MPOB news
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Category: No. 44 (May 2002)
Design and evaluation of an improved aluminium harvesting pole (Hi-Reach) for tall palm harvesting
A new harvesting pole (Hi-Reach), specifically designed for tall palms trees (>,12 m high),was developed and tested. It comprised three sections, namely, the basal, middle and top sections, which were joined through a telescopic method to make up a total length of 15 m. The pole was oval with cross-sectional diameters of the major and […]
Physical and mechnical properties of oil palm fibres and polyethylene hybrid composite
Hybrid composite boards were manufactured from oil palm trunk (OPT), frond (OPF), empty fruit bunch (EFB) and polyethylene. Four different plastics content of 0%, 5%, 12% and 20% were used in this study. The boards were manufactured to target density of 850 kg m-3. Urea formaldehyde (UF) adhesive was used as a binder at resin […]
Chemical composition of alkaline pulps from oil palm empty fruit bunches
The chemical composition of pulp is the basis for many paper properties. This chemical composition can be modified or changed by chemical pulping. In this work, the chemical compositions of four types of alkaline pulp made from oil palm empty fruit bunches were studied. The empty fruit bunches were cooked in soda, soda-AQ, kraft and […]
Performance of oil palm on coral soils
The marked increase in oil palm hectarage in Sabah is largely due to the large tracts of land made available for oil palm planting. Out of the approximately one million hectares of land planted with oil palm, about 4246 ha are on coral soils located at FELDA Sahabat 23 and 24. These soils, derived from […]