• inside a traditional italian olive pomace oil mill in Sri Lanka
  • inside a traditional italian olive pomace oil mill in Sri Lanka
  • inside a traditional italian olive pomace oil mill in Sri Lanka
  • inside a traditional italian olive pomace oil mill in Sri Lanka
  • What is olive pomace?
  • 1. Introduction Historically, olive pomace, a by-product of virgin olive milling process, is treated in pomace factories to extract pomace oil. This takes place on a seasonal basis, accompanying virgin oil seasonal production, and allows for the recovery of a certain amount of oil.
  • What is olive mill pomace?
  • Olive mill pomace or two-phase olive mill waste (TPOMW) is a by-product from the olive oil mill extraction process. Usually it is used as fuel in a cogeneration system or as organic fertiliser after a composting operation. Olive mill pomace compost is made by a controlled biologic process that transforms organic waste into a stable humus.
  • How much olive pomace is produced per 100 kg?
  • On average, 35–40 kg of olive pomace are released per 100 kg of olives and the estimated production in the European Union Countries is more than 4.0 ⋅ 10 6 m 3 /yr . Olive pomace is typically constituted by water, olive skin, olive pulp, olive kernels and oil.
  • How pomace oil is extracted from olive oil?
  • In olive oil production, once high-grade oils (extra virgin olive oil and virgin olive oil) are produced by milling procedure, further oils are then recovered by different methods. The lowest grade is pomace oil, recovered usually by solvent techniques, from oil pomace.
  • What is olive mill pomace compost?
  • Olive mill pomace compost is made by a controlled biologic process that transforms organic waste into a stable humus. Adding composted olive mill pomace as organic fertiliser in olive orchards allows the soil to get nutrients back after each olive crop.
  • What is the commercial value of olive pomace oil?
  • The commercial value depends on its oil content typically ranging from 4 to 15 g per 100 g of dry matter . Basically, the recovery of olive pomace oil from olive pomace is achieved by the combined action of (i) drying and (ii) extraction of residual oil via solvent.