Improvement of conventional milling process in palm oil processing: rotary filter press
The effectiveness of the Rotary Filter Press in removing solids form the press liquor was examined and then analyzed its possibility in replacing the functions of the conventional screw press and vibrating screen. Literature review on the conventional equipment used in the mill which is Twin Scre...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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IIUM Press
2011
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/20981/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/20981/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/20981/1/improvement_of_conventional_-_C31.pdf |
| Summary: | The effectiveness of the Rotary Filter Press in removing solids form the press liquor was
examined and then analyzed its possibility in replacing the functions of the conventional
screw press and vibrating screen. Literature review on the conventional equipment used in the
mill which is Twin Screw Press was conducted. Alternative equipment, the Rotary Filter Press
was proposed and its design and principal of operation were discussed. Besides, the
advantages and disadvantages of both the conventional and alternative equipment were
compared. It was observed that the Rotary Filter Press capable to remove some of the non-oily
solids (NOS) from the press liquor but no results were obtained for the feed of Depulper
mesh as the fibrous mesh often chocked the system. Therefore, several modifications were
suggested to improve the efficiency of the equipment such as control of water dilution in the
Depulper mesh and inclusion of perforated plates in the equipment design. |
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