• 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 methods are used to extract Palm oil?
  • A variety of methods with the likes of mechanical extraction, microemulsion, solvent extraction and also traditional methods can be used for the extraction of palm oil and palm kernel oil . …
  • How is palm kernel oil made?
  • The sorted fibre is covered and allowed to heat, using its own internal exothermic reactions, for about two or three days. The fibre is then pressed in spindle presses to recover a second grade (technical) oil that is used normally in soap-making. The nuts are usually dried and sold to other operators who process them into palm kernel oil.
  • What is a palm kernel oil expeller machine?
  • A high torque and low rotational speed palm kernel oil expeller machine was developed by introducing an adjustable choke mechanism that permits adjustment of the back pressure to regulate the thickness and dryness of the pressed cake passing through the clearance between the barrel and the screw shaft.
  • How does a palm kernel machine work?
  • The machine design enables cold palm kernel seeds to be processed without pre-treatment, the breaking and cooking operation being performed by the action of the screw shaft within the barrel of the unit. The machine has a nominal input capacity of approximately 280kg/hr when driven by a 10hp Electric motor.
  • How do you break a palm kernel into small chips?
  • To break Palm Kernel Cake, Shell and Copra into small desired particles. It uses the principle of swinging hammers and perforated screen to shear a lumpy object into small chips. It has widely been used in Palm Kernel Crushing Plant to shear Palm Kernel Meal and Palm Kernel Shell into small chips.