Soybean Oil Production Process Safety & Protection
In the production process of soybean oil processing plant, dust explosion prevention and leaching process are both potentially hazardous aspects that require high attention.
In this article, ABC Machinery will analyze in depth the risks in the soybean pressing process and leaching oil plant production process, and put forward in detail the corresponding preventive measures to ensure the safety and stability of the production process.
Safety First: Protecting the Soybean Oil Production Processing
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[Dust Explosion Prevention] Strategies to Soybean Oil Pressing Process
In soybean crushing process, from soybeans into the silo to the crushed soybean meal, there is a large amount of dust generated. When this dust reaches a certain concentration in the air, it can cause an explosion when it encounters an ignition source.
Although compared with gases and liquids, dust explosions occur less frequently, but due to the large scale of processing, continuous process, simple equipment, explosion-proof measures are still essential.
Soybean Oil Processing in the 3 Major Sources of Dust Generation
Soybean Oil Plant Safety in Edible Oil Pressing Process
In the soybean oil pressing process, the main source of dust generation can be divided into three process sections:
| 1. Into the Soybean Process Section | soybeans into the silo and from the silo through the scraper, elevator, day silo transported to the pretreatment workshop section. In this process, soybeans fall vertically from the silo, the top of the silo, resulting in a high concentration of dust in the air. |
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| 2. Soybean Peeling Process Section |
soybean peeling, wind selection, bean skin screening, bean skin crushing, out of the bean skin process section. In this section of the process, the exit of the skin flying suspended in a high concentration of dust. |
| 3. Soybean Meal Crushing Process | soybean meal crushing to soybean meal packaging, storage process section. In the soybean meal crushing process equipment, dust removal system and soybean meal packaging, storage area, especially the semi-open simple bulk soybean meal storage, flying suspended in high concentrations containing residual solvent soybean meal dust. |
Three Essential Explosion-proof Measures to Master in Soya Oil Plant
In order to prevent the risk of explosion-proof dust in the soybean crushing process, a comprehensive preventive measures need to be taken:
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1. Control of Ignition Sources:
The use of anti-static conveyor belts, the use of explosion-proof electrical equipment, the implementation of smoking and other open-flame behavior is strictly prohibited.
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2. Dust Control System:
Setting up extraction and exhaust system, clean up the dust in the equipment and operation area regularly to reduce the spread of dust.
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3. Pressure Relief Holes Set Up:
Setting up pressure relief holes on the equipment and pipelines to prevent damage to the equipment in case of explosion.
Soybean Oil Leaching Plant [Risk Avoidance]
Soya Oil Solvent Extraction Equipment
The process flow of soybean extracting oil plant includes cleaning, softening, leaching, evaporation, condensation, vapor extraction, refining and so on. Among them, the solvent oil No.6 used has the characteristics of flammable and explosive.
Hazard analysis of Soybean Oil by Leaching Methods
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Solvent oil properties: No.6 solvent oil is volatile, forming explosive mixtures, and when its vapor and air reach a certain concentration, it is easy to cause fire or explosion.
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Operation Hazard: In the leaching process, if improper operation or mismanagement, there are ignition sources, flammable materials, there is a potential risk of fire.
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Electrical equipment and static electricity: The selection, installation and lightning protection measures of the electrical equipment of the equipment and pipeline do not meet the requirements of the specification, which will easily generate electric sparks and increase the risk of fire.
Scientific Precautionary Measures - Reducing the Risk of Accidents
In order to reduce the risk of fire and explosion in the production process of the leaching oil plant, the following precautionary measures need to be implemented:
- Ignition source management:
Take appropriate ignition source management measures to ensure that there are no open flames, electric sparks and other hazardous sources during operation.
- Solvent oil storage:
Strengthen the grounding of storage equipment and piping to avoid static electricity buildup and reduce the fire risk of electrical equipment.
- Spillage prevention:
Strengthen the overhaul and maintenance of equipment to prevent solvent oil leakage and reduce the possibility of fire and explosion accidents.
In the production process of soybean oil processing plant, dust explosion prevention and soy oil leaching process are two key hazardous links. However, by taking scientific and reasonable preventive measures, the possibility of accidents can be effectively reduced to ensure the safe operation of the soybean oil production process.
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