• What is a waste vegetable oil centrifuge?
  • The food processing industry generates millions of gallons of contaminated Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) annually. This used edible oil has commercial value, and an industrial WVO centrifuge is the most efficient way to separate the oil from water and solid impurities.
  • What is a vegetable oil centrifugal separator?
  • The PX range of industrial vegetable oil centrifuges is specially developed for processing of nearly all types of vegetable oils, lard, tallow and fish oil. These centrifugal separators provide superior separation quality, gentle and efficient product treatment and secure high yield.
  • What is a disc-stack type industrial centrifuge?
  • A disc-stack type industrial centrifuge can produce 99% or better clean oil from WVO. Processing temperature and centrifuge tuning are critical to high separation efficiency. The separated water phase contains trace amounts of oil. Further tuning of the centrifuge can reduce this oil in water to a minimum level for water disposal.
  • How does a WVO centrifuge work?
  • A WVO centrifuge exerts a high centrifugal force (up to 8,000 Gs) on the used oil. This force causes the sludge and water to separate from the WVO, and the separated water and clean oil exit the centrifuge through separate passages. The self-cleaning process of the centrifuge periodically discharges the separated sludge.
  • How does a self-cleaning Alfa Laval centrifuge work?
  • Most self-cleaning Alfa Laval centrifuges discharge the clean oil under pressure. Therefore there is adequate pressure to transfer the pure oil to a local clean oil tank. We also offer an optional upgrade to our WVO centrifuge system wherein this clean oil tank is integrated into the skid.
  • Why is industrial centrifuge used for cooking oil recovery?
  • For large-scale processing of WVO, an industrial centrifuge is a robust and durable solution for used cooking oil recovery. The terms mentioned above describe edible oil used in food processing and is no longer useful for cooking purposes due to degradation and contamination from cooking byproducts. What is WVO?