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Soybean Seed Processing, Oil Extraction & Refining
Ferro’s SoybeanSeed Processing ensures high-quality oil with minimal processing, retaining the natural flavor and nutritional benefits. Here’s an overview of the process:
Seed Cleaning and Dehulling
- Cleaning : Soybeans are thoroughly cleaned using seed cleaner and magnetic feeders to remove metal and impurities that could interfere with processing. Ferro Dry Destoner is basically used in the application of soya seed cleaning to separate stone, glass & other impurities present in the seed.
- Dehulling : The hulls are removed to increase protein content in the meal and enhance the efficiency of the extraction process.
- Flaking : Using the FX Flaker Machine, the soybeans are turned into thin flakes, rupturing the cells and releasing the oil.
Extraction & Desolventizing
- Hexane Extraction : Solvents like hexane are used to efficiently extract soybean oil from the flakes. The process optimizes solvent use, bed depth, and contact time for maximum yield. The FX-Extractor ensures efficient extraction.
- Removing Solvents : Ferros De-Solventizer is used to recover residual solvent from the meal, the goal is also to toast the meal so that antinutritional factors are controlled, while a distillation system recovers solvent from the oil. Dryer cooler is for cooling the de-solventized and toasted material.
- By-Product : The desolventized meal become a high-protein meal.
Oil Refining and Processing
- Refining : Extracted oil undergoes processes like degumming, neutralization, washing, bleaching, and deodorization to improve flavor, color, odor, and stability.
- Contaminant Removal : This step removes phosphatides, free fatty acids, and pro-oxidants for a cleaner, higher-quality edible oil.
Expert Answers for Smart Decisions
Ferro Oiltek’s soya seed processing range includes seed cleaning equipment such as box type seed
cleaners, high-capacity twin roll decorticators for dehulling, and density separators for separating hulls
from kernels, forming the core machines used in soybean seed preparation before extraction.
Proper seed cleaning in soya seed processing removes dust, stones, broken seeds, and other
impurities, ensuring smooth operation of downstream machines, protecting equipment, and
improving the quality and efficiency of oil extraction.
The Twin Roll Decorticator breaks and separates the seed hulls from kernels efficiently, enhancing oilextraction performance and preparing the seeds for further processing. This ensures uniform kernel
size, improves oil extraction efficiency, and enhances meal quality.
In soya seed processing, a density separator separates kernels, hulls, and partially dehulled seeds
based on density differences. This ensures uniform kernel quality, removes broken or low-density
seeds, and improves the efficiency of subsequent oil extraction.
Yes, the soya seed processing products are part of a complete technology solution that can be
combined with extraction and refining systems to set up a full edibleproduction line with high quality
and yield.
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