Edible Oil Cake Solvent Extraction Plant

Solvent extraction is the process to ensure extraction of  oil from solvent or crude  i.e, Soyabeans, sunflower,cotton seeds, rapeseeds, peanuts, canola, rice-bran, palm kernel etc.Solvent Extraction Plants are employed  to perform the operation - that is to  extract oil directly from sunflower seeds, peanuts, cotton seed, palm kernel, canola, copra, castor and others. These are usually fitted with  with drum shaft, brush shaft and mesh cleaning arrangement. Oil extraction usually starts from soybean seed oil preparation that must  be dehulled, cleaned, and dried before sending to the next extraction process.

Solvent extraction process comprises:-

1) Preparation of seeds for extraction

2) Desolventising

3) Distillation

In the soybean oil extraction for example , the soybeans must be cut into flakes and then passed through a percolation extractor  before being  immersed with a solvent.Oil refining is another step  in the soybean oil processing. This is because  oil obtained by pressing or solvent extraction process always contains impurities such as phospholipids, FFA, pigment, off-flavor and other impurities. The oil is made  edible by elimination of  the impurities  through a process is called "Oil Refining".

Solvent extraction plant comprises of:

●        Seed Preparation: Roller mill / Flaking mill / Cooker-Conditioner / Expander-Extruder

●        Roller Mill: for  preparation of oilseeds prior to direct solvent extraction.

●        Cookers-Conditioner: Custom Designed to condition the seed for better extraction through  heating and optimising  moisture content

●        Flaking Mill: In built  smooth rolls suitable for flaking oilseeds or cakes prior to solvent extraction.

THE PROCESS

The Horizontal model comprising of articulated band conveyor assembly is fed  the CRUDE       from the Feed Hopper and transport  at a very slow predetermined speed.This moves  from the feed to the discharge end. The conveyor rides over the rails fitted  inside the Extractor and on specially constructed sprocket at either end. A customized  adjustable damper is fitted  for height adjustment of the bed of material on the chain conveyor. A  series of Spray breakers for the perfect spray of the solvent is also present on the moving bed, with  provision for sight glasses. The Band Conveyor Assembly is custom  designed to act as filter bed for eliminating the fines.To efficaciously clean the  mesh, it is  replete  with rotary brushes & mesh cleaning system .

THE MECTECH ADVANTAGE

MECTECH's belt type horizontal extractor, desolventizing toaster, distillation system and heat recovery system are custom designed to optimize efficiency. Long years of experience & expertise enables us to design maximum    efficiency in order to ensure the finest  performance in terms of quality of oil, quality of DOC, consumption of utilities and hexane loss.

Soybean The soybean oil plant is a version of seed processing plant. In order to process quality soybean oil, a series of soybeanoil processing machinery will be involved.

The strides made in solvent extraction technology are going to have a far-reaching effect on the extraction scenario - thanks to MECTECH.Following the shifting trends towards continuous type extraction this company has so modified the present state of extraction equipment that hexane loss is just minimal.