The extraction process uses hexane or other solvents to wash the soybean oil from the prepared soybean flakes. The design of the equipment varies so that Crown can optimize the amount of solvent and bed depth needed to efficiently wash the flakes, the contact time of the solvent and flakes, and the power and utilities needed to run the equipment.
What is a complete soybean oil mill plant?
Complete soybean oil mill plant is usually designed with seeds pretreatment section, oil processing section, oil refining section and oil filling section. According to oil extraction methods, soybean oil production can be divided into mechanical oil pressing and solvent oil extraction.
What is the soybean processing industry?
The soybean processing industry has developed manufacturing systems and procedures, trading rules, comprehensive product quality specifications, and quality control procedures to ensure finished products that consistently meet customer and consumer needs.
What are industrial uses for soybeans?
Industrial uses for soybeans comprise no more than 0.5% of the protein and 2.6% of the oil produced from soybeans grown in the United States. There are no current industrial uses for whole soybeans. There is one instance when soybeans were used for ship ballast, and powdered soybeans were patented as a floor covering.