Some oil-bearing plants have a higher oil content, especially sunflower seeds, with an oil content of 45 to 60% and UFA content of more than 90%, which is prone to heat, mildew, oil rancidity, and deterioration during storage ( Mangin et al., 2017 ).
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 oil extracted?
The seed is mechanically pressed (pre-pressed) to extract approximately half to three-quarters of the obtainable oil so that the solvent extraction can be run more efficiently. This is typical for seeds having more than 20% oil. The solvent extraction procedure uses hexane or other solvents to wash the sunflower oil from the prepared flakes.
Why should we invest in sunflower oil in Tanzania?
Investment in sunflower oil production locally could therefore provide competition against imported oil. One reason for encouraging the greater production and processing of sunflower oil in Tanzania is thus its potential for import substitution, which could generate income and jobs at home and have a beneficial impact on foreign- exchange outflows.
After-sales Service Provided: Field installation, commissioning and training, Field maintenance and repair service, Video technical support, Online support, Engineers available to service machinery overseas
Raw material: Sunflower fruit, Sunflower
Product: Sunflower oil hexane solvent extraction
Capacity: from 1T to 2000T
Processing Types: Pressing line & extraction line& refining line
Material: n-hexane for extraction line & chemical materail for refining line
Oil residues: press way: less than 6% & extraction way: less than 1%
Function: getting edible quality oil
Material of equipment: stainless steel and carbon steel
