Schedule 8 METHODS OF MANUFACTURE OF TALLOW DERIVATIVESI1
United Kingdom
The following are the methods of manufacture referred to in regulation 5(5)—
(a)
transesterification or hydrolysis at a temperature of at least 200ºC and at an appropriate corresponding pressure for 20 minutes (glycerol, fatty acids and fatty acid esters);
(b)
saponification with sodium hydroxide solution, c(NaOH) = 12mol/l (glycerol and soap)—
(i)
batch process: at 95°C for three hours; or
(ii)
continuous process: at 140°C, two bars (2,000hPa) for eight minutes, or equivalent conditions.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. 8 in force at 11.9.2004, see reg. 1(1)