Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
As the oil palm industry stands poised to enter the 21stcentury, it is an appropriate time to take stock of the lessons learned in the first 100 years of the crop in Malaysia. The end of the century is not just time to look at Y2K compliance for the new century, but, more importantly, to […]
Effluent from palm oil mill has to be treated to comply with the regulatory standards set by the Department of Environment (DOE). Even though several treatment systems have been introduced and successfuly applied, there are still some mills which fail to obtain the required quality. This paper reports an adsorption method using boiler fly ash […]
The optimization of small scale refining for the Seed Crushers and Oil Processors’ Association (SCOPA) was studied. The performance of three types of bleaching earths, WACSupreme, Pure-Flo, SBE Gold and two types of degumming agents, phosphoric acid and water were compared. The samples used were crude palm kernel oil and its fractions. The effects of […]
Lignocellulosic materials from the oil palm industry such as frond, oil palm trunk, empty fruit bunch and fibre have many applications. Besides being used in the wood and furniture industries, the materials can be exploited in road construction particularly in producing stone mastic asphalt (SMA).
Oil palm produces a large amount of lignocellulose biomass. The exploitation of this biomass is still traditional and low, i.e., for fibre production, organic fertilizer (for soil amelioration, structure and fertility improvement) and erosion prevention. Although these are environmentally friendly practices, there is little value addition, thereby prompting a need to increase the quantum of […]