Patents Assigned to N.V. de Smet Engineering S.A.
  • Fractionation processes and devices for oils and fats
    Patent number: 8203014
    Abstract: The invention provides operating the dry or solvent fractionation of oils and fats in a crystallizer comprising a crystallization vessel (1,2), an agitator, cooling means and a drive, wherein said drive provides said agitator with an oscillating motion, and/or a rotating motion around an axis, with the proviso that each point of said agitator moves at substantially the same linear speed. The invention also provides a crystallizer comprising a crystallization vessel (1,2) having a polygonal cross-section, an agitator and a drive, wherein said drive provides said agitator with an oscillating motion, and wherein said agitator is not inclined to the moving direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: N.V. de Smet Engineering S.A.
    Inventors: Marc Kellens, Marc Hendrix
  • FRACTIONATION PROCESSES AND DEVICES FOR OILS AND FATS
    Publication number: 20090264667
    Abstract: The invention provides operating the dry or solvent fractionation of oils and fats in a crystallizer comprising a crystallization vessel (1,2), an agitator, cooling means and a drive, wherein said drive provides said agitator with an oscillating motion, and/or a rotating motion around an axis, with the proviso that each point of said agitator moves at substantially the same linear speed. The invention also provides a crystallizer comprising a crystallization vessel (1,2) having a polygonal cross-section, an agitator and a drive, wherein said drive provides said agitator with an oscillating motion, and wherein said agitator is not inclined to the moving direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: N.V. De Smet Engineering S.A.
    Inventors: Marc Kellens, Marc Hendrix