Soybean is the world's largest oilseed crop and a major source of vegetable oil and protein-rich meal. In 2013, global soybean production reached 276 million t, with the USA, Brazil, Argentina and China identified as the main producers. Soybean meal, a major by-product of oil extraction, is an important feed commodity and a significant protein source for animal diets.
Soybean seeds contain approximately 18% to 20% oil. In solvent extraction plants, the oil is generally recovered after preparing the seeds through cleaning, destoning, cracking, husk separation where required, cooking, flaking, expanding and drying. The prepared material is then subjected to solvent extraction to obtain crude soybean oil and extraction meal.
The project covers a soybean solvent extraction unit along with associated preparation, extraction, desolventizing, distillation, hexane recovery, refining, utilities, effluent treatment, quality control and filling facilities. The report also addresses plant location factors, manpower, equipment requirements, product applications, market considerations and project economics.
| Particular | Value |
|---|---|
| Plant Capacity | 150 Ton/day |
| Land & Building ( 10000 Sq.Mtr) | Rs. 4. 09 Cr |
| Plant & Machinery | Rs. 8,99 Cr |
| Working Capital for 1 Month | Rs. 41.48 Cr |
| Total Capital Investment | Rs. 55.78 Cr |
| Rate of Return | 53% |
| Break Even Point | 26% |
A soybean solvent extraction plant is an industrial facility designed to recover oil from prepared soybean seeds using a solvent extraction process. The report describes preparation operations including cleaning, destoning, cracking, husk separation where required, cooking, flaking, expanding and drying. The prepared soybean material is processed in the extraction section, after which the oil and meal undergo further processing. Associated facilities include desolventizing, distillation, hexane recovery, utilities, waste treatment and quality control systems.
The project report specifies a plant capacity of 150 Ton/day. This capacity forms part of the project's cost-estimation information and relates to the proposed soybean solvent extraction unit. The report also contains sections covering input material, output material, utility consumption, extraction performance and refining operations. Actual operating performance and detailed production parameters should be evaluated using the project's complete technical specifications and operating assumptions.
The primary raw material is soybean seed. According to the report, soybean seeds contain approximately 18% to 20% oil. Before solvent extraction, the seeds are prepared through a sequence that includes cleaning, destoning, cracking, husk separation if required, cooking, flaking, expanding and drying. Proper preparation is important for efficient extraction and subsequent recovery of soybean oil and extraction meal.
The main products identified in the report are soybean oil and extraction meal. The extraction plant section specifically addresses oil from the extraction plant and extraction meal, while the broader report also covers refined soya oil, soya gum and soya soap stock. Soybean meal is particularly significant because it is a major by-product of oil extraction and is widely used as an animal feed ingredient.
The project covers soybean preparation, solvent extraction, meal desolventizing and toasting, meal conditioning, distillation, absorber systems and hexane recovery. It also includes refining operations such as acid degumming, bleaching, deodorization or deacidification, neutralization and washing. Supporting facilities include water cooling and distribution, heat insulation, filling, utilities, process storage, piping and instrumentation, effluent treatment and quality-control facilities.
The report includes several quality-control procedures for soybean oil and related materials. These include determination of saponification value, preparation of the test sample, moisture content, specific gravity, refractive index, flash point, colour and melting point of fat. These tests help assess important physical and chemical characteristics of oil and support process and product-quality control within the extraction and refining operations.
The project includes effluent treatment and disposal provisions covering primary, anaerobic, secondary and tertiary treatment. It also addresses solids concentration and typical waste-solids characteristics. The report specifically identifies process water from the water stripper and exhaust air from the absorption plant as waste streams requiring consideration. The detailed treatment arrangement is intended to support appropriate handling, treatment and disposal of wastes generated by the extraction and associated processing operations.
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