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<p>The analysis of statistical data showed that a large amount of plant waste is generated annually in oil and fat production plants, which must be processed and reused. The paper analyzes the problems of reusing sunflower oil production waste, which is characterized by a relatively high energy value: 1 ton of plant waste is equivalent to 0.625 tons of conventional fuel. According to the mathematical estimation, the actual total amount of impurities is 7.29%, in which major impurities constitute 25.7%. Studies have shown a high probability of oil – containing impurities – 37.25%. Therefore, it is recommended to process such impurities into fuel briquettes and technical oil to increase the profitability of sunflower oil production. For example, at the annual load of technological equipment of the Melitopol Oil Extraction Plant, in 250 days, at a daily processing capacity of 550 t˙day<sup>-1</sup>, an annual profit of 560,000 EUR is obtainable from the sunflower grain impurities processed into fuel and technical oil.</p>
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The analysis of statistical data showed that a large amount of plant waste is generated annually in oil and fat production plants, which must be processed and reused. The paper analyzes the problems of reusing sunflower oil production waste, which is characterized by a relatively high energy value: 1 ton of plant waste is equivalent to 0.625 tons of conventional fuel. According to the mathematical estimation, the actual total amount of impurities is 7.29%, in which major impurities constitute 25.7%. Studies have shown a high probability of oil – containing impurities – 37.25%. Therefore, it is recommended to process such impurities into fuel briquettes and technical oil to increase the profitability of sunflower oil production. For example, at the annual load of technological equipment of the Melitopol Oil Extraction Plant, in 250 days, at a daily processing capacity of 550 t˙day-1, an annual profit of 560,000 EUR is obtainable from the sunflower grain impurities processed into fuel and technical oil.

Practical Potential of Grain Impurities in the Processing of Sunflower Oil Raw Materials in the Oil and Fat Industry

Dmytro Motornyi Tavria State Agrotechnological University in Melitopol

Department of Mechanics Faculty of Construction and Design National University of life and environmental sciences of

Department of Mechanics and Agroecosystems Engineering

Department of Production Engineering, Logistics and Applied Computer Science

Higher Educational Institution “Podillia State University”

Agricultural Engineering

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The analysis of statistical data showed that a large amount of plant waste is generated annually in oil and fat production plants, which must be processed and...

Practical Potential of Grain Impurities in the Processing of Sunflower Oil Raw Materials in the Oil and Fat Industry

Data publikacji: 31 sty 2022

Zakres stron: 13 - 23

Otrzymano: 01 lis 2021

Przyjęty: 01 sty 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agriceng-2022-0002

Słowa kluczowe
practical potential, oil and fat industry, sunflower oil raw materials, grain impurities, fuels

© 2022 Yevhen Mykhailov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Practical Potential of Grain Impurities in the Processing of Sunflower Oil Raw Materials in the Oil and Fat Industry

Data publikacji: 31 sty 2022

Zakres stron: 13 - 23

Otrzymano: 01 lis 2021

Przyjęty: 01 sty 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agriceng-2022-0002

Słowa kluczowepractical potential, oil and fat industry, sunflower oil raw materials, grain impurities, fuels

© 2022 Yevhen Mykhailov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
practical potential, oil and fat industry, sunflower oil raw materials, grain impurities, fuels