THE USE OF IRAQI RAW MATERIAL IN BLEACHING OF VEGETABLE OIL
This study is carried out to determine the possibility of using the Iraqi Bentonite raw material for bleaching the cottonseed oil and to study the effect of treatment with acid and caustic on the process of bleaching as well as the effect of the particle size, the degree of temperature and the time required for the process.The Iraqi local material was examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and infrared spectroscopy (IR) techniques, also chemical and mineral analysis were used to determine the clay characteristic.Two methods of adsorption were used the physical and