date:Mar 07, 2016
sses for soybean oil extraction are solvent extraction and mechanical pressing but in the US, soybeans are processed by mechanical means only less than 1%. Extraction by solvent like hexane is the standard practice in todays modern processing facilities. There are three major steps involved in solvent extraction these include seed preparation, extraction of oil, and desolventizing of the oil and meal. The conventional seed preparation involves drying to get rid of moisture, cleaning to remove im