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Introduction to Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABEn 131)

1st Semester, AY 2018-2019

Group Report No. 1

Title: Plant Oil Processing Area in VisayasState University: Its Equipment and Functions

Name of Members: Course/Year Date Performed Score: ______

1. Gonzaga, Jason R. BSABE-1 August , 2018
2. Jimenez, April Joy C. BSABE-1
3. Quintero, Myles A. BSABE-1
4. Nayre, Berlie Mae BSABE-1
5. Rojas, Alissa Grace L. BSABE-1 Date Submitted
6. Van Steenhuyse, Tylo Junior L. BSABE-1
11 August 26, 2018

I. INTRODUCTION

Plant oils have been very useful in our society for many reasons. Basially, humans have
used crude extracts of different parts of plants as curative agents because they are generally cost-
efficient, economical and easily available (Chanda and Rakholiya, 2013).
According to Guarte(2007), the plant oil processing area of Visayas State university was
established as an extension to the old Crop Processing Building of the Department of Agricultural
Engineering, a part of the Plant Oil Technology Center (POTC) in order to create a more
sustainable production of filtered coconut oil. The area is made in order to conduct experiments
and to enhance the production of plant oil with the aid of the different equipment and tools
available such as hammer mill, oil expellers, filtering tanks, storage tank and many more in the
small-scale oil processing area.
Identifying the different equipment and knowing their function is important in order to
effectively use them and to avoid any accidents in the workplace. The activity entitled Plant Oil
Processing Area in Visayas State University: Equipment and its Functions aims to recognize the
different technologies used in the area, and identify its functions in order to understand the
significance of plant oil technology and the role it plays in the society.

II. LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the laboratory class, the students should be able to:

LO1: Recognize the different equipment found in the Plant Oil Processing Area.
LO2: Explain the functions of the different equipment.
LO3: Understand the significance of the Plant Oil Technology and the role it plays in our
society.

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III. MATERIALS AND METHODS

A. Materials

Simplextractor Hammer Straehle SK 60/2 The Viking GE

Expeller Mill Expeller 210 Cutter

Monfort DD 85 POTC laboratory dryer Oven

Expeller

Storage Tank Refrigerator Stove

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Meat chopper Weighing

Weighingscale
scale Jathropa Fruit Dehuller

Rice thresher Corn mill Biomass furnace Abaca Stripping

Machine

Rootcrop grater Chipper Grater

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B. Methods

First, the students went to the Department of Agriculture and asked for anapproval
to surveythe Plant Oil Processing Area. After that, the students went to the area and
looked for Mr. LitoPernito. The students told Mr. about their activity, and asked him if
he could tour the students around the area. Then, the students interviewed Mr.
regarding the different equipment found in the area, its names and functions. Lastly, he
gave the students additional information in relation to plant oil processing.

IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The students were able to recognize the different equipment found in the Plant Oil
Processing Area, and were able to identify the functions of these machines after being shown
around the area by Mr. LitoPernito. The equipment present were:

The Hammer mill is a machine

SimplextractorExpel used in the size reduction
ler is a Filipino oil of copra, it has a greater The Montfort DD 85 is
expeller specifically capacity and produce a German made multi-
designed and higher quality in terms of crop oil expeller
fabricated for oil uniformity of size. When powered by a 3 hp 3-
extraction from copra. operated constantly and it phase electric motor
It is powered by a 3- has a milling capacity of 80 with a rated output
hp 3-phase electric kg/hr and particle size capacity of 35 kg/hr.
motor with a rated distribution ranges from 5
capacity of 50 kg/hr. to 10 mm.

SimplextractorExpeller MonfortDD
Hammer Mill
85Expeller

The Straehle SK 60/2

Expeller also is a German- From the filtering tank,
made oil expeller powered the filtered oil is then
by a 2-hp 3-hase electric transferred to the
Weighing Scale is motor with a rated capacity Storage Tank, ready
used to measure the of only 15 kg/hr. It is for use by the plant oil
weight of an item. basically designed for oil stove as fuel or for
extraction from small-sized processing into
oilseeds under laboratory biodiesel.
conditions.

Weighing Scale Straehle SK 60/2 Expeller Storage Tank

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Viking cutter has an

average capacity of
500 kg of copra per
hour compared to the
POTC Laboratory hammer mill capacity Stoveis used to
Dryer is used to of only 150 kg copra provide fire or
heat or dry grated per hour. However, in source of heat to
coconut for oil terms of the uniformity cook or heat the
extraction. of size of the milled oil.
copra, the hammer mill
gave more uniform
sizes compared to the
Viking GE 210 cutter

POTC Laboratory Viking cutter Stove

Dryer

A Refrigerator is a
A Meat chopper is a popular household
An oven is a thermally
kitchen appliance for appliance that consists of
insulated chamber
fine chopping a thermally insulated
used for the heating,
('mincing') and/or compartment and a heat
baking, or drying of a
mixing of raw or pump (mechanical,
substance,[1] and
cooked meat, fish, electronic or chemical)
most commonly used
vegetables or similar that transfers heat from
for cooking. Kilns and
food. It replaces tools the inside of the fridge to
furnaces are special-
like the mincing knife, its external environment
purpose ovens, used
for example, which is so that the inside of the
in pottery and
also used to produce fridge is cooled to a
metalworking,
minced meat, filling, temperature below the
respectively.
etc. ambient temperature of
the room.

Meat Chopper Oven Refrigerator

A Biomass furnace is
a more sophisticated Corn mill machine is one
option that can heat an of the grinding machines;
entire its effect is more than A RootcropChipper is
building.Biomass ordinary flour machine. It is a machineused for
furnace does the same used for wheat peeling, rice reducing rootcrops into
job as a central- hulling, soybean food smaller rootcropchips
heating furnace (boiler) peeling etc flour milling,
powered by natural grits making operation.
gas, oil, or electricity

Biomass Furnace Corn mill RootcropChipper

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Abaca Stripping
Machine is an Jathropa Fruit
agricultural machine Dehulleris a machine Rootcrop grater is a
that is being used in that provokes slight machine that grates all
the extraction of fiber pressure and friction the roots resulting to very
from abaca leafsheath on the fruits that result negligible losses that
through the pressing in the opening and mostly consist of fibers
and pulling action of coming looseof the and woody portion of the
the two blades and a fruit shells. roots.
taper roller spindle,
. respectively

Biomass Furnace Jathropa Fruit Dehuller Rootcropgrater

Rice thresheris a
machine that threshes
grain that removes the
seeds from the stalks
and husks.

Rice thresher Biomass Furnace

Furthermore, the students learned that plant oil are extracted from seeds of fairly common
plants and crops such as corn, palm, trees, coconut, etc.. The seeds would then be processed
using machines, allowing natural oil found in the seeds to be extracted. The extracted oil would
then be either stored or further processed into other sources of biomass energy such as biodiesel.

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V. LIFELONG LEARNING

Presented here are the individual lifelong learnings of the group members:
 Gonzaga, Jason R.

The survey at the Plant Oil Processing Area made the students realize that the
agricultural engineering field is important for it innovates and creates materials that are
beneficial to the society and is good for the environment. Also, the survey showed that with
the use of renewable sources in creating agriculture-based products, it is possible to
improve people’s way of living by spending less because these products are proven to be
cost-efficient and greatly effective. Furthermore, this encourages the agricultural and
biosystems students to seek more knowledge, never stop researching, try creating and
innovating useful material because agriculture has a lot more things to offer, not just foods,
fuel and shelter.

 Jimenez, April Joy C.

Through visiting Plant Oil Processing area, the students was enlighten on how to
innovate agricultural technologies to help the people easily do their work and at the same
time, has a way more better output. Learning these new kind of technologies enables the
students to be more motivated and innovative in the long process that enables them to
help others in the future.

 Nayre, Berlie Mae P.

Modern technologies are evolving from generation to generation, in terms of Plant

Oil Processing Area the development of different devices and machines need further
research and comprehensive studies in order to come up well-functional tools. It will polish
the ideas and capacities of the students, in fact that facilities and equipment are need in
this society.

 Quintero, Myles A.
As the group conducted a study in which they were assigned to visit the Oil
Processing Area at Visayas State University, they were able to accumulate the different
ideas and methods in performing the processing methods and quality of the oil. For further
development and upgrading of the industry, oil processing has been a huge contributor in
boosting the marketing both locally and internationally.Furthermore, Plant oil processing
Area helps the students to be more knowledgeable especially in the field of Agricultural
Engineering

 Rojas, Alissa Grace L.

As the students visited the Plant Oil Processing Area, they had gained some
valuable points that must be acquired. The students realized that with the use of these
technologies it enables to successfully help people increase their productivity, efficiency
and equipment utilization. Through Plant Oil Processing Area, people can gain full access
to industry expertise and application engineering resources to increase throughput, shorten
production lead times and boost profitability.

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 Van Steenhuyse, Tylo Junior L

The knowledge gained from this facility is invaluable. Having the knowledge to
produce sources of renewable offer students the chance to further improve, research, and
innovate in these areas. Wit non-renewable energy sources slowly depleting, the world
looks for alternative sources, where agricultural and biosystems engineers would lead the
way. Having the capabilities and skills to produce different sources of energy like plant oil
provides with the edge required to succeed and lead in this area of profession.

VI. REFERENCES

Rakholiya K., Chanda S. (2013), Fighting Multidrug Resistance with Herbal Extracts, Essential
Oils and Their Components,

Guarte R. (YEAR), Small-scale Production of Filtered Coconut Oil in Support of the Promotion of
the Plant Oil Stove in the Philippines.

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