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A Simple Unit for Extracting Leaf Protein in Bulk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

N. W. Pirie
N. W. Pirie
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts AL5 2JQ
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Summary

The unit is a greatly simplified screw expeller, modified so that the crop is thoroughly rubbed to liberate juice before the charge moves into the part of the unit in which pressure is applied. The throughput of the model described here is 2 kg of crop per minute; power consumption is about 400 W. The unit weighs 40 kg, but larger ones, operating on the same principles, could be made.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , April 1977 , pp. 113 - 118
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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