Utilization of expanders to maximize oil recovery on pre-press cake
86th Oil Mill Operators Short Course
Indianapolis, IN
Monday, April 9, 2018 – 9:00 am
Utilization of expanders to maximize oil recovery on pre-press cake
Eric Stibora, Chemical Engineer, Director of Capital Equipment Sales & Marketing at Anderson International Corp.
The chemical extraction of edible oils with hexane as a solvent is the most widely utilized process in the industry for high production applications, over 500 tons per day. The top three oilseeds by production volume are soybean, rapeseed/canola, and sunflower respectively. Prior to extraction, these oilseeds are subjected to a number of preparation steps aimed at making oil recovery as efficient as possible in the extractor while minimizing operating costs. One of the most effective tools in this respect is the expander, but little work has been done to date to fully understand its benefits on any materials beyond soybean in solvent extraction applications...