cottonseed oil extraction

Cottonseed Oil Extraction

KMEC is the leading company in the filed of cottonseed oil extraction. We design and install complete set of oil extraction plants, we offer quality oil processing machinery.

Cottonseed oil extraction is a process to extract the cottonseed oil from cotton seeds by means of Solvent, Solvent used being normal Hexane – a petroleum bye product.

Backgroud of Cottonseed Oil Extraction

Cottonseed Oil Extraction

Rencently the Post Harvest data shows that there has been a general upward trend in the value of production in the province and this is largely attributed to increase in maize and cotton production (FSRP 2000).

Maize production has been on the increase apart from the last two years. Between 1993 and 1996 maize area and production went up by 35% and 14% (almost 3, 000 MT) respectively (amidst variations). Maize production has been declining slightly in 1997 and 1998. 

Cotton area and production has increased by 180% (11 515 ha) and 400% (to 9,319 MT) respectively.

Groundnut area and production has gone up  by 120% (to 215 528 ha) and 60% (to 625 MT) Oilseed Processing Technologies Adoption Survey – Case of Yenga Oil Press Technology in Southern Province Farming Systems Association of Zambia respectively. There is no discernible trend in sweet potato production, which has been fluctuating from year to year. Area and production of millet and sorghum have been on the decline.

In order to meet different clients’ requirement for cottonseed oil extraction, we have a large scope of equipments with capacity from 300kg to 100MT. The oil grade after refined can reach to Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 & Grade 4 Oil etc. There’re two technologies, one is batch, the other is continuous.

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