iso sunflower oil extraction sunflower oil press in botswana

   
iso sunflower oil extraction sunflower oil press in botswana
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • iso sunflower oil extraction sunflower oil press in botswana
Which extraction method is best for sunflower seeds?

Therefore, prepress solvent extraction, with the highest oil recovery yield, is the process method utilized today for the majority of the sunflower seed that is crushed globally.

How is sunflower crushed for oil recovery?

Sunflower is crushed for oil recovery via one of two process methods, hard pressing or prepress solvent extraction. Hard pressing relies upon exerting high pressure on the prepared seed to separate oil from the solids fraction, historically recovering about 25% oil from the seed.

What is prepress solvent extraction?

Prepress solvent extraction relies on exerting medium pressure on the prepared seed to separate the majority of the oil, followed by solvent extraction to separate additional oil from the solids fraction, recovering over 40% oil from the seed in modern crushing plants.

How does a sunflower extractor recover the solvent pumped to the extractor?

The solvent evaporated from the sunflower meal and the miscella are both recovered in the solvent recovery system within the solvent extraction process area. A typical sunflower plant will recover 99.8¨C99.9% of the solvent pumped to the extractor.