• What is palm kernel oil refining?
  • The refining of crude palm kernel oil (from a traditionally extracted source) is converting it to quality edible oil reducing objectionable impurities to the desired levels in an efficient manner, where possible losses in the desirable components are kept minimal. II. MATERIALS AND METHOD
  • Does palm kernel oil reduce non-glycerides?
  • This work aimed at reducing the non-glycerides present in crude palm kernel oil using an alkali method of refining. The refining of crude palm kernel oil was the focus of this research project.
  • How is palm oil processed?
  • There are two major processing methods known as chemical and physical refining. Palm oil is by far the most important fractionated oil in the world; crude, semi- and fully refined palm oil can be fractionated in multi-stage, giving access to several products for specific applications.
  • What is the difference between crude palm and palm kernel oil?
  • The quality of fully refined palm and palm kernel oils is completely inseparable from the quality of the crude oils. As said before, the high acidity of crude palm and palm kernel oils places physical refining as the first option.
  • Why is palm oil refining important?
  • Furthermore, the refining process of palm oil is critical for maintaining its quality and extending its application range. It removes unwanted compounds while preserving beneficial components such as tocopherols [12, 13, 14, 15].
  • What is chemical refining of palm oil?
  • When starting with very good quality crude palm oil (low FFA and high DOBI), chemical refining is able to purify the oil so effectively that the bleaching step can be skipped or performed with very small amounts of non-activated bleaching earths or with silica.