Recuperación de tornillo sin fin para extracción de aceite de palmiste de la Palma Africana

Resumo

The extraction of palm oil, has as its primary activity the massive production of oil, to improve the obtaining it is important to keep in mind the technologies that today are glimpsed worldwide, one of them is the endless screw, thanks to this improves performance in extraction processes in compliance with international regulations and standards. The current demand for the extraction of the palm kernel, becomes much more important in international markets, this is used as raw material for the production of biodiesel, which is a biofuel used for the generation of electricity and heat. It is also used in the production of animal feed, thanks to its high energy content per serving. In the field of the cosmetics industry, its use is wide thanks to the diversity of its derived products, one of them for the production of bath gels, lipsticks, shampoos, soaps, toothpastes, creams, among others. And no less important is the massive use in culinary art. In this work, processes and applications of palm kernel oil are discussed, as well as the use and importance of its use, especially emphasis is placed on the extraction processes we recommend, such as solvent extraction, preceded by cleaning and preparation of the palm kernel, and the extraction by mechanical pressure in one stage, both cold and conditioned, in addition to the advantages that each system presents.