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• Published Subscription 18 May 2017

  Optimization of Process Parameters of an Oil Expeller for Pongamia pinnata Seeds

  By Vinod Kumar Kotagi, Chandrakumar R

  Abstract: The present study examined a new process, in which Pongamia pinnata seeds were pressed in a counter-rotating twin-screw extruder. Series of tests were conducted to determine the best performance (oil extraction yield, and oil quality) by studying the influence of operating conditions, screw speed, flow rate and barrel temperature. The flow rate and screw speed affected oil extraction yield. An increase of oil extraction yield was observed as the screw …

  Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Biotechnology · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 33–36 Read article →