Citrus Pulp Pellets

Description features:Oncethe juice has been extracted from oranges, peels and rags is left behind. Theyare equivalent to approximately 50% of the processed fruit's weight and will beconverted into citrus pulp pellets to be used in cattle feed.
Inthe production process, calcium oxide is added to the peels and rags which arethen crushed into small parts which range from 0,2 cm to 0,6 cm. These smallparts go through a reactor for approximately 12 minutes where the mixing of thecalcium oxide to the wet peel takes place generating the liberation of water.The wet peel enters the industrialization process at humidity of approximately82% which is reduced to 72% after the pressing. As a result, a liquor isreleased from the peel which is then concentrated in the evaporator.
Thewet peel then undergoes a drying process in rotating cylindrical dryers wherehot gas is generated from the combustion of sugar cane bagasse or fuel oil.This gas enters the dryers at a temperature of approximately 800oC exchangingheat with the bits of peel which will leave the dryers at a temperature ofapproximately 140oC and a 10% to 12% humidity so that they may finally bepelletized. During this process humidity levels in the actual pellets arereduced to as low as 8% thus increasing the microbiological stability of theproduct and reducing fire hazards.

Citrus Pulp Pelle