5 ton ffb palm oil milling plant in mozambique

   
5 ton ffb palm oil milling plant in mozambique
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • 5 ton ffb palm oil milling plant in mozambique
What is palm oil mill effluent?

A palm oil mill produces an average of 0.65 tons of raw palm oil mill effluent (POME) from every ton of FFB processed. POME is the main cause of environmental pollution due to its high acidity, high biological oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD).

What is a palm oil mill?

A palm oil mill produces crude palm oil and kernels as primary products and biomass as secondary product. The capacity of mills varies between 60-100 tons FFB/h. A typical mill has many operation units as shown in Figure 2. This comprises sterilization, stripping, digestion and pressing, clarification, purification, drying and storage.

How much does a palm oil FFB weigh?

An average size FFB weighs about 20-30 kg and contains 1500-2000 fruits ( Fig. 1 ). The FFBs are harvested according to harvesting cycles and delivered to the mills on the same day. The quality of crude palm oil is dependent on the care taken after harvesting, particularly on the handling of the FFBs. Figure 1.

How much palm oil is produced in a mill?

About 0.4 mt of kernels are produced with every mt metric ton of crude palm oil. The amount of solid palm oil waste available from a mill can be substantial. This consists of empty fruit bunches (EFB), palm kernel shell, mesocarp fibres, and possibly solids from decanters.