Palm oil processing is not as easy as oil extraction from other oil bearing materials. The entire process starts with sorting of the fruits as soon as they arrive in the palm oil processing plant. Once the low quality fruits have been sorted from the good fruits, the bad ones are disposed while the good ones move to the next stage. When these fruits reach the conveyer system, they are split into smaller pieces before being relayed to a large cage for sterilization. At this stage, all the contaminants are ridden of the fruits and then passed on to a rotating threshing drum.


The threshing drum aids in the separation of the fruits from the husks. Once this separation is complete, the remnant moves to the digesters and eventually to the presser which is responsible with the extraction of crude palm oil (CPO) from the fruits. Clarification and drying are the final process that the crude oil will be subjected to before it is ready for transportation to a palm oil refinery. It is essential to understand each of these step as well as the various machines that are used at each stage. Once you omit or ignore any of the main stages, you may not produce the desired palm oil.

Palm Oil
Products Specification :
1.
Crude
Palm Oil (CPO)
Ø Free Fatty Acid
(FFA) As Palmitic 5 % Max
Ø Moisture &
Impurities (M & I) 0.5 % Max
Ø Iodine Value
(Wijs) 51 – 55
Ø DOBI 2.0 – 2.2
2.
Refined
Bleached & Deodorized Palm Oil
(RBDPO)
Ø Free Fatty Acid
(FFA) As Palmitic 0.1 % Max
Ø Moisture &
Impurities (M & I) 0.1 % Max
Ø Iodine Value
(Wijs) 50 – 55
Ø Melting Point
(AOCS Cc 3 – 25) 33 – 39 0C
Ø Colour (5 ⅟4” Lovibond Cell) 3 Red Max
3.
Refined
Bleached & Deodorized Palm Olien (Olien)
Ø Free Fatty Acid
(FFA) As Palmitic 0.1 % Max
Ø Moisture &
Impurities (M & I) 0.1 % Max
Ø Iodine Value
(Wijs) 56 Min
Ø Melting Point
(AOCS Cc 3 – 25) 24 0C Max
Ø Colour (5 ⅟4” Lovibond Cell) 3 Red Max
Ø Cloud Point 10 0C Max
4.
Refined
Bleached & Deodorized Palm Stearine (Stearine)
Ø Free Fatty Acid
(FFA) As Palmitic 0.2 %
Max
Ø Moisture &
Impurities (M & I) 1.15 %
Max
Ø Iodine Value
(Wijs) 48 Min
Ø Melting Point
(AOCS Cc 3 – 25) 44 0C Max
Ø Colour (5 ⅟4” Lovibond Cell) 3 Red Max
5.
Palm Fatty Acid Distillate (PFAD)
Ø Free Fatty Acid
(FFA) As Palmitic > 80 %
Ø Moisture &
Impurities (M & I) < 0. 5 % Max
Ø Saponifiable
Matter 95 % Min (Base 87%)
Expellers
Products
Specification :
1.
Palm
Kernel
Expellers (PKE)
Ø Moisture &
Impurities (M & I) 10 % Max
Ø Oil Content 8 % Max
RBD PALM OLIEN IV 58
Specification
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RBD PALM OLIEN IV 60
Specification
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