• How much palm oil does Togo export?
  • Exports In 2021, Togo exported $45.8M in Palm Oil, making it the 37th largest exporter of Palm Oil in the world. At the same year, Palm Oil was the 15th most exported product in Togo. The main destination of Palm Oil exports from Togo are: Niger ($23.5M), Senegal ($10.7M), Ghana ($8.14M), Benin ($1.28M), and Burkina Faso ($1.17M).
  • How does a palm oil mill work?
  • A palm oil mill typically adopts a solvent-free process that uses steam and water for oil extraction. Interestingly, the process to extract the oil from the palm fruitlets has remained relatively unchanged for the past 50 years. Figure 1 shows the block flow diagram of a typical palm oil mill for the production of crude palm oil.
  • What is a typical palm oil milling process flow?
  • The typical palm oil milling process flow is best described through a series of activities conducted in different stations (Figure 2). It all begins with the transportation of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from plantation sites to the palm oil mills.
  • What is a typical palm oil mill?
  • Figure 1 shows the block flow diagram of a typical palm oil mill for the production of crude palm oil. The major unit operations include sterilisation, stripping, digestion and pressing, clarification, drying and storage.
  • What are the major oil palm processing by-products?
  • Major oil palm processing by-products, namely, POME and solid biomass, are utilised as feedstock to produce renewable energy and organic fertilisers. They are also used to recover water. These resources are critical for the oil palm industry. Integrated zero-waste oil palm processing strategy (Teow & Takriff, 2021)
  • Does palm oil milling improve OER?
  • Based on the world production of palm oil in 2018, approximately 3 million tonnes of additional palm oil can be produced globally with a 1% increase in OER. In this paper, the current status of the palm oil milling process and the factors affecting the OER are discussed. Subsequently, the methods to improve the OER are reviewed.