A TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF A SMALL SCALE COCONUT OIL EXPELLER OPERATION IN THE COOK ISLANDS
Small‑scale processing of copra was demonstrated to be technically feasible and potentially very profitable in the Cook Islands using equipment comprising a copra chopper, a screw press and a filter press. At through‑puts close to 65 kg per hour, yields of ciarified oil and copra cake were around 5...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Coconut Community
1987-06-01
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| Series: | CORD |
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| Online Access: | https://journal.coconutcommunity.org/index.php/journalicc/article/view/202 |