Edible Fats and Oils Refining: Basic Principles and Modern Practices

Gain a comprehensive understanding of edible fats and oils refining processes such as degumming, bleaching, filtration, and deodorization, essential for optimizing plant operations. Discover practical strategies for boosting efficiency, cutting costs, and improving product quality.

Online registration for the course is now closed. You can still register onsite in 520b Foyer of the Palais des congrès de Montréal, beginning 8 a.m. EDT Saturday, April 27.

Course Topics Include:

✓ Extraction and Oil Quality
✓ Degumming
✓ Bleaching Principles and Techniques
✓ Filtration
✓ Deodorization

✓ Hydrogenation
✓ Interesterification
✓ Fractionation
✓ Winterization/Dewaxing

Course Schedule

Who should attend?

Whether you're the president of an edible oil company, an experienced oilseed plant operator, a dedicated process engineer, or a research scientist, this course is designed to meet your needs. Roles could include:

✓ President/CEO
✓ Scientific Researcher
✓ R&D Manager
✓ Process Engineer
✓ Chemist

✓ Plant Manager
✓ Business Development/Sales
✓ Sr. Project Engineer
✓ Lab Manager

Short Course Location and Pricing

The short course will be held in person only at the Palais des congrès in Montréal, located at 1001 Pl. Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montréal, QC H2Z 1H5, Canada. Early bird pricing ends on March 1, 2024. Student registration is $495.

✓ Early Bird Rate - Members: $745
✓ Regular Rate - Members: $845

✓ Early Bird Rate - Non-Members: $845
✓ Regular Rate - Non-Members: $945

Online registration for the course is now closed. You can still register onsite in 520b Foyer of the Palais des congrès de Montréal, beginning 8 a.m. EDT Saturday, April 27.

Meet Our Course Instructors

Our esteemed instructors, who are industry experts and represent leading companies, bring a wealth of knowledge and diverse international perspectives to the course, offering unparalleled insights into the world of edible fats and oils refining.

Instructor bios

Refining Short Course Instructors

Jorge Bello

Technical Support Manager
US Silica Corporation

Roberto Berbesi

Global Technical Lead
Oil Dri Corporation of America

Bryent Blankenship

Global Technical Sales Mgr., Crush
Crown Iron Works

Michael J. Boyer, PE

President
AWT Management Services, Inc.

Diego Madueno

Area Sales Manager, North & Central America
Desmet

Véronique Gibon

Consultant
Artemis Lipids

Greg Hatfield

Dir., Global Refining & Specialty Ingredients Technology
Bunge North America

Orayne Kondur

Sales Engineer
Desmet

Fahmi Kresmagus

Application Development and Product Manager
Clariant

Randy Kruger

Dir., Engineering Support for North America, Crush & Refining
Bunge

Alan Paine

Consultant
ARP Lipids Consulting

Jens Schienke

General Mgr. Sales
JELU WERK Josef Ehrler GmbH & Co. KG

Bart Scholten

Managing Director, Europe
Envirogren

Patrick Schürmann

Product Mgr. Sales
GEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH

Joanna Wawrzynczy

Manager
Novonesis

Bill Younggreen

Regional Business Mgr., USA & Canada, Oils & Fats Systems
Alfa Laval Inc.

Registration & Course Access

Registration is required for all attendees, both members and non-members, to participate in the live, in-person short course at Palais des congrès de Montréal, Québec, Canada. Please note this year's course will not be recorded or available for live streaming or on-demand viewing.

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