Effects of Filtering through Bleaching Media on Decrease of Peroxide Value of Autoxidized Soybean Oil

ABSTRACT The effects of filtering through bleaching media on decrease of peroxide value (PV) of autoxidized soybean oil were investigated to improve its quality. Sixteen kinds of filtering and bleaching media were employed. The standard activated clay was the most effective in decreasing the peroxides in autoxidized soybean oil. The relations between the decrease of PV and the physical or the chemical properties of the media were examined. It was found that peroxides are reduced in proportion to the amount of acid at the highest acid strength range + 1.5–5.6 rather than amount of acid at the lower acid strength range, total amount of acid or specific surface area of medium.