• How much palm oil is produced a year in Yangon?
  • In the case of palm oil refining production, the annual production of fresh fruit bunches was 510,035 MT which can produce 102,007 MT of crude palm oil in the fiscal year 2019-2020. Edible oil refinery produced 47,937 MT of refined palm oil from 59,921 MT of crude palm oil. There are three edible oil refineries in Yangon.
  • Does the refinement process affect the quality of coconut oil?
  • The influence of the refinement process on the quality of refined, bleached, and deodorized coconut oil (RBDCO) has rarely been investigated. Moura and Jose revealed that unsaponifiable matter and total sterol content decreased during coconut oil refinement (Moura F¨¦ 1971 ).
  • What are the products of statolizer fractionation of palm kernel oil?
  • Consequently, the two steps Statolizer fractionation of palm kernel oil results in the following three products: a palm kernel stearin IV ¡«4 (for direct use as CBS), a palm kernel stearin IV ¡«7 (for use as CBS after full hydrogenation), and a palm kernel olein IV ¡«27.
  • How many edible oil refineries in Yangon?
  • There are three edible oil refineries in Yangon. They are Yuzana oil refinery which refines 300 MT/day, South Dagon oil refinery which refines 200 MT/day and Wilmar Myanmar Edible Oils Limited oil refinery in Thilawa port terminal which refines 460 MT/day.
  • How MCFA is extracted from palm kernel oil?
  • MCFA from both palm kernel oil and coconut oil can be separated and fractioned by distillation method based on boiling point differences . Fatty acids can be liberated from triglycerides by splitting under high temperature and steam . Hydrolyzed fatty acids can go further for distillation and separation.
  • What is fractionation MCFA from oil?
  • Therefore, fractionation MCFA from oils is next step if manufactures would like to produce and sell the pure MCT oils as nutraceutical for research or medical treatment purposes. MCFA from both palm kernel oil and coconut oil can be separated and fractioned by distillation method based on boiling point differences .