Why stainless steel material is critical for sunflower oil refining equipment?

Stainless steel material is critical for sunflower oil refining equipment due to its excellent corrosion resistance, high-quality hygiene standards, outstanding mechanical properties and good economic efficiency. The specific analysis is as follows:

1. Corrosion Resistance:

Sunflower oil refining involves multiple processes such as degumming, deacidification, decolorization and deodorization. In these sunflower oil refining processes, the sunflower oil comes into contact with various chemical substances and environments. For example, in the sunflower oil deacidification process, free fatty acids in the sunflower oil can react with alkalis, and the resulting soapy water and remaining free fatty acids are corrosive to the sunflower oil refining equipment. Stainless steel contains chromium, which forms a passive chromium oxide layer on the surface. This layer can effectively isolate the metal from the corrosive medium, preventing the sunflower oil refining equipment from being corroded and ensuring the normal operation of the sunflower oil refining equipment.

Sunflower oil refining process

2. Hygiene and Safety:

As a food-grade material, stainless steel is non - toxic and tasteless, and will not rust or release harmful substances during the sunflower oil refining process, which ensures that the sunflower oil is not contaminated and meets the hygienic standards for food storage and transportation. This is of great significance for ensuring the quality and safety of sunflower oil. In contrast, materials such as carbon steel are prone to rust and corrosion in contact with oil and water, which may contaminate the sunflower oil and affect its quality and safety.

3. Mechanical Properties:

Stainless steel has high strength, strong impact resistance and fatigue resistance. It can withstand the pressure and mechanical stress generated during the sunflower oil refining process, such as the pressure of sunflower oil flow and the vibration of sunflower oil refining equipment operation. This ensures the stability and reliability of the sunflower oil refining equipment, reduces the risk of sunflower oil refining equipment failure and prolongs the service life of the sunflower oil refining equipment. At the same time, the self-weight of stainless steel is light, which is convenient for sunflower oil refining equipment installation, transportation and operation, and can also reduce energy consumption.

Sunflower oil refining equipment

4. Economic Efficiency:

Although the initial purchase cost of stainless-steel-made sunflower oil refining equipment is relatively high, its long service life, low maintenance cost and high production efficiency can bring good economic benefits in the long term. Because stainless steel sunflower oil refining equipment is not easy to be corroded and damaged, it reduces the frequency of sunflower oil refining equipment repair and replacement, and also reduces the loss of production interruption caused by sunflower oil refining equipment failure. In contrast, carbon steel sunflower oil refining equipment has a short service life, high maintenance costs and a greater impact on production efficiency, which is not conducive to the long-term development of enterprises.

In summary, stainless steel material is the preferred material for sunflower oil refining equipment. Whether it is small or large sunflower oil refining equipment, stainless steel material can ensure efficient, safe and reliable production of sunflower oil. If you are interested in and need sunflower oil refining equipment, please contact the Henan Glory Company(with branch and overseas warehouse in Nigeria) immediately. We are committed to providing customers with customizable sunflower oil refining equipment made of stainless steel material.