Cooking Groundnut Oil Extraction Equipment in Gambia

What is groundnut oil expelling machine?
Groundnut oil expelling machine is an important device for oil recovery from groundnut seed in a roller mill, direct firing of barrel and pressing with an engine driven oil expeller. Expeller use a horizontal rotating metal screw, which feeds oil-bearing seeds into a barrel shaped outer casing with perforated walls according to Maul et al (2011).
What is groundnut oil extraction?
Lawan et al. (2015) , reported that groundnut oil extraction involves shelling the groundnut pods, roasting the shelled groundnut seeds, deskinning and winnowing the roasted groundnut seeds, milling the cleaned groundnut seeds and kneading the paste produced. … PDF | Groundnut oil extraction involves removing oil content of the groundnut seed.
Is a groundnut oil machine suitable for commercial use?
At a regulated heater temperature of 100oC the quality of the oil and groundnut cake was pleasant and edible. Based on the efficiency and the quality of the oil produced, this machine was recommended suitable for the production of groundnut oil for commercial use.
How much groundnut can an expeller process?
Expeller are power driven, and are able to process 8 to 300kg of groundnut per hour or even more depending upon the type of expeller used (Khangar and Jaju, 2012). Bigger units which process greater quantities of oil are available for use in larger mills.
What is groundnut oil expeller?
Groundnut oil expeller has been developed and constructed by some researchers in different sizes, shapes and materials, mostly for industrial uses. Such expellers are expensive, involve high level technology which cannot be afforded by small scale and low income oil millers.
Is the groundnut sector revitalized in West Africa?
1. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service report: Revitalization of the Groundnut Sector in West Africa, March 2010 1. Gambia Ports Authority. Interviewed: 20/11/12 “I think we entered the [Gambian] market at a very exciting time, when government is trying to prioritise cum mechanise and make the agricultural sector more attractive.”