Soybean Oil Plant

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Workshops of Soybean Oil Plant

Soybeans can be processed into soybean oil and soymeal. Soybean oil is an healthy oil majorly used for deep frying, pan frying, stir frying and baking. This oil has 24% monounsaturated fat and 60% polyunsaturated fat hence is safe in our bodies since these fats don't raise blood cholesterol levels.

The extraction process of soybean oil plant can be divided into two main types - mechanical pressing plant and solvent extracting plant. Solvent extraction is by use of hexane where the oil yield is about 19%. This is the commonly used. Mechanical pressing is another method where the oil yield is usually around 13 %. Virgin soybean can be extracted at home using cold pressing where small hand operated pressers are used.

The Process of Soybean Oil Plant

The processing process of soybean oil starts by preparation of the seed oil. The soybean oil mill machinery cleans, dries and de-hulls the soybeans before beginning of the extraction process.

Soybean Oil Extraction Process

Soybean Oil Extraction

The hulls of the soybeans are removed because they absorb oil hence lowering the oil yield percentage. During the de-hulling process, these soybeans are cracked and the hulls are separated from the cracked soybeans by mechanical process.

Soybean Oil Full Scale Plant (Screw Pressing)

Full-scale Plant of Seed Oil Solvent Extraction

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Iron is separated from the soybeans by use of magnets. To make the extraction process easier, the soybeans are heated up to around 75 degrees Celsius so that the soy proteins are coagulated. The soybean are cut into flakes and then put in percolation extractors with hexane which is used as a solvent. The hexane is then removed to remain with the extracted flakes. These flakes contain just about 1% of the oil and they are commonly used to produce food products like soy protein or the flakes can be used as livestock soymeal.

The next process done by soybean oil meal machinery is separation of hexane from the soybean oil. This is done by putting the mixture into evaporators. Evaporation takes place where the hexane evaporates and is recycled back to the extraction process. The soybean oil which is now free from hexane enters the next stage which is oil refining.

Soybean Oil refining

Oil refining is a very important part of the processing process because the oil contains impurities like phospholipids, pigment, and off-flavor which need to be removed to make the oil edible. The oil insoluble impurities are removed through filtration process while the soluble materials are removed by different processes such as alkali refining, degumming which involves removal of phosphatides and bleaching. The alkali removal process involves washing the oil with alkaline solution in order to remove colorants, free fatty acids, and gums. The bleaching involves used of activated carbon or activated earth which removes the colour and also other impurities.

Crude Soya Oil Refining Plant

In Conclusion

The manufacturing process of soybeans involves various steps which are carried out by the soybean oil meal machinery or soybean oil plant. The final product which is soybean oil is safe for consumption since it contains unsaturated fats hence you don't need to worry when consuming it. You can use it for many types of frying a home. In fact, soybean oil represents 80% of all cooking oils used for in USA for commercial food production. Soybean oil extraction plant  is a promissing project to invest in. And ABC Machinery will be your best guide to the success of your business!