-202

  Greyt, Wim De ^a   Dijkstra, Albert J ^b  

^a De Smet Technologies and Services   (Belgium)

^b Oils and Fats Industry ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Fractionation; Hydrogenation; Interesterification; Lauric oil; Oil blend

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889288805     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470697658.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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