• What is palm kernel oil extraction & refining?
  • Palm kernel oil (PKO) extraction and refining techniques involves operations such as sorting of kernels, handling, mechanical pressing, filtration of crude oil, thermal, chemical and physical treatment of crude oil to obtain desired edible oil that suits variety of applications.
  • What is palm oil refining process?
  • The refining process includes degumming, deacidification, decolorization and deodorization, obtaining high quality refined palm oil. Palm oil fractionation equipment can separate palm oil into soft fat and hard fat by controlling the cooling and crystallization process of palm oil.
  • 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.
  • What machinery is used to refine palm oil?
  • Hence, here is a table showing machinery used to refine palm oil: A neutralizer works to reduce the free fatty acid (FFA) content in crude palm oil (CPO), improving its quality for various applications. This is achieved through a chemical reaction with an alkaline solution.
  • How palm kernel oil is processed?
  • The dried palm kernels are sold to palm kernel mills to extract palm kernel oil. For crude palm oil processing, it generally required complete processes such as sterilization, threshing, cooking, pressing, washing, purification, and drying.
  • How is palm oil reprocessed?
  • The first step of crude palm oil and palm kernel oil physical refining is the degumming, which consists of the removal of the phosphatides. When this content is low, as is the case for these oils, the dry degumming is the common way.