Technology of microwave treatment of cameline seeds and its economic efficiency

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is a feasibility study on the effective implementation of microwave treatment technology for oilseeds during pre-sowing treatment and oil pressing while improving the quality of vegetable oil, including rapeseed, camelina and mustard oil, and increase in its production. The objectives of the study are calculation of the volume of extra products received, ensured by the application of the proposed technology; defining the oil quality parameters; development of methods for calculating the economic efficiency of the project; adaptation of methods for assessing the economic efficiency of an economic entity to the specifics of processing agricultural enterprises. The paper substantiates the possibility of implementing a project for the processing oilseeds using microwave technology in accordance with the requirements of the State Program for the Development of Agriculture and the regulation of the market for agricultural products, raw materials and food for 2013-2020 and the possibility of implementing the project, taking into account the obtaining grants by agricultural processing consumer cooperatives for the development of the material and technical base. The authors determined the effective treatment regime for camelina, rapeseed and mustard seeds during pre-sowing treatment and oil press. The characteristics of the oil, the treatment regime are presented. The expected increase in production provided by the implementation of the developed microwave technology is calculated. A methodology for the economic feasibility of the project is proposed and basic economic indicators are calculated that prove the economic efficiency of the project. Calculations and recommendations can be used by processing enterprises in order to increase economic efficiency by increasing production, as well as increasing productivity due to pre-sowing seed microwave treatment.