Here is the operational breakdown, machinery selection guide, and a ready-to-publish, SEO-optimized blog post for your website. Drying & Cleaning Stones: Hard pits collected from the de-stoning unit are washed, air-dried (moisture < 8%), and cleaned of pulp residue. Stone Cracking & Shell Separation: Pits pass through an impact/roller sheller. A air-density separator (aspirator) separates light shell fragments from heavy kernels. Debittering (Critical Safety Step for Bitter Kernels): Apricot kernels contain amygdalin, a cyanogenic glycoside. To render the oil/meal safe, seeds undergo hot-water soaking or steam debittering to hydrolyze amygdalin before pressing. Cold Pressing / Oil Extraction: Dried kernels pass through a Screw Oil Expeller (maintaining temperatures below 50°C for extra-virgin grade) or a hydraulic press. Filtration & Refining: Crude oil undergoes plate-and-frame pressure filtration. For cosmetics or cooking, it undergoes degumming, neutralization, and deodorization.

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