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 manufacturing process?
Groundnut oil manufacturing process is divided into two methods, the first is mechanical pressing and the second is solvent extraction. Mechanical pressing can extract 85% oil and the remaining oil is extracted by the solvent extraction method.
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.
What is groundnut oil extraction?
OIL EXTRACTION MACHINE Department of Mechanical Engineering 1,2,3,4 Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai 600 044. Groundnut oil extraction involves extracting oil content of the groundnut seed. The prepared ground nut comes under three roller mills between top roller and feed roller of these roller’s rotates the prepared ground nut is squeezed.