• How to extract Palm oil from fresh fruit bunches in Malaysia?
  • In Malaysia, the widely used method to extract palm oil from fresh fruit bunches (FFB) is by wet palm oil milling process (Wu et al., 2010). The unit operations used for extractions are a steriliser, a stripper, a digester, a press machine, a clarifier, a separator, an extractor, and a purification system (Ehsan et al., 2015).
  • What is palm oil production process?
  • Complete palm oil production process in large scale palm oil factory, Fresh fruit bunches (FFB) of oil palm after the fruit is harvested, it is processed in a palm oil mill, where the FFB is sterilized, digested, and pressed to extract palm oil.
  • Why is FFB important in palm oil production?
  • Processing of FFB is an unavoidable part in the production of palm oil. Evolving primitively from Africa, the basic mechanical extraction process adopted in the industry still remains. As a dynamic and progressive industry significant improvements have been achieved in the palm oil milling, both hardware and software.
  • How can mechanisation improve oil palm plantation production?
  • The implementation of mechanisation in the oil palm plantation can help ease the dependence on human labour while avoiding diminishing field output. Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) evacuation involves the transportation of FFBs after harvesting from the field to the mill.
  • How does palm oil milling work?
  • FFB passes through multiple unit operations in the milling process, each consists of different technologies. Palm oil millers have tried to improve the milling technologies collectively and individually to enhance the extraction efficiency, meeting the process and product requirements.
  • How can Malaysian palm oil board improve FFB yields?
  • The Malaysian palm oil board (MPOB) has developed transport vehicles such as the Hydra-Porter, Grabber, and Beluga that are available to the industry. Optimising FFB evacuation in the oil palm plantation could improve FFB yields.