Hydraulic walnut oil expeller is suitable for small and medium walnut oil processing plant and private oil mill. This walnut oil extraction machine is also suitable for processing coconut, peanut, soybean, camellia seed, flaxseed, rapeseed, sesame, cottonseed, sunflower seed, castor seed, tung seed, etc. 1.
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).
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.