Waxes coming from Deoiling need a final hydrotreatment to be used in food applications. Merits of Axens’ process are as follows :

• no sludge disposal problems,
• easy and reliable operation,
• great flexibility of use,
• low operating cost,
• high yield : around 99 wt% for all types of products assuming that the correct type of catalyst has been selected,
• most severe food specifications reached even for microcrystalline waxes.