• Can a screw press extract soya bean oil?
  • Previous studies on soya bean oil extraction using the screw press are very limited. Those studies investigated the effect of preheating seed moisture content, heating temperature, heating duration, screw press speed, and extraction pressure on soya bean oil yield (Akinoso et al., 2009).
  • What is industrial pressing of oilseeds?
  • Industrial pressing of oilseeds is realized using continuous screw presses. The presses are fed with crude or pre-treated seeds. Types of pre-treatments (thermal pre-treatment, size reduction, mechanical sieving, etc.) differ for various seed species (Carr 1997). Each type of seed pre-treatment provides its own advantages.
  • What is the optimum pressing condition for soya bean oil extraction?
  • The lowest oil yield of 11.1 % was obtained for the conditions of 70 rpm screw shaft speed and 3 mm choke clearance. However, the screw speed of 110 rpm and choke clearance of 1 mm were considered to be the optimum pressing condition for soya bean oil extraction.
  • What is the optimal screw press speed for soya bean oil extraction?
  • The following conclusions could be drawn from the results of the study: The screw choke clearance should be equal to or smaller than 1 mm to achieve high soya bean oil extraction efficiency. The optimal screw press speed was found to be 110 rpm for the screw press.
  • Does a screw press affect oil yield?
  • In these experiments, the performance of the screw press (oil yield) followed a second order decreasing polynomial function of seed moisture content (Singh et al. 2002). The moisture content of seeds during the pressing process also affects the quality of oil.
  • What are the factors affecting a soya bean oil screw press?
  • The most important screw press variables are screw press speed and screw choke gap (Sayasoonthorn et al., 2012). A good understanding of the influence of these process variables is important for the design and efficient operation of a soya bean oil screw press.