What equipment is needed to set up a full sunflower oil refining plant?

If you already own a sunflower oil plant and want to add a full sunflower oil refining plant to turn your existing crude sunflower oil into high-quality, edible refined sunflower oil, meet market standards for taste and purity, and expand your sunflower oil's appeal. You're in the right place—we've sorted all essential refining equipment of your sunflower oil refining plant.

First and foremost, the degumming unit serves as your primary critical piece of equipment. Crude sunflower oil contains phospholipids (which cause oil turbidity) and fine impurities. Typically, water or acid is added in a degumming pot to remove these components. Skipping this step will result in sediment formation in the finished sunflower oil, undermining consumers' trust in the quality of your sunflower oil.

Sunflower oil degumming and deacidification equipment

Next, you will require a neutralization unit—a deacidification pot. This equipment is used to eliminate free fatty acids (FFA) from sunflower oil by adding sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution. Why is this critical? FFA are the primary cause of oil instability and short shelf life. This step ensures your sunflower oil maintains freshness for an extended period, a feature your customers will undoubtedly appreciate.

Naturally, as a commercial product, appearance is also crucial. You can use a decolorizing pot to improve the color of your sunflower oil. This equipment utilizes activated clay or other adsorbents to absorb pigments and residual impurities in the sunflower oil. If your current crude sunflower oil has a dark color or uneven hue, this step will give it a bright, clear appearance—one that consumers associate with high-quality cooking oil. After all, visual appeal often influences purchasing decisions, so this equipment can help your product stand out on store shelves.

At this stage, I would like to ask: Have you considered the smell of your sunflower oil? A deodorizing pot will remove bad odors and volatile compounds using high-temperature steam under vacuum conditions, ultimately producing an oil with a pure, neutral flavor. For your sunflower oil refining plant, this means you can cater to a broader range of consumer preferences—whether customers intend to use the oil for frying or baking, an odor-free product will meet their needs.

Sunflower oil decolorizing and deodorizing equipment

Throughout the entire sunflower oil refining process, you will also need to equip your sunflower oil refining plant with a conductive oil stove and steam generator to supply heat and steam during processing. In addition, if your daily processing capacity exceeds 50 tons, you can replace the deodorizing pot and decolorizing pot with a deodorizing tower and a bleaching tower, and add a bleaching earth dosing device to continuously and quantitatively supply adsorbent to the bleaching tower to achieve fully continuous operation.

If your target market includes regions with cold climates, winterization equipment will become essential. Sunflower oil contains waxes and triglycerides that solidify at low temperatures, causing the oil to become turbid—customers may mistakenly interpret as spoilage. This equipment cools the sunflower oil to induce crystallization and precipitation, after which filters or centrifuges are used to remove these substances. This ensures the refined sunflower oil remains clear and transparent under all storage conditions, thereby reducing customer complaints and product returns. Common winterization equipment includes crystallizer, maturing tank and plate filter.

Sunflower oil dewaxing equipment

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