oil plant in solvent extractor in guinea

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Which type of extractor is used in the oil seed industry?
  • Extractors are used in the oil seed industry for extracting oil from seed (rape seed, sunflower etc.). The type of extractor shown in this 3D model is a continuous loop extractor. Oil can be extracted from oleaginous materials mechanically, or using the solvent extraction method.
  • How is oil extracted from oleaginous materials?
  • Oil can be extracted from oleaginous materials mechanically, or using the solvent extraction method. Where solvent extraction is used, the associated machine is called an ‘extractor’. There are three main types of extractor currently employed commercially in the oil seed industry, these are the rotary, horizontal belt, and continuous loop types.
  • How does a solvent extractor work?
  • The material is immersed in solvent and passes through sections of concurrent and counter current flow. As the material moves through the extractor it is rotated completely so that the lower side of the material becomes the upper side, this gives the solvent easy access to the material from all directions and ensures a high level of oil extraction.
  • How is oil extracted from seed?
  • The seed, having been properly prepared, is separated into a crude oil fraction and a protein meal fraction by solvent extraction. The extractor utilizes a countercurrent, multi-stage washing with commercial hexane solvent to enable a reasonable quantity of solvent to extract a maximum quantity of oil.