• How is oil extracted from oilseeds?
  • Conventional oil extraction from oilseeds has been performed by hydraulic pressing, expeller pressing and solvent extraction (SE) . Among these methods, solvent extraction has been widely adapted for economical and practical concerns.
  • How can enzyme technology improve oil extraction in oilseed industry?
  • Enzyme technology has great potential for oil extraction in oilseed industry. Similarly, green solvents such as terpenes and ionic liquids have tremendous solvent properties that enable to extract the oil in eco-friendly manner.
  • How is oil extracted before solvent extraction?
  • Before performing solvent extraction the oilseeds are processed (flaked, cracked, ground or pressed) to suit for the enhanced oil recovery by solvent extraction. In SE process, the oilseeds are washed with hexane, thereafter the hexane is separated from oil by evaporation and distillation .
  • Why do we need improved cultivars for vegetable oil extraction?
  • Limited land availability and growing demands for vegetable oils call for the development of improved cultivars for harnessing higher yields as well as more efficient oil extraction technologies to augment oil recovery from different oilseed crops without compromising with the oil quality.
  • What is edible oil extraction?
  • Edible oil extraction is a large and well-developed sector based on solvent assisted extraction using volatile organic compounds such as hexane. The extraction of oil from oilseeds generates large volumes of oilseed by-products rich in proteins, fibres, minerals and secondary metabolites that can be valued.
  • Which method is used for oil extraction?
  • Mechanical pressing is the traditional method used for oil extraction, but is limited in term of yield. Solvent extraction is another method widely employed to recover the leftover oil in the oil-bearing materials, frequently using hexane as a solvent.