Setting up a solvent extraction plant is a strategic decision for businesses in the oil extraction industry. A solvent extraction plant allows you to separate valuable oil from oilseeds and other materials using a solvent, typically hexane. Your decision to invest in one will be based on not only the oilseed you choose and the […]
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That luscious, creamy texture that makes chocolate such a universally appreciated delicacy is lent to it by a hero ingredient: cocoa butter. Cocoa butter is a key ingredient in the manufacture of chocolate – its most well-known application. But this is just one of several purposes that cocoa butter production serves. Cocoa butter production serves
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Coconuts are incredibly versatile agricultural products, with diverse applications. Most people are familiar with coconut milk, used commonly in South Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine. Coconut oil is also a fairly well-known product, with bottled refined coconut oil available in most parts of the world. What many people don’t know, however, is that coconut husk,
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Over the past few decades, the global demand for vegetable oils has grown exponentially. From 2000-2001 to 2020-2021, the worldwide consumption of vegetable oils more than doubled from 87 million tonnes to 208 million tonnes. Vegetable oil production has kept up with this demand – by the end of 2024, it is estimated to reach
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Introduction Oil extraction isn’t a novelty and neither are oil extraction units. For as long as human civilization has been around, people have been using plant-based oils for culinary, health, and other purposes. Naturally, communities developed and discovered various technologies and equipment to extract oil for their needs. Over time, they also found ways to
What is solvent extraction? Solvent extraction, also referred to as liquid-liquid extraction, is the transfer of a chemical from one solvent to another. These solvents must be immiscible liquids – typically water and an organic solvent, with different solubility levels and distribution coefficients for the chemical solute in question. Considered superior to distillation due to
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When you invest in anything at all, it’s never a good idea to rely on price alone to make a decision. Making a solely cost-based decision might mean that you are settling for less in terms of quality, safety, or efficacy. And settling for less in these areas will cost you in the long run.
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Oils and fats are extracted from oil-bearing materials like nuts, seeds, fruit and bran by mechanical extraction, solvent extraction, specialty extraction methods, or a combination of two or more of the above processes. Very few oils, like rice bran oil, are extracted using solely solvent extraction. Nonetheless, extraction with solvents is integral to the success
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Oil is an indispensable ingredient in our daily lives. From using it in food to its application in the manufacturing of cosmetics and as a renewable resource for bio-diesel fuel production, oil is one of the most important commodities in the market currently. Just like its different applications, the methods of oil extraction are also
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Distillation is a crucial part of the oil processing ecosystem. When it comes to oils derived from plant-based oil-bearing materials, the process is an extremely important way to extract oils, purify them, or separate them from the solvent used in their extraction. Nonetheless, oil distillation is not one singular technique – an important fact to
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