Soybean Oil Facility New Process Preliminary Engineering

The FDA has made its final determination that Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHOs) are not Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS).  FDA has set a compliance period of 3 years for food companies to re-formulate products without PHOs and/or petition the FDA to permit specific uses of PHOs.

The client needed to add an oil feed pre-dryer and new enzymatic process system for a portion of their existing partially hydrogenated production to remove trans-fat. This system will be designed to process 120% of the existing production rates. The client plans build a new addition from its existing production building for this process and a temperature-controlled enzyme storage warehouse.

WORK COMPLETED: ADF Engineering was requested to complete front end (preliminary) engineering for this project. ADF executed the following deliverables within a 4-week expedited schedule:

• Week 1:
  • Completed kick off meeting and site walk through.
  • Defined overall scope, site location, and field measurements.
  • Provided initial draft outline of capital cost estimate to align setup with client.

• Week 2
  • Conducted onsite Electrical Survey.
  • Provided preliminary 3-D model for review.
  • Provided (3) preliminary mechanical layouts for review.
  • Provided preliminary capital cost estimate for review.

• Week 3
  • Provided Electrical Survey Report.
  • Provided a Preliminary Foundation Plan.
  • Provided (2) Structural Framing Elevations.
  • Provided (1) Roof Framing Plan.
  • Provided EPC Schedule.

• Week 4
  • Provided Building Code Review (50%) Report.
  • Provided 2^nd option model and layouts.
  • Engineering Scope of Work for Detailed Engineering.
  • Engineering Staffing Plan.