Modular oil recovery extractor for citrus essential oils
Achieve maximum yield and purity in citrus essential oil extraction with a system that adapts dynamically to changes in fruit conditions, ensuring optimal processing efficiency and product quality.

Extracts and Separates Citrus Essential Oils
The MORE 4.0 Modular Oil Recovery Extractor from JBT is engineered to enhance efficiency for citrus processing companies by optimizing essential oil extraction. This system actively refines oil recovery through precise separation and electronic adjustments tailored to fruit characteristics, ensuring maximum yield and quality. Capable of processing 4-16 MT of lemons and 8-30 MT of oranges per hour, it operates continuously in high-speed, automated environments. The MORE 4.0 features networked sensors for real-time flow and level control, along with intelligent alarms integrated into the HMI and iOPS gateway for enhanced monitoring. With cloud-based performance optimization via the iOPSĀ® platform, remote configuration support, and a defect removal system, this modular extractor offers superior integration into existing production lines, aligning with Industry 4.0 standards. Designed for durability and ease of maintenance, it is an asset for producing cold-pressed citrus oils, pharmaceutical-grade extracts, and citrus-based flavor additives.
Benefits
- Maximizes oil yield for higher profitability in citrus processing.
- Enhances product quality with precise extraction and separation.
- Reduces operational costs through automated, high-speed processing.
- Provides real-time performance insights with cloud-based monitoring.
- Ensures quick adaptation to production changes with electronic adjustments.
- Applications
- Beverages,Citrus processing,Essential oils,Juices,Pharmaceutical
- End products
- Citrus juice concentrates,Aromatherapy citrus oils,Orange essential oil,Pharmaceutical-grade citrus extracts,Lemon essential oil,Grapefruit essential oil,Lime essential oil,Cold-pressed citrus oils,Bergamot essential oil,Citrus-based flavor additives
- Steps before
- Citrus Sorting,Fruit Cleaning,Fruit Preparation
- Steps after
- Oil Emulsion Separation,Oil Filtration,Packaging,Storage
- Input ingredients
- citrus fruits,lemons,oranges
- Output ingredients
- high quality essential oils,oil emulsion,cleaner oil emulsion
- Market info
- JBT is known for manufacturing innovative industrial machinery and solutions, particularly in the food processing and air transportation sectors, renowned for their advanced technology, reliability, and customer-focused engineered-to-order solutions tailored to specific industry needs.
- Speed
- 4-16 MT/hour of lemons
- Speed
- 8-30 MT/hour of oranges
- Automation
- PLC-controlled
- Yield monitoring
- Real time weight control
- Defect removal system
- Self-contained two-stage
- Modules
- 10
- Rollers
- 40
- Discs
- 42,000
- Connectivity
- iOPS-Ready
- Flow control
- Networked sensors and instrumentation
- Primary extraction quality
- High
- Adaptability to fruit flow
- Electronic adjustment
- Flow control
- Precise
- Operation mode
- Continuous inline
- Real-time yield monitoring
- Yes
- Local and remote configuration
- Yes
- Intelligent alarms
- HMI/iOPS Gateway
- Recipe and data logging
- Available
- IOPS readiness
- Yes
- Fruit type adaptability
- All citrus
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Yes
- Cleanability
- Easy to clean
- Biological compatibility
- Food grade
- Roller and Disc Count
- 40 rollers and 42,000 discs
- Number of Modules
- 10
- Discharge method
- Modular oil recovery
- Control panel type
- Local and remote configuration
- Integration possibilities
- iOPSĀ® Intelligent Operations
- Sensor integration
- Networked Sensors and Instrumentation
- Adjustability
- Electronically adjustable for fruit conditions
- Remote support
- Post-installation remote support via internet