Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
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 […]
Minyak sawit mentah mengandungi banyak komponen surih yang mustahak seperti karoten, vitamin E, sterol, squalene, phospholipid dan ubiquinone. Walaupun komponen ini hanya 1% tetapi nilainya tinggi. Kebanyakannya dimusnah atau dikeluar dari minyak sawit dalam proses penapisan. Ini merugikan industri sebab komponen surih ini boleh dipulih. Beberapa komponen ini mempunyai ciri mustahak dalam bidang perubatan dan […]
National data for Malaysia on annual palm oil yields per hectare were re-examined in the light of their apparent lack of improvement over the last few decades. Published yields were compared to yields re-calculated from basic data on total crude palm oil (CPO) production and mature planted area. While some discrepancies were evident between the […]
Palm stearin (POs), sunflower oil (SFO) and palm kernel olein (PKOo) were blended in various ratios and subjected to chemical interesterification (CIE). Fatty acid composition, triacylglycerol (TAG) composition, solid fat content (SFC) and polymorphic behaviour of the interesterified blends were analysed and compared with the properties of the unreacted blends. Upon CIE, extensive rearrangement of […]
The changed structure of the fresh fruit bunch (FFB) market has negatively affected the oil extraction rate (OER) of the Malaysian palm oil industry. This study, which employed econometrics to model the OER of the Malaysian palm oil milling industry, identified the fresh fruit market structure and mill maintenance as the two important OER influencing […]
Cosmetic products contain variable amounts of nutrients that support microbial growth. Most contaminants in cosmetic products include bacteria suchas Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, Achromobacter andAlcaligenes. Contaminated water is a likely source of organisms found in cosmetic products. Products such as shampoo, hand and body lotion, facial cleanser, shower bath and moisturizer were analysed. In this study, […]
Palm oil (PO) and palm olein with an iodine value of 60 (POo-I.V.60), were blended with sunflower oil (SFO) and palm kernel olein (PKOo) according to the conventional three-component mixture design. The effects of blending and chemical and enzymatic interesterification on the polymorphic behaviour of the ternary blends of PO/SFO/PKOo and POo-I.V. 60/ SFO / […]
Blending helps extend the range of application of oils and fats. This is because most natural oils and fats have limited applications in their original form. Natural oils and fats may need to be modified to suit a particular product formulation. Blending is the simplest method used to modify oils and fats. From the palm […]
Powder detergent manufacturers in Malaysia recommend their customers to use 33 g to 200 g detergents for a wash load of 5 kg clothes. The bulk density of products varied from 0.34 g ml-1 to 1.08 g ml-1. The performance of the detergents at the recommended rates to remove soil from a standard cloth in […]