Transesterification (TE) was one of the important oil modification methods, and no trans fatty acid was produced during the modification process. There were two main transesterification methods, industrial enzymatic TE and chemical TE, both of them had high requirements for phosphorus content, water content and peroxide value of feed oil, and the oil produced by these two TE methods were quite similar. Normally, chemical TE were operated by batch with basic catalyst. Differently, Enzymatic IE could realize continuous production by several immobilized beds in series, but the enzyme needed to be replaced in a certain time. The method selection of chemical or enzymatic TE needed overall consideration of investment costs, operation costs and operation stability. |