Palm Oil

Abstract

Palm oil is consumed in over 150 countries worldwide. It plays a pivotal role in the socioeconomic development of Asian, Latin American, and African regions. Of all the palm oil and palm kernel oil entering global trade, Malaysia and Indonesia account for more than half the market share, dominating the international trade in palm oil. The increasing importance of palm oil has naturally led to a steady buildup of scientific, technical, and trade data and information. The success of the palm oil industry in Malaysia and Indonesia, in particular, has never been easy. It has been wrought with obstacles and has gotten harder in recent years. The industry has been inundated with issues of mistrusts and misconceptions about the oil, its composition, and its nutritional benefits. Other issues that have garnered attention include its trade and traceability, new process contaminants, environmental management, and other issues relating to the sustainable development of the palm oil industry. This article overviews the role of palm oil industry in the international oils and fats market, the technology involved in oil extracting and processing, palm oil quality parameters, and the applications of palm oil in food and nonfood products. The issues that are becoming relevant, namely the existence of process contaminants such as 3‐monochloropropane‐1,2‐diol (3‐MCPD) esters and glycidol esters, trade and traceability, together with other issues related to a sustainable development of the palm oil industry, have also been included.

Palm Oil Valorization through the Oxidative Cleavage of Unsaturated Fatty Acids with Ru-Carbon Catalysts

“…Palm oil extracted from the fruit known as Elaies guineensis is one of the most important vegetable oils because of its abundance, low price, and high content of unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs). , This reddish brown oil, which presents a semisolid consistency at ambient temperature, is produced in tropical areas of Africa and Latin America . Palm oil is constituted of triglycerides with saturated (SFAs) and unsaturated fatty acids as well as minor components such as carotenoids.…”

“…1,2 This reddish brown oil, which presents a semisolid consistency at ambient temperature, is produced in tropical areas of Africa and Latin America. 3 Palm oil is constituted of triglycerides with saturated (SFAs) and unsaturated fatty acids as well as minor components such as carotenoids. This oil is widely employed as a raw material for the preparation of several food products like cooking oils, margarine, baking fats, or confectionery baking fats.…”

Crushed Glass and Oil Extracted from Palm Oil Sludge as Primary Materials in the Production of Hydrophobic Sand for Capillary Barrier Applications

“…Palm oil is one of the most popular vegetable oils in the market; from 2017 to 2018, it was estimated that the palm oil industry produced a total of 69.98 × 10 6 tons of oil worldwide [25]. It is extracted from the mesocarp of the fruit from Elaeis guineensi plant [26].…”