Prodec Oil Plus
Alfa Laval Prodec Oil Plus decanters are designed for industrial applications where the extracted oil is not intended for consumption by humans or animals, such as extracting additional oil from food waste for biogas production through anaerobic digestion. With its innovative design, Oil Plus decanters efficiently maximizes your output in the anaerobic digestion process, without impacting methane production. It is easy to operate and maintain, giving you minimal payback time and total cost of ownership. Available a standalone component or a plug-and-play skid, that can easily integrate into your current plant and process.
Experience more productivity and less oil loss
- Recover additional free oil and fat with up to 99.5 Vol.% purity from your process streams.
- Optimized for high temperatures, Prodec Oil Plus delivers higher oil recovery rates than traditional oil extraction methods.
- Two-phase separation increases overall oil yield by recovering oil-rich fractions and valuable by-products across diverse applications.
- Cut operating costs with lower energy use and minimal maintenance. Together with the increased revenue from the oil this often results in payback in less than a year.
- Plug and play integration for quick installation and seamless fit into your current plant and process.
How it works
The incoming feed is effectively separated into oil and wet solids. To do this, the product is sent into a rotating bowl through a tube and accelerated by a rotor. Inside the bowl, a special screw conveyor helps efficiently separate the oil. This is done by using centrifugal force, which makes the lighter oil rise to the top while the heavier solids sink to the bowl's inner wall. Throughout the cylindrical part of the bowl, the oil is continuously extracted.
The design of the Prodec Oil Plus decanter plays a crucial role for the operational reliability and overall production capacity. The operation is remarkably straightforward, and this range of oil decanters can be effortlessly cleaned using flushing/CIP programs. The resulting oil is of exceptional purity, often necessitating minimal additional processing.
The growing demand for sustainable diesel and jet fuel has turned the oil content in food waste into a valuable resource. With a Prodec Oil Plus decanter installed before your regular decanter centrifuge through the process of anaerobic digestion, you can extract as much as 99.5% of the free oil from your food waste, without affecting the biogas production. Removing more of the oils also makes the solid waste more suitable for biogas production.
If your feedstock contains grease, fats and oils, and you're aiming to boost revenue, Prodec Oil Plus offers a proven solution. Listen to our application expert and learn how to reduce waste by extracting more value from raw materials.
Happy customers
BioteCH4 recovers oil from food waste to create a new revenue stream
A UK-based waste-management company uses cutting-edge decanter separation technology to tap into a brand-new revenue stream – turning waste oils and fats into high-quality feedstock for the biofuel industry.
Hear their story on video.
Partnering with Alfa Laval, our customers have turned by-products into high-value feedstock for maximum utilization of their raw materials. Hear their story on video.
Service
Extending the performance of your decanter centrifuge
Our dedicated Global Service Network supports you with parts and expertise, wherever you are, whenever you need it. By ensuring greater uptime, availability and optimization, we help bring you peace of mind, and maximize your return on investment. We can work with you to integrate our services into an Alfa Laval Service Agreement for predictable and worry-free operations.
