Palm oil is the world's most-produced vegetable oil that is serving as an important source of
food and energy for many developing and underdeveloped countries. The global demand …

This study examines the fresh fruit bunch (FFB) yield and the effect of fruit storage on the
quality of palm oil in Bangun Bandar Estate, Dolok Masihul, North Sumatra, with special …

Palm oil, the commodity produced mainly in Indonesia and Malaysia, is widely used for deep-
frying of fast food and food derivatives. European and American markets of palm oil are …

Conventional sterilization in palm oil mills utilizes heat to soften the fresh-fruit bunch in a
pressurized vessel to detach the mesocarp, kernel and nut from the fruitlet. It also inactivates …

Free fatty acids (FFAs) are derived from the undesired hydrolysis reaction of glycerides with
the presence of lipase, and quantified as acid value for crude palm oil (CPO) grading. Since …

This study evaluates the performance of a continuous microwave device in the sterilization
of oil palm fruits spikelet. The device comprises four microwave generators (magnetron), a …

In a palm oil mill, Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) must undergo sterilization before oil extraction.
In a conventional industrial sterilization system, a boiler and a sterilizer performing the …

One of the key performance indicators of the palm oil mill is the oil extraction rate (OER),
indicating the amount of oil that can be extracted from the fresh fruit bunches (FFB). The …

The sterilization of oil palm fresh fruit bunch (FFB) purpose is to deactivate the lipase
enzyme, soften the fruit pulp, and loosen the fruit from the bunch, an important process …

Sterilisation in palm oil mills is considered a pre-treatment process as it affects stripping
efficiency and oil quality. Although sterilisation technology has been well-established in the …