Vegetable oil separator for high-quality oil processing
Achieve optimal separation of oils and fats with advanced centrifuge technology designed to enhance yield and purity in the production of cooking oils, biodiesel, and nutritional supplements.

Separates and Refines Oils with High Efficiency
The PX Vegetable Oil Separator from Alfa Laval is an advanced centrifuge system designed for efficient separation and refinement of various oils, including vegetable, lard, tallow, and fish oils. It uniquely features Centrizoom technology, enabling optimal handling of high-viscosity media through a semi-hermetic, bottom-fed design that reduces energy consumption and operating noise. Commonly utilized in degumming, neutralization, and dewaxing processes, this separator handles capacities ranging from 50 to 1500 tons per day. The system is engineered with adjustable interface controls and robust stainless-steel construction, ensuring resistance to metal fatigue and erosion. Equipped with a reliable gear or direct drive, the PX series facilitates low-pressure operation with easy maintenance access, making it an ideal solution for vegetable oil processors and animal fat refining industries. Its automatic sludge discharge and adaptable paring devices streamline continuous operations, enhancing throughput efficiency.
Benefits
- Maximizes oil yield and purity with advanced separation technology.
- Reduces operational costs through low energy consumption design.
- Optimizes process efficiency with adjustable interface controls for changing media conditions.
- Decreases maintenance time, featuring easy access and automatic sludge discharge.
- Enhances production flexibility with capacity options up to 1500 tons per day.
- Applications
- Fish oil,Lard,Edible oils,Fats,Tallow,Animal fats,Vegetable oils
- End products
- Palm oil,Olive oil,Sunflower oil,Shortening,Animal feed components,Salad dressings,Fish liver oil,Peanut oil,Omega-3 supplements,Cooking oil,Margarine,Biodiesel,Glycerin,Soybean oil,Canola oil
- Steps before
- Degumming,Neutralization
- Steps after
- Dewaxing,Washing,Sludge Removal
- Input ingredients
- vegetable oils,lard,tallow,fish oil,feedstock,high viscosity media,sludge
- Output ingredients
- refined vegetable oils,degummed oils,neutralized oils,dewaxed oils,washed oils,heavy phase,light phase,centrifugal separation products
- Market info
- Alfa Laval is renowned for its expertise in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling technologies, providing innovative, energy-efficient engineered-to-order solutions for various industries including food, marine, and energy.
- Separation capacity
- 50 to 1500 tons per day
- Material of bowl
- High performance stainless steel
- Energy consumption
- Low energy
- Feedstock handling
- High viscosity media
- Operation noise level
- Low noise
- Interface adjustment
- Automatically adjustable
- Installation
- Flexible installation options
- Discharge method
- Intermittent and automatic
- Interface adjustment feature
- Centrizoom technology
- Working mechanism
- Centrifugal separation
- Integrated steps
- Dewaxing,degumming,neutralization,washing
- Flow type
- Continuous
- Feed type
- Bottom-fed inlet
- Phase separation
- Heavy/light phase separation
- Automation level
- Automatically adjustable interface
- Cleaning method
- Intermittent automatic sludge discharge
- Noise level
- Low noise levels due to rubber-damped bearing assembly
- Abrasion resistance
- High performance stainless steel
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Yes
- Cleanability
- Easy to maintain
- Discharge method
- Bottom-fed inlet
- Tank/bowl material
- High performance stainless steel
- Feed method
- Bottom-fed inlet
- Control panel type
- PLC/SCADA interface
- Interface adjustment
- Automatically adjustable interface
- Drive type
- Gear drive / Direct drive
- Installation options
- Flexible