Granex Summary
Granex Summary
Their raw material is the coconut meat commonly known as copra which has 64% oil content.
Refined Bleached Oil Refined Bleached Deodorized Oil Acidulated Oil Vegetable Shortening (Minola Oil)
PROCESSES OIL MILLING SOLVENT EXTRACTION REFINING DEODORIZING ACIDULATION PELLETIZING SHORTENING
Magnets are installed in conveyors to remove metals from the unloaded copra Size reduction Hogs primary grinders Cracking rolls secondary grinders Conditioner - drying
SUPPORT FACILITIES Copra Warehouse Pellet Warehouse CNO Tanks (Crude Coconut Oil Tanks) Processed Oil Tanks Edible Oil Tanks Acidulated Oil Tanks Copra Loading and Unloading Facility Pier Wharf Vessels
Flakers 6 mesh size Expellers mechanical pressing to extract oil 15-18 % residual oil in cake
Filtration Refining Copra cake from expellers undergoes continuous washing with hexane to remove oil. Desolventizing/Toasting to remove hexane Pelletizing Stored.
PRODUCTS
Quality Control
Residual Oil Content FFA (Free Fatty Acid Analysis) (0.03) Oil Color
Moisture Content
Boiler Water Analysis pH, TDS, Total Hardness, P-alkaline, Malkaline, OH, SO3, Silica, PO4