Regeneration and characterization of spent bleaching earth: recycling in the corn oil bleaching process

The spent bleaching earth (SBE) is a solid waste from the edible oil refining industry which generates soil contamination was successfully recycled after deoiling through an extraction process using different organic solvents, followed by heat treatment. In the current study, the effects of factors...

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Main Authors: Ikhlas Benkhoud, Lassaad Ben Mansour
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Language:English
Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2025-05-01
Series:Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management
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Online Access:https://jbem.vgtu.lt/index.php/JEELM/article/view/23565
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description The spent bleaching earth (SBE) is a solid waste from the edible oil refining industry which generates soil contamination was successfully recycled after deoiling through an extraction process using different organic solvents, followed by heat treatment. In the current study, the effects of factors, such as solvent to (SBE) ratio [1:1–5:1], temperature [20–40 °C], and stirring time [30–60 min] on the efficiency of extracted oil were investigated by maceration method. Characterization analyses (SEM, XRD, XRFA and TGA) were carried out to compare the characteristics of samples. The best oil extraction efficiency was obtained at the highest level of solvent to (SBE) ratio (MR = 5) at 30 °C temperature and at the 45 minutes stirring time this condition led to 72.82% oil extraction yield. The corn oil bleaching efficiency using the SBE treated at optimal condition and heated at 400 °C was improved to 84.75%.
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spelling doaj-art-4e5aa0093fc14b2db03fc81f662526a02025-08-20T03:10:46ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityJournal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management1648-68971822-41992025-05-0133210.3846/jeelm.2025.23565Regeneration and characterization of spent bleaching earth: recycling in the corn oil bleaching processIkhlas Benkhoud0Lassaad Ben Mansour1Laboratory of Applied Fluid Mechanics, Process Engineering and Environment, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaLaboratory of Applied Fluid Mechanics, Process Engineering and Environment, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia The spent bleaching earth (SBE) is a solid waste from the edible oil refining industry which generates soil contamination was successfully recycled after deoiling through an extraction process using different organic solvents, followed by heat treatment. In the current study, the effects of factors, such as solvent to (SBE) ratio [1:1–5:1], temperature [20–40 °C], and stirring time [30–60 min] on the efficiency of extracted oil were investigated by maceration method. Characterization analyses (SEM, XRD, XRFA and TGA) were carried out to compare the characteristics of samples. The best oil extraction efficiency was obtained at the highest level of solvent to (SBE) ratio (MR = 5) at 30 °C temperature and at the 45 minutes stirring time this condition led to 72.82% oil extraction yield. The corn oil bleaching efficiency using the SBE treated at optimal condition and heated at 400 °C was improved to 84.75%. https://jbem.vgtu.lt/index.php/JEELM/article/view/23565bleaching processspent bleaching earth (SBE)soil contaminationregeneration
spellingShingle Ikhlas Benkhoud
Lassaad Ben Mansour
Regeneration and characterization of spent bleaching earth: recycling in the corn oil bleaching process
Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management
bleaching process
spent bleaching earth (SBE)
soil contamination
regeneration
title Regeneration and characterization of spent bleaching earth: recycling in the corn oil bleaching process
title_full Regeneration and characterization of spent bleaching earth: recycling in the corn oil bleaching process
title_fullStr Regeneration and characterization of spent bleaching earth: recycling in the corn oil bleaching process
title_full_unstemmed Regeneration and characterization of spent bleaching earth: recycling in the corn oil bleaching process
title_short Regeneration and characterization of spent bleaching earth: recycling in the corn oil bleaching process
title_sort regeneration and characterization of spent bleaching earth recycling in the corn oil bleaching process
topic bleaching process
spent bleaching earth (SBE)
soil contamination
regeneration
url https://jbem.vgtu.lt/index.php/JEELM/article/view/23565
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