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<pre>Hi Julie,

Firstly I would think it is important to establish what press is being used
when it comes to whether or not we filter.

In our case we use an Oliomio 50 to produce our oil

In all instances after the oil is extracted we put it into 200 litre
stainless steel tanks so that any sediment can settle to the bottom of the
tank, we had the tanks made especially and they have two taps one above the
other that allows us to tap off the oil without disturbing the sediment.

In many cases allowing the oil to stand for a few days (average 4) is all
that is required,and we get a very clear oil. However in some cases the oil
is still murky and we filter it using ordinary hospital grade cotton wool
that we buy in rolls, we use a stainless steel unit for this that was
supplied with the Oliomio and one rectangle of cotton will will quite
happily manage one tank of 200 litres.

The settling and filtering is becoming a bottleneck in our production
process and I am just starting to look at the possibility of improving this
process, as and when I gather information about other filtration methods I
will pass them on, however if it was not that it slows us down during the
season I would not be bothering as the current system works very well

Regards

Mike and Juliana - Riebeeck Olive Boutique - South Africa




-----Original Message-----
From: juliemlloyd [mailto:lloyd@...]
Sent: 17 June 2002 15:14
To: OliveOil@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [OliveOil] Filtration of oil


I'm interested to hear any comments on treatment of oil after
pressing.
Do most of the members of this group filter their oil? If so, what
type of filters do you prefer? How long do you leave the oil to
settle?
As a novice to oil production, I would appreciate your opinions.

Julie Lloyd



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