Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
In the new millennium, as Malaysia marches on to achieve its Vision 2020 of being a developed nation, the oil palm industry is playing its part by modernizing itself. As with all businesses, adoption of advanced technologies, that contribute to greater efficiency and higher productivity, will provide the producers with the competitive edge over those […]
An acute moisturizing efficacy study was conducted by using MPOB’s palm-based cosmetic products namely Palmianis lotion with vitamin E, goat’s milk lotion and Whitening Lotion 1. A total of 13 volunteers were involved in the study. The skin hydration was measured several times at different intervals (30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 min) after a […]
A total of 12 analyses were carried out on sludge palm oil (SPO) to determine the most suitable parameters for characterizing this oil. The parameters usually employed for characterizing palm oil are free fatty acid (FFA) content, slip melting point, moisture and impurity content, iodine value (IV) and colour. All these parameters were found to […]
Biofuels and biolubricants are renewable and biodegradable. These vegetable-based fuels and lubricants have been thoroughly studied in Europe, Asia and America for their fuel and lubrication properties. So far, the biofuels have been found suitable as a diesel substitute. However, engines running on biofuels show some drawbacks in creating performance criteria such as power output […]