DEVELOPMENT OF A MOTORIZED 'EGUSI' MELON SEEDS OIL EXPELLER

Authors

  • R. S. Samaila National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization P M B 1525. llorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Author
  • O. Chukwu Department of Agricultural Engineering Federal University of Technology Minna. Author

Keywords:

Oil extraction, melon (Egusi) seeds, motorized expeller, machine design

Abstract

sourced locally. It was developed and fabricated to remove drudgery and reduce losses associated with
processing of melon seeds into oil. The machine is simple and can easily be operated and maintained by
rural women who are major processors of melon oil. It was tested for throughput capacity (Tp), percent
oil yield (Yi) and expression efficiency (Ee). Throughput capacity of 10.12 kg/hr, oil yield of 30.23L/kg
and extraction efficiency of 60.83% were obtained when 5 kg of melon seeds were fed into the machine.

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Published

2025-05-10

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2014): JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (JAET)

Section

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