Butter oil separator Alfa Laval BRPX 213 - 14S

The Alfa Laval BRPX 213-14S self-cleaning sanitary disc separator for butteroil / AMF, edible fat and dairy applications is previously used in the butter oil industry as a continuous, self-cleaning centrifugal separator that separates molten butterfat at approximately 80–90 °C into butter oil, water phase, and sludge. It is a core machine for producing clear, low-moisture anhydrous milk fat (AMF) / butteroil with high oxidative stability.

Machine comes with the bowl, motor (18,5 kW), base plate with feet, water valves, all inlet/outlet pipes with pumps, service tools for maintenance and a big lot of spare parts.

Additional features:

Excluding:

• Motor cover.
• Control panel.

This separator is part of a butteroil production and purification process. The process flow is illustrated in the attached P&IDs and flowcharts.

Butterfat is first melted and conditioned in the T100 process. During melting, citric acid is added at a dosage of 0,5 kg per 1.000 kg of butterfat. The melted product is then transferred through a preheater and heated to approximately 80–85 °C before entering the separation section. The melting and preheating equipment are excluded from the scope of supply.

Prior to Separator #01, the butterfat is mixed with hot water for a washing step. Approximately 2.300 kg/h of butterfat is combined with 1.150 L/h of water at approximately 95 °C, corresponding to a 50% washing water ratio.

The washed product is fed to Separator #01:

• Alfa Laval BRPX 213-14S
• Hamburg Machinery stock number: #1506

After the first separation stage, the product is transferred to Separator #02:

• Westfalia SA35-01-076
• Hamburg Machinery stock number: #1507

This second separation stage provides the final purification of the butteroil. The finished product, with a purity of approximately 99,5% milk fat, is subsequently transferred to the T200 process for further processing or storage.

The heavy phases, including sludge and fat-containing wastewater from the first two separators, are routed to Separator #03:

• Alfa Laval CMPX 213
• Hamburg Machinery stock number: #1508

Separator #03 is used as a recovery and rework separator. Its function is to separate residual fat from the heavy phase, produce clarified wastewater, and recover approximately 10–40% of the fat, which is returned to the T100 process for reprocessing.

• This configuration maximizes butterfat recovery, minimizes product losses, and ensures efficient wastewater clarification within the butteroil production process.