PORIM PUBLICATIONS – Page 14 – OIL PALM BULLETIN

Survey of the chemical and physical characteristic of some commercial Malaysian palm glycerin

Pengilang-pengilang Malaysia adalah berkemampuan menghasilkan gliserin berkualiti tinggi. Kebanyakan gliserin yang dihasilkan oleh pengilang Malaysia adalah mudah ditakrifkan dengan ketulenan yang konsisten. Semua sampel yang dikaji mempunyai ketulenan melebihi 99% dan oleh yang demikian boleh dikelaskan sebagai gliserin bergred halus, memenuhi piawaian ‘United State Pharmacopoeia (USP) atau European Pharmacopoeia (PH.Eur)’. Berkenaan dengan parameter kualiti seperti […]

March 29, 2020

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Empty fruit bunch mulching and nitrogen fertilizer amendment : the resultant effect on oil palm performance and soil properties

Kilang minyak sawit menghasilkan bahan sampingan iaitu tandan buah kosong (TBK) yang banyak dan kebiasaannya dibakar. Amalan pembakaran dilarang oleh Jabatan Alam Sekitar di bawah Akta Udara Bersih. Oleh itu, penggunaan bahan sampingan ini memerlukan kaedah yang baru. Penggunaan TBK sebagai sungkupan di ladang sawit merupakan salah satu cara yang sesuai dalam penggunaan semula tandan […]

March 29, 2020

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Towards a higher yield potential, production and its prediction in oil palm

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 […]

March 29, 2020

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BOD, TSS and colour reduction of palm oil mill effluent using boiler fly ash

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 […]

March 29, 2020

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Studies on bleachability of palm kernel oil, olein and stearin : Optimum conditions and effects on composition and quality

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 […]

March 29, 2020

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Potential use of oil palm lignocellulose materials in preparation of stone mastic asphalt – A Short review

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).

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