PROCESSING OF PALM OIL

Presented by:

Siti Hajar Binti Sulaiman

Siti Sulaiha Binti Sulaiman

PROCESS FLOW CHART

STERILIZER• FFB is directly heated

by saturated steam in

a pressurized vessel

OBJECTIVE To loosen fruit-lets from the bunch To inactivate enzymes activity that promote FFA (free fatty

acid) To precondition the mesocarp to facilitate oil recovery To prepare / pre-treat the nut for cracking

THRESHER

• FFB is fed and lifted in

a rotating drum• The fruit-lets will

detach from the bunch

OBJECTIVE

To separate the fruit-lets from sterilized bunches

DIGESTER

• Fruit-lets will be stirred

and steam is continuously

inject into the digester to maintain

Temperature about 95-100°C for

About 20 min. OBJECTIVE

To loosen the mesocarp from palm nut. To break the oil cells.

PRESSING

• The fruit-lets will pass

through to the press station• The digested fruit

will be pressed by screw press

OBJECTIVE To extract oil from the mesocarps.

OIL CLARIFICATION

• A tank in which mixture of oil,

water and non solids

will store within 5 hours

to allow sludge settle at the bottom

OBJECTIVE To separate oil from sludge.

OIL PURIFICATION

• Moisture and dirt are separated by the oil purifier

OBJECTIVEOil purification from

moisture and dirt

VACUUM DRYER

• The oil is dried through vacuum dryer.

OBJECTIVE To separate moisture

from oil.

BULK STORAGE TANK

• Purified Crude Palm Oil is

pumped into the Bulk

Storage Tank.

OBJECTIVECPO storage being

transported to Refinery.

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