• What is the processing capacity of a palm oil mill?
  • Two different plant sizes were analysed: plant – 1 has a processing capacity of 5.7 t/h EFB while plant – 2 has a processing capacity of 13.8 t/h EFB. Plant – 1 represents a palm oil mill with a processing capacity of 50 tonnes of FFB per hour, where only 50 % of the EFB can be used for the HTC because the rest is used for mulching.
  • How much EFB does a palm oil mill use per hour?
  • Palm oil mill capacities typically lie in the range of 20¨C90 tonnes of FFB per hour (based on data of 12 mills analyzed in ), resulting in 4-21 tonnes EFB per hour. However, part of the EFB may be needed for mulching the plantation, limiting the amount available for the HTC plant.
  • Is oil palm a tropical oil crop?
  • Oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is a typical tropical oil crop with a temperature of 26¨C28 ¡ãC, providing approximately 35% of the total world¡¯s vegetable oil. Growth and productivity are significantly affected by low-temperature stress, resulting in inhibited growth and substantial yield losses.
  • What are the factors limiting the land productivity of African palm oil?
  • Factors limiting the land productivity of the African palm oil sector include the use of non-selected planting material ( Cochard et al., 2001 ), poor agricultural management ( Rafflegeau et al., 2010 ), harvest losses and low oil extraction rates in small-scale extraction units ( Rafflegeau et al., 2018 ).
  • Can oil palm fruit bunch be composted with evaporation of oil mill waste water?
  • Schuchardt, F., Darnoko, D., Guritno, P.: Composting of empty oil palm fruit bunch (EFB) with simultaneous evaporation of oil mill waste water (POME). In: Proceedings of International Oil Palm Conference, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, July 8¨C12 (2002)
  • Where did the palm fruit used for the assessment of storage methods come from?
  • The palm fruits used for the assessment of the two storage methods originated from two different fruit bunches which were harvested from two oil palms, both of descendants of selected commercial planting material.