Utilization of Expanders to Maximize Oil Recovery on Pre-Press Cake
Published:October 31, 2017
Summary
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...
Hi there, I've recently started working in an oilseed crushing plant in iran, I was wondering if I could have some pictures of what exactly happens inside the extruder.thank you