• What is copra oil expeller?
  • Copra Oil Expeller is perfect for medium or large oil mill plants. We are well-known manufacturer of oil extraction machine and our screw press are working successfully in more then 51 countries of the world.
  • How is copra oil made?
  • Copra oil is pressed from dried coconut meat. Harvesting coconuts for copra is a labor-intensive process. Farmers and plantation workers manually remove the fibrous outer husk, then split open the coconut shell to drain the liquid.
  • What is copra used for?
  • Copra, after extraction of oil, leaves a residue which is palatable oil cake (or copra meal or mash). It is used in animal feeds, mainly for ruminants. It is used as fodder for horses, cattle, sheep and deer. Its high protein content (and oil content) is fattening for stock.
  • What are the steps of copra oil mill plant?
  • At the copra oil mill plant, the copra undergoes the following steps: Copra Drying, Copra Cutting, Cooking / Conditioning, Pressing, Filtration, Oil storage and Filling. The Copra dryer is used to dry fresh coconut kernel from 35 ¨C 40% moisture content to 5 ¨C 7% using hot air.
  • How is dry copra extracted?
  • More commonly, the dry copra is first extracted by the solvent-free method using expellers to obtain better quality coconut oil. Then the residue is processed through solvent extraction plant using food-grade hexane as a solvent to extract the residual coconut oil (8 to 12%). Dry copra may be extracted directly in solvent extraction plants.
  • What is disintegrated copra used for?
  • Disintegrated Copra obtained after the cutting process can be used as a raw material for Oil Press. The copra contains 60 ¨C 65% oil content. After a double stage pressing, about 8 ¨C 9 % residual oil is left in the copra meal which is an excellent source of protein supplement for grass fed animals.