CHEMICAL EXTRACTION

EXTRACÇÂO QUIMICA PAIP E-01

Description

The PAIP distillation process is developed using the extensive experience of our team in the olive pomace oil process supported by advanced simulation software (HTRI, SOLIDWORKS, CFD), in order to obtain an efficient separation of hexane and pomace oil of olive.

Extraction takes place in vertical extractors, mainly by the percolation method, where the solvent passes through the interior of the pellets dissolving the oil and transporting it outside due to the difference in concentration. Thus, a mixture of hexane and oil is formed.

The mixture of olive-pomace oil and hexane is initially sent to a miscella tank and subsequently pumped through an economizer, two distillers and a stripping column to obtain an excellent quality oil. All hexane evaporated during the process is sent to three high performance condensers that are in charge of condensing all the separated hexane.

Benefits

  • Energy saving. The process is developed to integrate all the energy in the form of heat and thus save a large amount of expenses.
  • Excellent and simple process control. The control provided allows you to easily adjust the distillation conditions.
  • Easy maintenance. The construction is designed to allow easy access for equipment maintenance.
  • Optimum solvent recovery, with hexane waste far below the maximum legal standard.
  • Great quality oil. The oil removed is of high quality, with low values ​​of hexane in its composition and with low thermal degradation.
  • Design of heat transfer equipment supported by TEMA guidelines and simulation software (for example, HTRI)
  • The extraction system is extremely safe, as there is no human contact with hexane.
  • Advanced filling and emptying system. Equipped with an easy-to-operate hydraulic mechanism that makes this task extremely safe.

Capacity

  • The applied construction engineering and process allows the distillation of up to 40,000 l / h of mixture (hexane / oil) and a 99.99% recovery of hexane.