• How does a soybean oil extraction process work?
  • The extraction process uses hexane or other solvents to wash the soybean oil from the prepared soybean flakes. The design of the equipment varies so that Crown can optimize the amount of solvent and bed depth needed to efficiently wash the flakes, the contact time of the solvent and flakes, and the power and utilities needed to run the equipment.
  • How are soybeans processed?
  • The most common methods for processing soybeans are solvent extraction and mechanical extraction with a screw press. Each process has its benefits. The mechanical process is often selected for its simplicity of operation, low CAPEX and OPEX for preparation and recovery, and versatility in processing other grains and complete feed.
  • What is a soybean pressing process?
  • Soybean pressing (oil content ca. 20 %) usually employs one-stage pressing. Cold or hot pressing – indicates the temperature at which the pressing is done. Pressing with extrusion – the technology of feed extrusion brings substantial benefits to the pressing process.
  • What is oilseed pressing technology?
  • In our oilseed pressing technology, only endless screw presses are used; in diverse arrangements, employing diverse seed pre-treatment procedures. In practice, the technology is usually categorized as follows: One-stage or two-stage – this refers to the number of pressing steps which the seeds undergo.
  • How is soybean oil extracted from soybean flakes?
  • Finally, mechanical rollers are used to make thin flakes and rupture the cells containing the soybean oil. The extraction process uses hexane or other solvents to wash the soybean oil from the prepared soybean flakes.
  • How are oilseeds prepared?
  • The traditional oilseed preparation process uses multiple machines to shear, flake, cook, and dry the oilseeds. Typically, this includes energy-draining equipment like steam batch cooking vessels and dryers. An alternative to traditional preparations involves using a high-shear dry extruder like the Anderson Dox? Extruder.