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A method of producing volatilized fatty acids by heating a feedstock comprising at least one fat or oil in a reactor under inert vacuum to volatilize fatty acids, and removing volatilized fatty acids from bottoms residue comprising cross-linked oil. A system for stripping fatty acids from triglyceri

A method of producing volatilized fatty acids by heating a feedstock comprising at least one fat or oil in a reactor under inert vacuum to volatilize fatty acids, and removing volatilized fatty acids from bottoms residue comprising cross-linked oil. A system for stripping fatty acids from triglycerides, the system comprising a reactor, heating apparatus and a vacuum pump capable of pulling a vacuum in the range of from 1 kPa to 50 kPa on the reactor. A system for producing a hydrogenated product including a reactor comprising an inlet for a stream comprising triglycerides, an outlet for volatilized fatty acids, and an outlet for a cross-linked product, heating apparatus, a vacuum pump capable of pulling a vacuum in the range of from 1 kPa to 50 kPa on the reactor, and a hydrogenation reactor, wherein an inlet of the hydrogenation reactor is fluidly connected to the outlet for cross-linked product.

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1. A method of producing a hydrogenated product, the method comprising: heating a feedstock comprising at least one fat or oil in a reactor under inert vacuum to volatilize fatty acids and to produce a bottoms residue comprising cross-linked oil; andhydrogenating the produced bottoms residue to form

1. A method of producing a hydrogenated product, the method comprising: heating a feedstock comprising at least one fat or oil in a reactor under inert vacuum to volatilize fatty acids and to produce a bottoms residue comprising cross-linked oil; andhydrogenating the produced bottoms residue to form an enhanced hydrogenated product. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the bottoms residue is mixed with from about 0 weight percent to about 99 weight percent of a base oil prior to hydrogenation. 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the enhanced hydrogenated product remains colorless upon standing for a time greater than one week. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein hydrogenating the bottoms residue comprises subjecting a mixture containing bottoms residue and hydrogen gas to a shear rate of greater than about 20,000 s−1. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein hydrogenating the bottoms residue comprises forming a dispersion comprising hydrogen-containing gas bubbles dispersed in a liquid phase comprising bottoms residue, wherein the bubbles have a mean diameter of less than 5.0 μm. 6. The method of claim 5 wherein forming the dispersion comprises contacting hydrogen-containing gas and the liquid phase in a high shear device, wherein the high shear device comprises at least one rotor, and wherein the at least one rotor is rotated at a tip speed of at least 22.9 m/s (4,500 ft/min) during formation of the dispersion. 7. The method of claim 6 wherein the energy expenditure of the high shear device is greater than 1000 W/m3 during formation of the dispersion. 8. An enhanced hydrogenated product produced according to claim 1. 9. A blended wax comprising enhanced hydrogenated product produced according to claim 1 and petroleum wax.