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Laboratory oilseed processing by a small screw press
Author(s) -
Sivakumaran K.,
Goodrum J. W.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02544513
Subject(s) - screw press , pressing , meal , peanut oil , extraction (chemistry) , pulp and paper industry , agricultural engineering , process engineering , food science , environmental science , microbiology and biotechnology , mathematics , engineering , chemistry , mechanical engineering , chromatography , biology , raw material , organic chemistry
Abstract Applicability of the small screw press as a laboratory tool in processing oilseeds was investigated. The meal and oil produced from peanuts in a small press were physically characterized. A simple set of standards was established for relating the oil extraction efficiency and the meal oil content to the physical and visual qualities of the meal produced. This will assist a researcher in maintaining in‐process control of the quality of screw press products. These standards were used to identify the conditions of maximum peanut oil recovery. Results with screw pressing of peanuts are compared to studies of other oilseeds.