OLIVE PASTE CONSISTENCY AS A CONTROL PARAMETER FOR OIL EXTRACTION: A PRELIMINARY APPROACH

Malaxation is a critical step of olive oil extraction process as it can largely affect the extraction yield along with product quality. At present, malaxation control is based upon accumulated empirical results and the experience of the operators. There are evidences that this method rarely point ou...

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Main Authors: Piernicola Masella, Alessandro Parenti, Paolo Spugnoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2008-09-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.agroengineering.org/index.php/jae/article/view/138