Separators, Decanters and Process Lines

from GEA Westfalia Separator

for the Production of Edible Fats

Separation. Solution. Success.

Mechanical Separation / GEA Westfalia Separator

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Fat Recovery in
its Pure Form

The Heart – Separation Technology

Modern methods for the processing of

raw animal fats are characterised by the
wide application of centrifugal clarifica-
tion and separation techniques. Westfalia Acceptance
Separator has been designing and build-
ing separators and decanters for more
than 100 years and is therefore the abso-
lute specialist for the essential compo-
nents of all fat rendering systems, whether
wet or dry process. In order to guarantee
optimum yields and a high quality of the ➤ The most important features at a glance
produced raw fat, we switched at an
• Minimum personnel requirement due to fully automated processes
early stage to providing complete wet
rendering lines that are adapted by our • Highest purity standards due to sanitary design of the complete process
process engineers to individual customer • All components with product contact made from stainless steel
requirements and the specific raw mate- • Automatic chemical cleaning of all plant components
rials used. At the same time, we place the
• No manual cleaning required
highest demands on efficiency and quali-
ty. The complete process, from feeding • Maximum yield due to secondary fat extraction from the greaves
the plant, the removal of any metallic • Minimum product losses due to the patented HydroStop system
foreign objects and naturally all separa- in the separator stage
tion stages right through to the final • Facility for environmentally compatible stickwater treatment for the
testing of the purified fat, can be comple- recovery of valuable materials
tely automated. The user-friendly touch- • Simple central control and monitoring via a user-friendly
screen panel can be used to completely touch-screen panel
monitor and control the overall process • Facility for overall control from material acceptance to packing
from raw material acceptance, to refrige-
• Level dependent control of all pumps for continuous operation
ration and packing or loading, in addi-
tion to the actual edible fat production. • Automatic turbidity monitoring of the finished product via a photo cell
The complete plant, including decanters • Decanters in 2-phase or 3-phase design
and separators, is CIP-compatible. The • Optimum quality of the end product due to individually adapted process
chemical cleaning system makes for safe parameters
and sanitary processing as required by • Optimal consulting by our experienced process engineers
today’s food industry.

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CC 450/458 OSC 40
Standard fat recovery
Re-extraction of fat from the greaves
As the absolute specialist for the produc-
tion of edible fats, Westfalia Separator is
not only capable of optimally adapting the
processes to the requirements of the raw
material used. Due to the development of
various process and machine variants, in-
dividual customer requirements can be
met. For example, an additionally instal-
led process stage enables decisive improve-
ment of the overall fat yield by subjecting
CD 305
Re-extraction of fat
the greaves to a second extraction pro-
cess. This reduces the fat content of the
greaves by about half, with respect to the
fat content of the wet greaves in the de-
canter. In this process, the decanter ex-
tracts the greaves as well as the water and
solid discharges from the separators of
the first process stages. The centrifugal
separation into a solid and liquid phase
is performed in the decanter. Subsequently,
the recovered fat is fed back to the point
before the first separator stage. With the
help of the secondary greaves fat ex-
traction process, developed by Westfalia
Separator, a significantly higher overall
yield of purified fat can be achieved. Ad-
ditionally, the greaves have a considerably
higher quality because of the reduced fat
content. Westfalia Separator and GEA-
Wiegand provide an environmentally-
friendly and cost-effective process for the
treatment of the stickwater in the form of
protein recovery by evaporation and cen-
trifugal separation.
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CD 305 OSC 25

Motor Motor
rating: 15 kW rating: 11 kW

Feed Feed
capacity*: 2,500 - 3,500 l/h capacity**: 2,500 l/h

CC 450/458 OSC 40

Motor Motor
rating: 22/30/35 kW rating: 15/18.5 kW

Feed Feed
capacity*: capacity**: 5,000 l/h
CC 450 4,000 - 5,000 l/h
CC 458 5,500 - 7,000 l/h

CA 501 SA 100

Motor Motor
rating: 35 kW rating: 45/60 kW

Feed Feed
capacity*: 7,000 - 8,500 l/h capacity**: 15,000 l/h

CB 505 RSB 200

Motor Motor
rating: 45 kW rating: 60 kW

Feed Feed
capacity*: 11,000 - 14,000 l/h capacity**: 25,000 l/h

* rendered purified fat ** preclarified fat

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CC 450/458
Standard fat recovery
The process sequence
The complete process can be controlled,
monitored and cleaned fully automatically.
After the mechanical and thermal cell
breakdown, using mincer and melting
pipe, as well as the heating of the raw fat
in the renderer by the direct injection of
steam, the rendered material is continu-
ously routed to the decanter for pre-clari-
fication. Centrifugal force is applied here
to separate the greaves from the liquid
phase which consists of fat, stickwater,
condensate and solid residuals. The liquid
phase is subsequently heated again and
fed to the separator. The separator with
self-cleaning bowl separates the liquid
phase into fat and water. At the same time,
the solid residuals are separated, dischar-
ged periodically and fed back into the
process. The bowl ejections required dur-
ing separation are automatically monitor-
ed and controlled, as is the overall process.
Our patented HydroStop system allows
precise partial ejections, in order to mini-
mise product loss. Depending on the
OSC 40
type of raw fat used, the desired quality
of the purified fat, and the maximum
throughput, the process can comprise
one or two separator stages. The second
separator stage is used for polishing the
fat. In this stage, the injection of hot water
at a temperature of at least 95° C is used
to wash out finest protein material, which
in combination with water, would impair
the quality of the purified fat due to hy-
drolysis of the glycerides. This increases
the free fatty acid content in the end pro-
duct. The purified fat is collected in a
balance tank. A photo cell automatically
monitors the turbidity of the purified
raw fat so as to exclude impurities or
water in the product. The plant control
system prevents pumps from running
dry and thus the possible introduction of
air into the product. With this method,
the rendering process takes only a few
minutes. The directly injected steam pro-
tects the fat from oxidation; smell and
taste are neutral.
The process flexibility
The quality of the purified
fat is determined by the
quality of the raw material
and the contact time bet-
ween the rendered fat and
the proteins. The required
rendering temperature is
achieved quickly and uni-
formly by the direct injec-
tion of steam. Addition-
ally, it must be possible to
process raw fats of widely
differing quality and types
using identical machine
settings.
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Mechanical Separation
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