GEA Westfalia Separator

Edible oil is one of the most important basic foods. The quality of the final product depends on the refining process and the properties of the crude oil. Here, Westfalia Separator adds value – from separators with a 50-ton daily capacity for small mill operators, up to separators capable of handling 1,600 tons per day for large-scale refineries

Processing techniques and technologies must be as varied as the different oils themselves. GEA Westfalia Separator Process Gmbh therefore designs and manufactures “tailor-made” systems specific to the individual application.

The core component of the assembly is the centrifuge. Be it self-cleaning separators utilising the highest level of automation, or discontinuously operating systems - each customer receives the most economical and technologically advanced equipment.

In addition to the mechanical separation itself, GEA Westfalia Separator Process Gmbh can also supply the other components and complete process lines for Edible oil processing.

Vegetable and animal oils and fats not suitable for consumption are increasingly being used as technical fats for oleo chemical applications. Here too, new areas of application for separators and decanters are constantly being developed. New earnings and growth fields are being developed, particularly in the areas of sustainable raw materials and renewable energies. One new area where GEA Westfalia Separator Process Gmbh's expertise has been acknowledged by the industry is the production of high quality Biodiesel. GEA Westfalia Separator Process Gmbh is advancing the development and value to this application with its range of complete process lines.

Applications involving Westfalia Separator equipment and processes are

Edible oil processing stages:

Press oil clarification
Degumming
Neutralization
Washing
Dewaxing
Dry Fractionation
Soapstock splitting

Processing of :

Soybean oil
Rapeseed oil
Sunflower seed oil
Linseed oil
Cotton seed oil
Corn oil
Olive oil

Applications in the oleochemical industry:

• Connemann process

• Epoxidised oils

• Glycerine

• Mono/diglycerides

• Soap

• Fatty acids

• Fatty alcohols

• Wet fractionation

• Esterification

• Trans-Esterification