Production line and factory setup overview
A medium-industrial recovery system integrated with a wool-scouring plant. It recovers crude wool grease from controlled hot scour liquor through screened liquor collection, temperature management, primary and secondary disc-stack centrifuges, cream concentration or thermal cracking, clarification, closed crude-lanolin storage and effluent treatment. It does not make cosmetic or pharmaceutical lanolin without separate refining, deodorisation, bleaching and regulatory approval.
Recommended lowest-entry line configuration Treat this as a co-product of a bankable wool-scouring plant, not a stand-alone machine. Start feasibility with representative liquor analysis and a 1-2 t/day greasy-wool scour basis; specify fibre recovery screens, insulated hot-liquor tanks, two matched disc separators, crude-grease tankage, laboratory, grease trap and complete high-COD wastewater treatment. Secure an industrial buyer for crude wool grease before installation.
Production process and implementation sequence
- Greasy-wool and scour-liquor sampling
- Fibre screening and hot-liquor collection
- Temperature control and primary disc separation
- Cream concentration and secondary separation
- Clarification and crude-grease storage
- Recovered-water routing and effluent treatment
- Crude-grease laboratory release
- Closed dispatch to approved industrial buyer
Products, capacity and market fit
- Wool grease can create value only when it is recovered from controlled scouring liquor.
- Disc-stack separation reduces oil loss and protects downstream wastewater treatment.
- Crude wool grease is an industrial feedstock, not automatically cosmetic-grade lanolin.
- Scour-liquor treatment remains mandatory even when grease is recovered.
- Crude recovered wool grease - Water, insolubles, ash, free fatty acids, colour, odour, density and buyer-agreed composition - Approved industrial chemical or lanolin-refining buyer
Core production machinery and line specifications
| Machine / stage | Function / value | Production note |
|---|---|---|
| Fibre recovery screens and hot-liquor tanks | Collects screened scour liquor at separator conditions | Insulated closed duty |
| Primary disc-stack separator | Separates grease-rich cream from liquor | Representative feed guarantee |
| Thermal cracking or cream concentration unit | Prepares cream for efficient secondary recovery | Process-provider specific |
| Secondary disc-stack separator | Raises recovered crude-grease quality | Matched discharge cycle |
| Crude-grease tank, laboratory and effluent plant | Releases product and treats remaining wastewater | High-COD mandatory scope |
Raw materials, utilities and factory requirements
- Sorted greasy wool and controlled scour-liquor stream
- Approved low-foam detergent and pH chemicals for wool scouring
- Filter media, sampling containers and traceable crude-grease tanks
- Stable three-phase electricity with verified connected load
- Guarded machinery, lockout, ventilation and fire protection
- Covered segregated raw-material and finished-goods storage
- Maintenance tools, safe lifting and critical spare parts
- Hot-water or steam system, insulated process piping and separator cooling
- Fibre recovery, grease traps and complete high-COD wastewater treatment
- Chemical handling, odour control and approved sludge route
Indicative low-entry investment and implementation plan
These planning ranges prioritize economical machinery, local labor and local civil works. Final pricing follows confirmed capacity, product specification, delivery terms and site conditions.
| Scope | Indicative range | Entry-plan note |
|---|---|---|
| Liquor collection, screens and insulated tanks | US$90k-220k | Integrated wool-scour basis |
| Primary/secondary disc separators and controls | US$280k-720k | Recovery core |
| Crude-grease storage, laboratory and process auxiliaries | US$120k-330k | Industrial feedstock release |
| Effluent treatment, installation and commissioning | US$310k-930k | High-COD scope mandatory |
| Indicative integrated project total | US$800k-2.2m | Wool-scour building and working stock excluded |
Detailed proposal and next step
The proposal contains the complete line flow, machinery scope, raw-material and utility requirements, implementation stages and indicative entry planning. Final configuration follows confirmed products, capacity, site and budget.