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Raw materials. Handling and control
Author(s) -
Good Robert D.
Publication year - 1967
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/bf02582640
Subject(s) - agricultural engineering , capital investment , environmental science , raw material , business , waste management , process engineering , pulp and paper industry , engineering , computer science , operations management , chemistry , organic chemistry , finance
The handling and control of the raw materials for the oil seed industry can be primarily characterized by the short harvest season, by the necessity to move them into protected storage in minimum time, and by the required care before they can be processed. But they can be treated and stored successfully with minimal deterioration long enough to allow the processing industry to operate throughout the year. Soybeans, cottonseed, flax, safflower, and other oil seeds are subject to damage primarily from biological actions, which are accelerated by high moisture content, foreign material, physical damage, and such adverse climatic conditions as frost or rain before harvest. The primary object of the storage units, cleaners, and dryers used by oil mill processors is to minimize further damage and to reduce the effects of damage occurring prior to receipt. The various types of machinery, equipment, and storage units to accomplish this objective successfully are discussed. It is possible to design and build equipment and storage units which will theoretically handle almost any situation, but the capital investment would be so large that carrying charges would prevent a profit in the market place. Accordingly the oil seed processor must combine ingenuity and foresight with hard work to provide a solution to the problems of each season in an industry where no season is entirely like any other.