Present and prospective development in the palm oil processing industry

Abstract

Malaysia, the leading producer of palm oil, is now also the major producer and exporter of processed palm oil (PPO). Since 1977 she has been exporting PPO in increasing amounts. As a result about 50% of world production of palm oil is now traded as PPO in the international market. Currently, Malaysia has processing capacity far exceeding her production of crude palm oil. Guaranteed capacities for physical refining, fractionation and chemical neutralization are 12,075, 9,940 and 4,949 metric tons (MT) per day, respectively. These can be increased to 16,285, 12,705 and 6,170 MT per day, respectively, by some modification and rationalization. Thus Malaysia is geared to cope with increased production of PPO at least up to 1990. The PPO products exported are the results of primary down streaming of crude palm oil. The production and export of these products are very well established. The emphasis is now on further down‐streaming of PPO products into specialized products such as food ingredients, nonfood applications and finished products such as shortenings, margarines, cocoa butter replacer fats and oleochemicals both for local consumption and export. By the end of the decade, Malaysia is likely to become a center for the manufacture of basic oleochemicals and their derivatives.

Effects of compressive stress, feeding rate and speed of rotation on palm kernel oil yield

“…is a great economic asset. It is acclaimed to be the richest vegetable oil plant (Kheiri, 1985). Many products are derivable from the plant.…”

Functional performance of a vertical-shaft centrifugal palm nut cracker

“…is a great economic asset. It is acclaimed to be the richest vegetable oil plant (Kheiri 1985). According to this author many products can be derived from the oil palm; this includes palm oil, palm kernel oil, palm kernel cake, fibre, palm wine, fatty alcohol, broom, and wood plank.…”

Design and Development of an Improved Palm Kernel Shelling Machine and Separator

“…Mechanical method will only crack the nuts and leave the product as a mixture of shells and kernels, which needs to be separated before it can become a useful product. Taking into considerations the cost of the imported palm kernel crackers, there is an urgent need to design a machine from locally available materials for easy maintenance, lesser downtime, reduces cost without compromising the efficiency of the Machine (Oke P. K. [2], Kheiri [4]).…”