Continuous Canola Oil Refinery Project in Morocco

Continuous Canola Oil Refinery Project in Morocco
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • Will Morocco’s refinery move make sense now?
  • The move might make sense now. But current market dynamics are not guaranteed to last. Morocco’s sole refinery, the 200,000 b/d Samir plant in Mohammedia has been stuck in financial and legal limbo since 2015 when it was mothballed due to its inability to pay billions in accrued debts to multiple creditors ( MEES, 14 August 2015 ).
  • Where is Morocco’s sole oil refinery?
  • Morocco’s sole oil refinery in Mohammedia, near Casablanca, on June 22, 2019. Three years after it was liquidated for racking up billions of euros worth of debt, Morocco’s sole oil refinery and one-time economic flagship is struggling to attract a buyer and survive. – AFP via Getty Images)
  • What is canola oil refining?
  • Canola Oil Refining The crude Canola oil contains undesirable substances like phospholipids, free fatty acids, sterols, waxes, oxidation products, water, aromatic compounds, pigments, etc. which adversely affect the quality and durability of oil.
  • How to extract canola oil?
  • Canola Oil Pressing There are mainly two methods for extracting Canola oil, one is Mechanical Press and second is Solvent Extraction. In Mechanical Press, Canola oilseeds are pressed in a series of Screw Presses / Expellers. This process uses no chemical and leaves about 5-7% oil in the residual Cake/Meal.
  • Should Morocco reopen its oil refinery?
  • Morocco currently imports 90% of its energy, and rising fossil fuel prices are increasing the calls to reopen the kingdom’s sole oil refinery. The Société Anonyme Marocaine de l’Industrie du Raffinage (SAMIR) opened in 1959 as a joint venture between the Moroccan state and Italian energy giant ENI.
  • How is canola oil pressed?
  • In Mechanical Press, Canola oilseeds are pressed in a series of Screw Presses / Expellers. This process uses no chemical and leaves about 5-7% oil in the residual Cake/Meal. This pressed cake can be subjected to Solvent Extraction for further Oil Extraction. Step 4. Solvent Extraction