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Sunflower oil production process

​1. Raw material processing
​Cleaning and screening: remove impurities (straw, stones, metals, etc.) in sunflower seeds, and use vibrating screens, air separators, and magnetic separators for sorting.
​Drying: control the moisture content to ≤12%, use a drum dryer or hot air circulation drying system (temperature ≤80℃).
​Crushing and rolling: crush to 3-5mm particles and roll into 0.3-0.5mm flakes to increase the oil yield.
​2. Pressing process
​Pre-pressing: use a screw oil press to press at low temperature (≤60℃), with an oil yield of about 35-40%, to obtain crude oil and meal cake.
​Extraction method (optional):
Use n-hexane solvent to extract oil, with an oil yield of 45-50%;
Recover the solvent through a solvent evaporation tower, with a residual amount of ≤0.01%.
3. Refining process
Degumming: Add water or phosphoric acid solution (pH 2-3), centrifuge to separate the gum (phospholipid content ≤ 0.2%).
Deacidification: alkali refining (NaOH neutralizes free fatty acids, acid value ≤ 0.5mg KOH/g) or distillation.
Decolorization: activated white clay or activated carbon adsorbs pigments (color ≤ 15 RedPOU).
Deodorization: high temperature (240-260℃) to remove volatile odor substances and extend the shelf life.
​4. Packaging and storage and transportation
​Filling: Use fully automatic filling machines, with specifications of 5L, 1L household packaging or 20L industrial barrels.
​Cold chain storage and transportation: Crude oil needs to be stored at low temperature (≤10℃), and refined oil should be stored away from light and sealed.
Selection and investment of core equipment
​Link ​Key equipment ​Quantity ​Unit price (10,000 yuan)​ ​Remarks
​Pretreatment Vibrating screen, dryer, embryo rolling machine 1 each 0.5-1.5 million The spiral roller embryo rolling machine is more efficient
​Pressing Screw oil press, extractor 2-3 units 2-5 million The extraction method requires a solvent recovery system
​Refining Degumming centrifuge, alkali refining reactor 1 each 1-3 million The bleaching tower and deodorizing tower need to be made of stainless steel
​Packaging Automatic filling machine, labeling machine 1 each 0.8-2 million Food-grade stainless steel pipes
​Auxiliary equipment Water treatment system, dust removal equipment 1 each 1.5-4 million
Cost budget and return on investment
​1. Initial investment (taking 50 tons of daily processing capacity as an example)
​Land and plant: 5-20 million yuan (including sewage treatment facilities).
​Equipment investment: 30-80 million yuan (pressing + extraction + refining line).
​Working capital: 10-20 million yuan (raw material procurement, labor, marketing).
​Total cost: about 40-120 million yuan (depending on the degree of automation and environmental protection standards).
​2. Annual operating costs
​Raw material costs: The price of sunflower seeds is about 6,000-8,000 yuan/ton, and the annual demand is 1.8-2.4 million tons × 6,000 yuan = 1.08-1.44 billion yuan.
​Energy consumption: Electricity is about 0.8-1.2 yuan/kWh, and the annual electricity consumption is about 15 million-20 million yuan.
​Labor: 50-100 workers on the production line, and the annual wage cost is about 3 million-5 million yuan.
​Packaging and logistics: 10-15% of the selling price.
​3. Profit forecast
​Product price: The terminal price of refined sunflower oil is about 10-15 yuan/L, and the gross profit margin is about 20-30%.
​Annual output value: Calculated at a refined oil output rate of 40%, 50 tons of raw materials can produce 20 tons of oil, and the annual sales are about 240-360 million yuan.
​Return on investment: 3-5 years (need to be combined with market sales).
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