Unit operations in olive oil production : bachelor thesis

Maslinovo ulje odavno je cijenjeno zbog svoje biološke i nutritivne vrijednosti. Proces proizvodnje maslinovog ulja sastoji se od: ĉišćenja i pranja plodova masline, mljevenja, miješanja tijesta, odvajanja ĉvrstog od tekućeg dijela te odjeljivanja uljnog mošta na ulje i vodu. U ovom radu opisane su sve faze procesa proizvodnje maslinovog ulja. Isto tako, dana je i usporedba postupka dobivanja maslinovog ulja upotrebom mlina ĉekićara kao primjera modernog postupka proizvodnje ulje, te tradicionalnog postupka uz pomoć kamenog mlina.The olive oil has been appreciated for a long time for its biological and nutritional value. The manufacturing process of olive oil consists of cleaning and washing the olive fruits, grinding, mixing the paste, separation of solid from liquid part, and separation of oil must into oil and water. This paper describes all the phases involved into manufacturing process of olive oil. In addition, the production of olive oil accomplished with the help of mill-hammer has been used as an example for modern oil mills, and compared to the traditonal approach which uses stone mill