• How is palm oil extracted?
  • In the ¡®wet¡¯ process a liquid, usually water, is used to extract the oil from the milled palm fruits. Hot water or steam is used to leach out the oil from ruptured oily cells of the palm fruits. The hot water treatment also hydrolyzes gums, resins and any starch present as well as coagulates proteins.
  • How many tonnes of palm oil can be produced a year?
  • From our estimation, approximately 3 million tonnes of palm oil can be produced globally for every 1% increase in the OER. This additional amount of oil can be produced without the need for land expansion and the use of extra water, energy and fertiliser for crop cultivation. OER is a vital tool to measure the efficiency of a palm oil mill.
  • Can enzymes improve the extraction of palm oil?
  • The application of enzymes to improve the extraction of palm oil has been studied (Sel 2015). In this study, the cellulose-based enzymes produced by Novozymes such as CTec2, HTec2 and Pectinex were used to break down the cellulosic structure of the palm fruit mesocarp.
  • How is crude palm oil purified & dried?
  • Then, the separated oil is further purified through centrifugation and dried under vacuum to achieve dirt content and moisture content below 0.25%. The purified and dried oil, also known as the crude palm oil (CPO), is stored in a storage tank at 32 ¡ãC to 40 ¡ãC to prevent solidification of the oil.
  • Where is palm oil produced?
  • Currently, palm oil is primarily produced in Southeast Asia, with Indonesia and Malaysia account for approximately 84% of the world¡¯s production (USDA 2019). According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the demand for palm oil is anticipated to hit 156 million tonnes by 2050 (Officer 2016).
  • How is red palm oil made?
  • Crude palm oil is firstly extracted from the fruit mesocarp and processed into red palm oil using pre-treatment of crude palm oil, with deacidification steps, and deodorization via short-path distillation. These processes help to retain ¦Â-carotene and vitamin E in red palm oil.