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.
How much oil can be extracted from groundnut?
Oil extracted from groundnut by traditional means can produce about 20-30% from the groundnut whereas the mechanical methods will yield a higher percentage. A mechanical means of extracting oil was designed, constructed with locally available materials and tested for groundnut oil extraction.
What are the components of oil extracting machine from nuts?
The oil extracting machine from nuts consist of cylindrical head with feeding hopper, the machine housing( casing), rotating shaft, flange, electric motor seat, bearings and pulley system. The feeding hopper holds the nuts for extracting processes.
Which type of oil extraction is applicable for rural areas?
Conclusion The oil extracting applicable for could be manually operation of the machine which The automatic the operation is simple, save time and energy. It can be used in rural areas where electricity is not available. Collection of wastage is difficult Large amount of production of oil is difficult at the time. VII References .