At Sungates, our infrastructure facilitates design and retains a workforce that accomplishes everything with great interest in a serene environment. With this in mind, we have designed and patterned our systems, making all our plants function operator-friendly from the outset. Our energy-efficient solvent extraction plants are designed and catered to process a wide range of oil seeds, cakes, and rice bran. Our expertise at our plants optimizes oil recovery while maintaining the highest quality standards, sustaining our planet.
The plant endlessly processes raw materials for high oil yield and top-quality defatted meal. A slow-moving articulated band conveyor inside a fully enclosed extractor ensures controlled extraction. Structured with a perforated sheet and wire mesh, it permits smooth miscella percolation. Strategically placed sprays apply miscella and solvent in a counter-current flow to maximize oil extraction. Percolated miscella flows into hoppers, while extracted meal moves via a vapor-sealed chain conveyor to the desolventizing section for further processing.
Our extensive, yet abridged process ensures effective hexane recovery and sustains protein quality. Unlike standard 7-8 stage designs, our 6-stage desolventizing process. We use direct and indirect heating that preserves nutrients and ensures efficient solvent removal. Our operative structure reduces thermal degradation, enhances the overall digestibility of the meal, and reduces heat impact while retaining essential amino acids. The final product turns into edible animal feed and suitable for other applications. Our precision-controlled system enhances energy efficiency and high-quality output.
Our three-stage distillation process comprises special features to ensure high-quality oil with good color and purity, ultimately, and also free from volatiles and moisture that could increase FFA levels during storage. In the first stage, 50% of the hexane is removed using a Rising Film Evaporator, which operates with hot vapors from the Desolventizer Toaster (DT), making it an energy-saving device. In the second stage, a Rising Film unit eliminates 98% of the hexane using steam. During the last and final stage, any leftover or excessive hexane is removed through vacuum stripping with open steam, and the oil is dried to the required level with a vacuum drier, thus ensures high-quality oil that stays stable during storage.
Our hexane recovery minimizes solvent loss and meets safety standards that include water-cooled condensers, a vent condenser, and a mineral oil absorber. We remove residual vapor using a vacuum pump, passing through a vent condenser. Air is filtered by absorption tower, and mineral oil seizes residual hexane. We comply with statutory norms for handling food-grade n-Hexane across global installations. We offer SCADA-based PLC automation for our solvent extraction plants upon request. Our automation is tailored to customers’ specific needs.
We are at hand to render our best services to your expansion of an existing plant or wanting to establish a new processing facility, our team is engrossed with precise technical expertise to deliver solutions that enhance productivity, sustainability, and cost-efficiency.
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