Working with empty fruit bunch press machines
Publicación:
Revista Palmas; Vol. 31 Núm. 4 (2010); 45-52
0121-2923
Revista Palmas; Vol. 31 Núm. 4 (2010); 45-52
0121-2923
Abstract
With the aim of reducing oil losses in empty fruit bunches (EFB), Unipalma de los Llanos analyzed several alternatives, including bunch crushers, bunch shredders and EFB press machines. The company decided on the latter. With its implementation the company managed to reduce oil losses by about 46 per cent. The process recovers oil and produces pressed bunches that are returned to the field for composting, which currently takes between 40 and 45 days, instead of the 3 or 4 months that it took when bunches were not pressed. The recovered oil can be mixed with process oil, because its characteristics are maintained within the permissible limits. Con la idea de disminuir las pérdidas de aceite en tusas, la empresa Unipalma de los Llanos analizó varias alternativas, entre ellas el fracturador de racimos, la trituradora de racimos y la prensa de tusa. Se decidió por esta última y con su implantación ha logrado reducirlas alrededor de 46 por ciento. Del proceso se obtienen tanto el aceite recuperado como las tusas prensadas que van al campo para preparar compostaje, lo que en la actualidad le toma entre 40 y 45 días, y anteriormente, sin prensar la tusa, entre tres y cuatro meses. El aceite recuperado se puede mezclar con el del proceso, pues sus características se mantienen dentro de los límites de referencia permitidos.
With the aim of reducing oil losses in empty fruit bunches (EFB), Unipalma de los Llanos analyzed several alternatives, including bunch crushers, bunch shredders and EFB press machines. The company decided on the latter. With its implementation the company managed to reduce oil losses by about 46 per cent. The process recovers oil and produces pressed bunches that are returned to the field for composting, which currently takes between 40 and 45 days, instead of the 3 or 4 months that it took when bunches were not pressed. The recovered oil can be mixed with process oil, because its characteristics are maintained within the permissible limits.
Palabras clave:
palma de aceite
elaeis guineensis
aceite de palma
plantas de beneficio
procesamiento
tasa de extracción de aceite
raquis
prensado
extracción por presión
clarificación
palma de aceite
elaeis guineensis
aceite de palma
plantas de beneficio
procesamiento
tasa de extracción de aceite
raquis
prensado
extracción por presión
clarificación