Separator for oil refining
Optimize your oil refining processes with a centrifugal separator that enhances purity by efficiently handling degumming, neutralization, and dewaxing operations, ensuring high-quality output while reducing operational footprint and noise.
Processes Oils and Fats for Purity and Efficiency
The Separator RSE/RSI, from the renowned GEA, is designed for efficient oil refining processes by expertly separating and processing vegetable and animal fats. It employs GEA’s innovative GEAfinetuner, ensuring precise separation and reduced energy consumption while minimizing shearing forces through its hydrohermetic feed system. This equipment is vital for applications such as soapstock splitting, transesterification for biodiesel production, clarification of crude oils, and the processing of lecithin. Featuring integrated direct drives, it reduces the footprint by 35% and simplifies maintenance with its innovative design. Built to handle continuous, high-speed operations, it supports optimal product output with enhanced automation capabilities, compatible with PLC controls. Available in durable material options, it’s engineered for corrosion resistance, ensuring long-lasting performance across oil refining industries.
Benefits
- Enhances product purity with precise separation techniques, minimizing contamination.
- Lower energy usage by up to 35% through integrated direct drive technology.
- Provides flexible processing for multiple oil types without requiring equipment changes.
- Minimizes maintenance time, improving operational uptime and efficiency.
- Supports high temperature operations, crucial for sensitive oil refining processes.
- Applications
- Oleochemicals,Used cooking oils,Fats,Soapstock,Lecithin,Fatty acids,Biodiesel,Vegetable oils,Crude oil,Epoxidized oils,Animal oils
- End products
- Fish oil,Lard,Glycerol,Tallow,Oleic acid,Soap,Epoxidized soybean oil,Palm oil,Stearic acid,Emulsifier,Refined lecithin,Biodiesel fuel,Lubricant,Soybean oil,Cooking oil blend,Shortening,Sunflower oil,Surfactant,Detergent
- Steps before
- Degumming,Neutralization,Pre-treatment of oils,Impurity removal
- Steps after
- Dewaxing,Transesterification,Soapstock splitting,Filteration
- Input ingredients
- vegetable oils,animal oils,fats,used cooking oils,crude oil,miscella
- Output ingredients
- high quality lecithin,biodiesel,epoxidized oils,fatty acids,oleochemical products
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- Efficiency Factor
- Improved compared to conventional
- Drive Type
- Integrated Direct Drive
- Footprint
- Reduced by up to 35%
- Noise Level
- Reduced
- Separation Process
- Hydrohermetic Feed
- Automation
- Manual / Pneumatic Actuator
- Operating Temperature
- > 90°C
- Material Handling
- High Viscosity
- Energy Costs
- Reduced due to Direct Power Transmission
- Working Principle
- Centrifugal Separation
- Integrated Steps
- Degumming,Neutralization,Dewaxing
- Drive Concepts
- Gear,Flat-Belt,Direct,Integrated Direct Drive
- Fine-Tuning System
- GEA Finetuner
- Vapor Seal Mechanism
- Hydrohermetic Sealing
- Energy Efficiency
- Optimized Energy Conversion
- Changeover time
- Fast Maintenance
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Continuous
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Product phase
- Liquid / Solid / Gas
- Machine footprint
- Up to 35% less space
- Discharge method
- Hydrohermetic feed system
- Control panel type
- Pneumatic actuator or manual hand wheel
- Compact footprint
- Yes
- Drive type
- Integrated direct drive / Flat-belt / Gear
- Feed system
- Hydrohermetic feed
- Finetuner adjustment
- Manual hand wheel / Pneumatic actuator
- Seal type
- Hydrohermetic vapor seal