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The Manual Screw Press for Small-Scale Oil Extraction
Manual oil extraction from peanuts or other soft oil-seeds can be a viable enterprise for small businesses. This book describes small-scale processes of oil-extraction for possible use in rural areas, as well as ways to market and distribute the oilcake.
Published: 1995
Pages: 72
eBook: 9781780444130
Paperback: 9781853391989
Manual oil extraction from peanuts or other soft oil-seeds can be a viable enterprise for small businesses. This book describes small-scale processes of oil-extraction for possible use in rural areas, as well as ways to market and distribute the oilcake.
| 1 INTRODUCTION 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Is there a local demand for edible oil? 1 | |||
| Raw materials 2 | |||
| Why manual processing? 3 | |||
| Opportunities and benefits 3 | |||
| Risks 5 | |||
| The organization of the enterprise 6 | |||
| What is needed to start? 7 | |||
| Sources of further information 7 | |||
| 2 WHAT IS NEEDED? 12 | |||
| Building 12 | |||
| Design of production unit 13 | |||
| Equipment 14 | |||
| Labour requirements 14 | |||
| Production management 16 | |||
| OIL EXTRACTION, STEP BY STEP | |||
| Safety | |||
| Hygiene | |||
| Raw material requirements | |||
| Storage of oilseeds | |||
| Decortication/shelling | |||
| Grading | |||
| Crushing | |||
| Addition of water | |||
| Heating | |||
| Filling the press | |||
| Pressing | |||
| Removal of oilcake | |||
| Measuring the oil | |||
| Filtering the oil | |||
| Step 13 Heating the oil 39 | |||
| Step 14 Storage of the oil 40 | |||
| Step 15 Storage of oilcake 41 | |||
| Step 16 Selling the oil 42 | |||
| Step 17 Marketing the oilcake 44 | |||
| Step 18 Maintenance of the oil press 45 | |||
| APPENDIX 1 Basic records required 50 | |||
| APPENDIX 2 Financial considerations 52 | |||
| Profit and loss 53 | |||
| Is profit sufficient? 57 | |||
| Is it a good investment? 58 | |||
| APPENDIX 3 Crushing with the aid of a roller mill 60 |
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