Sunflower oil is a popular, light, and versatile oil pressed from sunflower seeds, prized for its mild flavor, light texture, high vitamin E content, and balanced fatty acids (omega-6 linoleic acid and omega-9 oleic acid). Native to North America but commercially developed in Europe, it's used extensively for cooking (frying, baking) and in cosmetics, serving as an antioxidant-rich, cholesterol-free ingredient that's a staple in many global kitchens.

10TPD Sunflower Oil Processing Line is a small-to-medium scale plant designed to extract and refine sunflower oil, typically involving seed cleaning, crushing/pressing (mechanical extraction), and often refining (degumming, neutralizing, bleaching, deodorizing) to produce edible oil, with options for customization, automation, and increased yield through cake extraction, suitable for small businesses or family workshops. These lines balance high efficiency, low investment, and energy saving, with features like temperature control, filtration, and automatic filling for ready-to-sell products.

10TPD Sunflower Oil Processing Line Machine Process

Cleaning Sieve: Used to remove most foreign impurities from sunflower seeds, ensuring the cleanliness of the raw materials.

Huller: Such as the YBKG series toothed roll husking machine, which can separate the sunflower seed husks from the kernels, reducing the load on subsequent equipment and improving the oil yield.

Crushing: It crushes the sunflower seeds to increase the contact area between the seeds and the oil press, facilitating oil extraction.

Flaking: Paired - roll hydraulic flaking machines are usually used to press sunflower seed kernels into flakes with a thickness of about 0.45 - 0.55 mm, damaging the cell walls of the kernels to release the oil inside.

Steam Cooker: It softens the sunflower seed flakes through high - temperature steam, breaking the internal cells and making the oil easier to extract.

Screw Oil Press: Special low - temperature screw presses are used to squeeze the pretreated sunflower materials to extract crude oil.

Oil Filter: Used to filter the crude oil, removing large - particle impurities and some suspended substances to obtain relatively pure crude sunflower oil.

Oil Refining: Including neutralizers for degumming and deacidification, decolorizers for reducing the color of the oil, and deodorizers for removing odors, to produce refined edible sunflower oil.

Small Scale Sunflower Oil Press Machine

Sunflower oil is extracted from sunflower seeds. It's a highly nutritious edible oil, rich in nutrients such as linoleic acid and vitamin E. It benefits the immune system, can prevent cancer, and due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, it can also help prevent asthma. As a result, sunflower seed oil finds extensive commercial and household applications, especially in the food industry.

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Small Scale Sunflower Oil Refinery Machine

Small-scale sunflower oil refinery machines are typically batch-type systems designed for capacities from 1 to 20 tons per day (TPD). These compact, cost-effective units allow small businesses to produce high-quality, edible-grade oil through essential processes like degumming, deacidification, bleaching, and deodorization.
Small-scale refinery units integrate several vessels and auxiliary components into a compact setup, primarily using food-grade stainless steel for durability and hygiene.

• Neutralization Pot (Alkali Refining Pot): The main vessel for both degumming (removing gums/phosphatides with hot water/acid) and deacidification (removing free fatty acids with an alkali solution, like NaOH).
• Decolorization Pot: A tank where bleaching earth is added under a vacuum to absorb and remove dark pigments like chlorophyll and carotenoids, giving the oil a clear color.
• Deodorization Pot: A high-temperature vessel where steam is injected under a high vacuum to strip away volatile compounds responsible for disagreeable odors and flavors.
• Filter Press: Used after the decolorization process to separate the used bleaching earth and other solid impurities from the refined oil.
• Thermal Heater (Heat Conduction Oil Furnace): Provides the necessary high-temperature heat energy for the cooking, decolorization, and deodorization processes.
• Vacuum System: Essential for maintaining a vacuum in the deodorization and decolorization stages to ensure efficiency and prevent oxidation.
• Air Compressor & Steam Generator: Provide necessary utilities for operations like drying the filter cake and steam injection.
• Dewaxing Unit (Optional but Recommended for Sunflower Oil): A dedicated system that cools the oil to crystallize waxes, which are then filtered out to ensure the oil remains clear at low temperatures.

10TPD Sunflower Oil Processing Line Machine FAQ

Q: Can the equipment process other seeds?
A: Yes, these machines are often versatile and can process various oilseeds like peanuts, sesame, rapeseed, and cottonseeds, allowing for flexible production.

Q: Do I need to shell the sunflower seeds before pressing?
A: For a small-scale line (less than 20 TPD), you can press the seeds with the shells on. However, removing the shells (dehulling) before pressing can reduce wear and tear on the machinery and produce crude oil with a lower wax content, simplifying the refining process and improving oil quality.

Q: Why is dewaxing important for sunflower oil?
A: Sunflower oil contains natural waxes. Without dewaxing, the final product will appear cloudy at low temperatures, which is undesirable for supermarket sales.

Q: What raw material input is needed for a 10TPD sunflower oil pressing line?
A: To produce 10 tons of refined sunflower oil per day, you need 18–22 tons of sunflower seeds daily. The key factor is seed oil content:
High-quality seeds (50–55% oil content): ~18 tons/day input.
Low-quality seeds (40–45% oil content): ~22 tons/day input.
Seeds must be clean (≤1% impurities) and dry (moisture ≤8%) to ensure stable yield.

Q: What is the final quality standard of the refined sunflower oil?
A: The refined sunflower oil meets international food safety standards (e.g., Codex Alimentarius, EU standards, or local national standards) with these key indicators:
Free Fatty Acids (FFA): ≤0.1%
Peroxide Value: ≤5 meq/kg
Color: ≤2.0 R (Lovibond scale)
No detectable solvent residues (since 10TPD lines use mechanical pressing, not solvent extraction)