The United States is an emerging leader in sunflower seed production, and it has become increasingly important to figure out the best ways to limit and remove wax in the crude oil product. Generally, sunflower oil for commercial sale has less than 80 parts per million (ppm), but crude oil has anywhere from 200 to 3500 ppm. Generally, filtering wax out of of sunflower oil requires sophisticated chemical treatment equipment.
- Crude sunflower oil
- Oil mixer
- Crystallizer
- Maturator
- Oil heater
- High-pressure leaf filter
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Instructions
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Pump the crude sunflower oil into the crystallizer.
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Mix the oil while cooling it in the crystallizer, and then send it to the maturator.
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Leave the oil in the maturator for six hours, agitating at low speed. The temperature should be about 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Circulate the oil through a heater to the filter. The temperature should increase to about 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Coat the filter with a layer of oil.
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Collect the filtered oil and remove the filter, which should contain the crystallized wax.