industrial extraction of sunflower oil in cape town

   
industrial extraction of sunflower oil in cape town
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • industrial extraction of sunflower oil in cape town
  • Where are the sunflower refineries located in South Africa?
  • Most of the large refineries are situated in Gauteng and Kwazulu Natal. The greatest importance of sunflower production is the extraction of oil from the seed. Figure 4 below shows the domestic producer sales and exports of sunflower seed from 2009 to 2018 marketing season.
  • How is sunflower oil extracted?
  • A volatile hydrocarbon like hexane is used as a solvent to extract the oil. CLEANING THE SEEDS: The harvested sunflower oil seeds are passed over magnets to subtraction any metal traces, and other impurities are getting rid of by cleaning sieve and destoners. Then the outer covering (hulls) of the seeds are removed to get pure seeds. DE-HULLING:
  • Which companies crush sunflower seed in South Africa?
  • In South Africa, the main crushers of sunflower seed are Nola Industries, Epic and Epko. Pressing plants with relatively smaller crushing capacity in the country are Sealake Industries, Elangeni Oil & cake Mills and Capital Oil Mills.
  • What is sunflower used for in South Africa?
  • In South Africa sunflower is well adapted in both hot and dry climate. The seed can be consumed after the hull has been removed as a snack or used for production of different oils. Most of the seed produced is marketed locally to expressers, animal feed manufacturers and for seed.