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Vegetable Oil Refining

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Vegetable Oil Refining

Vegetable Oil Refining

*  Decanter and disk-stack centrifuges are used routinely in the vegetable oil refining process, whether it is for use in biodiesel or food production.  Applications include:

1.  Clarification of press oil.  Continuous separation of meal solids, foots, and gums.

2.  Water Degumming.  Separation of hydratable gums (phosphalipids) and other solubles.

3.  Acid Degumming.  Separation on non-water soluble gums

4.  Neutralization & Caustic Refining.  Separation of soaps and water.

*  All stainless steel, sanitary machines available for food-grade production.

*  References available.

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Sharples P-3000 Decanter Centrifuge

Reconditioned Sharples P-3000 Decanter Centrifuge, complete with six (6) month warranty.  Bowl dimensions are 14″ x 30″ with 10 degree beach. 316 stainless steel construction and product contact areas. 3″ or 4.25″ conveyor pitch.  Hard-surfaced conveyor and feed zone.    Slotted ring dam.  40 HP main-drive motor, 7.5 HP in-line back-drive motor.  Motors are 1750 RPM, 3 phase, 60 cycle, 460/480 volt.

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Alfa Laval and Westfalia Disk Stack Centrifuges for Biodiesel Separations

Reconditioned Alfa Laval and Westfalia centrifuges for biodiesel separations.  These centrifuges are capable of instantaneous and continuous separation of water, solids, glycerin and other contaminants from various feedstocks (WVO, animal fats, vegetable oils, yellow grease, trap grease, brown grease, etc.) and produced biodiesel.  Please contact us for a recommendation based on your specific application.

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Alfa Laval NX-418 Decanter Centrifuge

Reconditioned Alfa Laval NX-418 (14″ x 57″) decanter centrifuge.  3.5 kN-M gearbox.  Esjberg-style feed zone.  110 mm (4.25″) pitch.  Double-row cake discharge.  Tungsten carbide tiled wear protection on solids-half of the conveyor.  Stainless Steel construction.  No motors, controls or skid (can be supplied on request).

     

Alfa Laval BRPX 417 Purifier / Concentrator

Alfa Laval BRPX-417 Purifier / Concentrator.  50 HP motor.  All stainless steel product contact parts.

    

Westfalia RSA-80-01

Westfalia RSA 80-01 disk stack centrifuge for vegetable oil refining.  Purifier design with centripetal pump discharge of both light and heavy phase.  Used for degumming, soaptock separation, waterwash, refining, etc.  30 HP (22 kW) motor.  380V, 50 Hz.

 

Alfa Laval BRPX-207 Purifier

One (1) Alfa Laval BRPX-207 separator. Three-phase design featuring a pump discharge of the light liquid phase, open-cover gravity discharge of the heavy liquid phase, and solids discharge. All mounted to a sludge tank.
All stainless steel product contact areas make this machine ideal of non-neutral p.H. liquids, food grade applications, etc.

     

Alfa Laval B-214 Biodiesel / Vegetable Oil Purifier

Alfa Laval B-214 Centrifuge.  Excellent for biodiesel/glycerin separation, biodiesel/waterwash separation, vegetable oil waterwashing, etc.  300 GPM hydraulic flow capacity.  40 HP motor, clutch drive design.  Can be converted to direct drive and explosion proof.  Three (3) machines available.  Two are reconditioned and ready-to-go.

   

Sharples P-3400 Decanter Centrifuge

Rental Sharples P-3400 decanter centrifuge. Set up with variable speed backdrive (or torque assembly), 4.25″ pitch conveyor with STC tile assemblies full length of conveyor, 316 ss, table mounted. With control panel, 50 HP drive VFD, 20 HP VFD backdrive. Table mounted.

    

Alfa Laval BRPX-207 Purifier

One (1) Alfa Laval BRPX-207 separator. Three-phase design featuring a pump discharge of the light liquid phase, open-cover gravity discharge of the heavy liquid phase, and solids discharge.
All stainless steel product contact areas make this machine ideal of non-neutral p.H. liquids, food grade applications, etc.

 

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Testimonials

"Kyte Centrifuge has been my sole-supplier of reconditioned decanter and disk-stack centrifuges.  Along with supplying a quality reconditioned centrifuge at an attractive price and delivery [when compared to a new machine], Kyte Centrifuge stands by their equipment with continued technical support post-start up.

Dave Kyte's process knowledge and expertise in the biodiesel industry has been a valuable resource for our company.  We will continue to do business with Kyte Centrifuge in the future."

Mike Kemp, President
Northbend Biofuels, LLC