Quality of vegetable oil from a small-scale extraction plant
University of Idaho seed processing research is centered about a CeCoCo oil expeller. A seed preheater-auger, seed bin, meal auger, and oil pump have been constructed to complete the system, which is automated and instrumented. The press, preheater, cake removal auger, and oil transfer pump are tied into a central panel where energy use is measured and the process controlled. Extracted oil weight, meal weight, process temperature, and input energy are all recorded during operation. The oil is transferred to tanks where it settles for 48 hours or more. It is then pumped through a filtering system and stored ready to be used as an engine fuel. The plant has processed over 11,000 kg of seed with an average extraction efficiency of 78 percent.
- Research Organization:
- Dept. of Ag. Engr., University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
- OSTI ID:
- 5364249
- Journal Information:
- ASAE Tech. Pap.; (United States), Journal Name: ASAE Tech. Pap.; (United States) Vol. 82-3610; ISSN AAEPC
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
AUTOMATION
CONTAINERS
CONTROL
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
EXTRACTION
FILTERS
FUELS
HEAT ENGINES
HEAT TREATMENTS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PUMPS
QUALITY CONTROL
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SEEDS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
STORAGE
SYNTHETIC FUELS
TANKS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
VEGETABLE OILS
WEIGHT