• Why is Physical refining preferred for palm oil?
  • For crude palm oil with low phosphatides, high initial acidity and high carotenoid content, physi-cal refining is preferred in terms of operating costs and refining losses. Most of natural oils have only a limited application in their original form, as a consequence of their specific chemical com-position.
  • How is palm oil refined?
  • Palm oil is generally refined by the physical process, which is preferred over the chemi-cal one, since high acidity can lead to excessive losses of neutral oil in the soaps-tock after alkali neutralization. However, chemical refining is still used at a limited capacity.
  • What are the advantages of specially refined palm oil?
  • Beside com-modities, specially refined oils open a market for new high-quality products like golden palm oil, red palm oil, white soaps Optimization of the deodorization … technology and process conditions for a maximal retention of natural characteristics without affecting the quality of the refined palm oil is an important challenge.
  • What is a good quality crude palm oil?
  • Good quality crude palm oil (low acidity, high DOBI, good oxidative sate) is therefore mandatory as highly affecting the quality parameters of the palm fractions. Low trans margarines and shortenings are more and more formulated from fats modi-fied with the interesterification process (che-mical or enzymatic).
  • Which palm oil producers are promoting sustainable production & transitioning to net-zero emissions?
  • To address these concerns, the leading palm oil producers, Indonesia and Malaysia, are actively promoting sustainable palm oil production and transitioning to net-zero emissions. Among other oil crops, such as soybean, rapeseed, and sunflower, palm has the most sustainable standards.
  • Could palm oil be a sustainable solution?
  • Palm oil is often associated with deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions, but with global demand for vegetable oil growing, it could be a sustainable solution. Cultivating palm oil brings a high yield, with relatively little disruption to indigenous species compared to other oil crops such as rapeseed and soy.