• oil screw press machine key plants of the oil production in Nigeria
  • oil screw press machine key plants of the oil production in Nigeria
  • oil screw press machine key plants of the oil production in Nigeria
  • oil screw press machine key plants of the oil production in Nigeria
  • Where is the screw press used in palm kernel oil extraction?
  • Most enterprises involved in palm kernel oil extraction business in Nigeria employ the screw press, most of which are imported from Malaysia, England, and Germany and lack certain important local content in the design and development.
  • Should oil-palm kernels be crushed when using a screw press?
  • Oil-palm kernels should not be crushed when using a screw press designed for whole kernels, because, doing so will most likely result to poor oil yield. Palm kernel oil production in Nigeria is not fully exploited due to nonmechanization of the production process.
  • What is rational design of screw presses for palm kernel oil expression?
  • A rational design is based on mathematical formulae of principles of mechanics. Obviously, there is a problem of inadequate or even unavailability of design information for the rational, empirical, or optimum design of screw presses for palm kernel oil expression in Nigeria.
  • Why is palm kernel oil production not fully exploited in Nigeria?
  • Palm kernel oil production in Nigeria is not fully exploited due to nonmechanization of the production process. Large percentage of palm kernel oil in Nigeria market is processed from the traditional method which is not only unhygienic but is equally labourious and time consuming.
  • Is there a mathematical model for screw pressing of palm kernels?
  • Mathematical modelling of screw pressing of palm kernel is almost nonexistent. Most presses are, therefore, developed by cut and try methods. Limited data on relevant properties of palm kernels Data on the physical and mechanical properties of palm kernels relevant to processing are still limited in Nigeria.
  • How efficient is a palm kernel oil extraction machine?
  • This research work is focused on the design and construction of a palm kernel oil extraction machine. The machine was designed and fabricated using locally available materials. The machine was evaluated for performance and the results obtained show that the mechanical method is more efficient (66.07%) than the traditional method (37.69%).