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Improved Butter Extraction Process

Team picture. Pentadesma Butyracea Butter Extraction. Dan Gaddes , Micah Fuge , Emma Hocker , Ruhie Patil, Jason Scott. Sponsor: Flora Assogbadjo. Instructor: Professor Erdman, ESci. Instructor Liaison: Bill Nash. Problem

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Improved Butter Extraction Process

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  1. Team picture PentadesmaButyracea Butter Extraction Dan Gaddes, Micah Fuge, Emma Hocker, Ruhie Patil, Jason Scott Sponsor: Flora Assogbadjo Instructor: Professor Erdman, ESci Instructor Liaison: Bill Nash Problem The team was challenged to mechanize the Pentadesma butter extraction process to minimize the manual labor of women performing the task. Pentadesma seeds are commonly found in Benin and other Western African countries. The butter can be used for cosmetics and human consumption. Current Butter Extraction Process Improved Butter Extraction Process Pic of our seeds Pic of our oil Pic of piteba Calculations (2) (3) • Analysis & Recommendations • Improvements made: • Labor-saving • Time-saving • Reduced contamination • Consolidated process • Recommendations • Optimize screw press for Pentadesma seeds • Improve structure design Image citations

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