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A world leader
The Desmet Ballestra Group is the world leader in the fields of engineering and supply of plants and equipment for:
- the Oils and Fats industries,- the Detergents, Surfactants and related Chemical industries,- the Oleochemical and Biodiesel industries
Desmet Ballestra benefits from a worldwide reputation of excellence, thanks to over 60 years of unequalled experience, a strong R&D capacity and the most extensive customer base in the industry.
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Desmet Ballestra core business
€ 380million
turnover1,100
employees
7,500 projectsin 150
countries
A worldwide
network of offices
OFOOils, Fats & Oleo technologies
DSCDetergents,Surfactants & Chemicals plants
OSFEOilseeds & FeedmillEquipment
The Group is organized around
3 Business Divisions
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Group structure and organization
Europe Mid. East AfricaSouth America
India
Asia China Far East
North & Central America
Technical / R&D
Sales & Marketing
Industrial Methods
Finance
Detergents& Surfactants
Chemicals
Oleochemicals
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Worldwide presence next to our customers
Argentina
Brasil
Colombia
U.S.A.
Mexico
U.K.
Spain
FranceBelgium
ItalyTurkey
Russia
ChinaU.A.E.
MalaysiaIndia
Singapore
DB office or subsidiary
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First class engineering
With its HQ in Brussels, Desmet Ballestra’sOils , Fats & Oleochemicals Division is the world specialist in oilseed and edible oil processing plants. It delivers tailor-made engineering and procurement services covering each step of the industry, from crop to final product:
Oils, Fats & Oleochemicals
5 market segments
ü Seed preparation Dehulling, Cracking, Cooking, Flaking, Expanding
ü Extraction Mechanical and solvent extraction, Desolventising-toasting , Drying-cooling, Distillation, Solvent recovery
ü Refining Degumming, Neutralization, Bleaching, Winterising, Deodorizing
ü Fat modification Fractionation, Hydrogenation, Interesterification
ü Oleochemicals Fatty Acids, Fatty Alcohols, Methylesters, Glycerine, Biodiesel
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Oils, Fats & Oleochemicals technology platform
Oilseeds
Edible oil
Animal Feed
Crude oilEdible fats
Biodiesel
Preparation Extraction
Refining
Fat Modif. OleochemicalsGlycerine
Fatty acidsFatty alcohols
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Detergents, Surfactants & Chemicalstechnology platform
Ethoxylation
Liquid Detergents
Personal care
Laundry Products
Detergent bars
Powder Detergents
Sulphonation MultipurposeSulphuric
Acid
Chemical Plants Detergents & Surfactants Plants
AgricultureWater treatment
Ore processing
Oil refining
Phosphoric Acid
Phosphoric Acid Detergents
Chemical industry
FertilizersRaw materials for Surfactants/Det.
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Oilseeds & Feedmill Equipment technology platform
Animal Feed
Oilseeds Preparation
Rosedowns Pressing Equipment platform
Stolz Handling/Processing Equipment platform
DestoningGrain/powder cleaningSievingMechanical handlingDedusting
GrindingMixingThermal treatmentPelletizingCooling
Sterling screw pressesCompress systemMini presses
Oil screening tankMill design/ EngineeringSpare parts
Human FoodExtraction and downstream edible oil processing
Bulk/powdery materials (seeds, cereals..)
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Oils & Fats processes
Seed preparation
Purpose: to modify the seed into a shape that is suitable for fast and effective extraction by mechanical pressing or solvent extraction.
It is a succession of several processes, amongst which:
ü Dehulling : increases the protein content of the de-oiled meal,
ü Cracking: reduces the particle size of the seeds,
ü Cooking: reduces the viscosity of the oil and adjust the moisture content,
ü Flaking: ruptures the cell structure of the broken seeds,
ü Expanding: enhances extraction parameters (used in specific cases)
175 preparation& prepress processes 1,500 seed preparation
equipments
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Seed preparation
Oils & Fats processes
Pre-pressingCookingCrackingSunflower
45% oil
Cake
20% oil
To Refining
CookingCrackingSoybean
20% oil
Flakes
20% oil
Flaking
ToExtraction
Crude Oil
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Extraction
Purpose: to obtain high quality oil with minimal undesirable components, achieve high extraction yields and high value meal. Two common extraction processes are solvent extraction and mechanical extraction using a screw press.
In order to maximize the removal of the oil contained in a seed, solvent extraction is conducted on prepared seeds or, for high oil content seeds, on the cakes yielded by the pre-presses. It consists of a sequence of four operations:
ü Physical removal of oil from the seed
ü Desolventising-toasting of the de-oiled seed - i.e. meal (incl. drying and cooling)
ü Distillation, to remove the solvent from the extracted oil
ü Recovery of solvent, which is reused at extractor level
Oils & Fats processes
391 full pressingprocesses 600 complete
distillations
790 extraction units 700 desolventising toasters,
dryer collers & DTDC
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Oil extraction from oilseeds
Notable trend to larger capacity plants (‘economics of scale’)
Soybean extraction : avg. cap. = 3000 TPD - max. cap. = 20.000 TPD
Rapeseed extraction : avg. cap. = 700 TPD - max. cap. = 3.000 TPD
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Solvent extraction process
Oils & Fats processes
To Refining
Cake / Flake
20% oil
To Feed Milling
Miscella
Hexane
Extractor
Distillation
Desolventiser
Steam
Crude Oil
Meal
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Refining
Purpose: to remove excess fatty acids and undesired componentswhich may compromise the taste, odor and appearance of the final edible oil.
Oil refining consists of a sequence of 4 main operations:
ü Degumming, to take out gums (lecithin) from crude oil
ü Neutralization of crude oil, to neutralize free fatty acids (soapstock)
ü Bleaching, to absorb coloring matters and remove residual phosphatides, metals, soaps and oxidation products
ü Winterising, to preserve limpidity and refined oils brightness
ü Deodorizing, to remove odoriferous material, free fatty acids and other undesired minor components to produce a bland oil with a good shelf life.
Oils & Fats processes
250 degummingunits
738 bleachingplants
200 neutralizingunits
121 winterisingplants
1,237 deodorisingplants
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Refining process
Oils & Fats processes
Bleaching earth
Steam
Gums(Lecithin)
Soapstock
Caustic Soda Filtration
BleachingNeutralising
Deodorising
Degumming
Crude Oil
RefinedOil
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Fat modification
Purpose: to chemically or physically modify oils in order to change their propertiesand extent possible applications.
Market increasing demand for low trans fats and «green» products influence modification processes. A combination of available technologies opens up other venues of investigation, especially in the field of tailor-made fats for well-defined applications.
The prominent processes are:
ü Fractionation, to separate «oleins» (liquid fraction ) from «stearins» (crystallised fraction)
ü Hydrogenation, to improve oil’s melting properties by reducing its degree of unsaturation
ü Interesterification, to create an oil more suitable for deep frying or making margarine with good taste and low content of saturated fatty acids
Oils & Fats processes
333 fractionationplants
94 hydrogenationplants
58 interesterificationplants
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Olein
Fat modification process
Oils & Fats processes
Filtration
Cristallisation
Hydrogen
Catalyst Refining
Filtration
Hydrogenation Fractionation
RefinedOil
StearinMargarineGheePastry Fat
Salad oil
Hydrog. oil
Cocoa substitute Soap
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A vocation for innovation
ü High level scientists
ü Years of practical experience in the related industries
ü Fully equipped analytical and research laboratories
ü Flexible pilot units, including skid-mounted units available for testing at customer’s facility
ü Collaboration agreements with several Universities (Europe, Asia, USA…)
Improvementof existing processes New
applications
CustomR&D Pilot
plants
Backupservices
Desmet Ballestra’s R&D Team is composed of professionals specialized in Oils & Fats, oleochemical and chemical processes, using the most comprehensive set of technological resources and equipment:
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40
40
65
155 5
SUSTAINABILITY
- Larger plant capacities- Higher oil yield- Lower operating cost
EFFICIENCY
QUALITY
- Improved nutritional quality(meal and oil)
- Protein concentrates- Oil fractions with better
physical properties
- Alternative solvents for oil extraction
- Enzymatic oil processing - Less (no) waste streams
Oilseed and Oil Processing : Drivers for new Developments
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Desmet Ballestra R&D Center
R&D Center in Zaventem ( Staff :12 FTE)
• Improvement of existing processes
• Development of new (efficient, sustainable) technologies
• Customized R&D in partnership with clients
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R&D Client/project Other
40
55
5
R&D Center Zaventem : overview activities
Client/project related work
- Directly related to industrial projects (pre- or after sales) - Process configuration – process guarantees – demo trials- Assistance to on-site audits/trials/trouble-shootings- In-house training programs for clients (theoretical/practical)
40 R&D
- Limiting number of ‘active’ R&D projects- First focus of the R&D center- Supporting business of tomorrow - Collaboration with (research) partners
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R&D Center Zaventem
§ ANALYTICAL LAB - Fully equipped analytical laboratory - Possibility to determine (standard) O&F quality parameters
- Regular participation to ring tests for method validation
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R&D Center Zaventem
§ PILOT HALL 1- Simulation of industrial oil refining & modification processes - For R&D projects and demonstration trials
Batch deodorizerOil stripper
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R&D Center Zaventem
§ PILOT HALL 1- Simulation of industrial oil refining & modification processes - For R&D projects and demonstration trials
Crystallizer for oil fractionation
Membrane press filter
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R&D Center Zaventem
§ PILOT HALL 2 (for experiments with solvents)- Simulation of industrial oilseed/biomass extraction processes - For R&D projects and demonstration trials
Batch extractor High pressure reactor
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Some R&D projects
§ Use of enzymes for oil refining : mild processing
§ Fish oil refining : removal of contaminants (dioxins,PCB,…)
§ Refining of ‘special’ oils : cocoa butter, rice bran oil , olive oil, camelina oil,….
§ Extraction of sweetener from stevia leaves
§ Production of rape/soya protein concentrates
§ ……
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Unique customer portfolio
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Main technological partners
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Main research partners
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All your Desmet Ballestra contacts available at
www.desmetballestra.com