On the difficulty of pressing hulled sunflower seeds: challenges in mechanical oil extraction | OCL

Technological challenges in oilseed crushing and refining / Défis technologiques de la trituration et du raffinage des oléagineux

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Issue		OCL Volume 32, 2025 Technological challenges in oilseed crushing and refining / Défis technologiques de la trituration et du raffinage des oléagineux


Article Number		28
Number of page(s)		13
Section		Technology
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ocl/2025021
Published online		09 September 2025

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