Apparatus for extracting fat from an animal material
AssigneeClextral
InventorsChristian Mange, Jean-Yves Toze
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Abstract
The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for extracting fat from an animal material in which according to the invention, the fat is continuously melted and then extracted by passing the animal material through two successive zones, namely a melting zone (B) and an extraction zone (C), of a single housing in the form of an elongate sleeve (1) equipped, in the melting zone (B), with heating means (13) and, in the extraction zone (C), with filtering walls (16) for the passage of the melted fat, the sleeve (1) encasing two overlapping conveyor screws (2) driven in rotation.
Claims4
An apparatus for extracting fat from an animal material consisting of cells limited by a protein tissue and containing at least fatty material and water, said apparatus comprising a screw conveyor comprising at least two conveyor screws (2) provided with helical flights (3) rotatably entrained within an elongate sleeve (1) comprising at least the following successive zones in a conveying direction of said conveyor screws:
- (a) an upstream feed zone (A) in which said sleeve is provided with an orifice (11) for introducing animal material, and with means (12) for cooling by circulation of a heat exchange fluid;
- (b) a central melting zone (B) in which said sleeve is provided with heating means (13) and, in a central part of said sleeve, with a degassing orifice (14) opening widely onto said conveyor screws (2), said helical flights (3) defining, from upstream to downstream, at least the following successive stages:
- (i) a first, pressure increase stage (B.sub.1);
- (ii) a second, expansion stage (B.sub.2) in line with said degassing orifice (14);
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- (iii) a third, pressure increase stage (B.sub.3) located downstream of said degassing orifice (14);
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- (c) at least one downstream extraction zone (C) in which said sleeve (1) is provided with filtering walls (16), said helical flights (3) determining a pressure increase enabling expulsion of melted fat and its discharge through said filtering walls (16), a residue being discharged through an orifice (17) located at a downstream end of said sleeve (1).
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