palm and sesame oil processing plant witch ce in cape town

   
palm and sesame oil processing plant witch ce in cape town
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • palm and sesame oil processing plant witch ce in cape town
What are the basic operations associated with palm oil processing?

The basic unit operations associated with palm oil processing include fruit sterilization, fruit loosening/stripping, digestion, oil extraction and clarification. Fruit sterilization denotes heat rendering and moisture absorption. The aim is to inactivate the lipolytic enzymes in the fruit mesocarp.

Where does palm oil come from?

Palm oil is extracted from the ripened mesocarp of the fruits of oil palm tree ( Elaeis guineensis ). The oil palm fruit is a drupe formed in spiky tight bunches. The five leading producing countries are Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Colombia and Nigeria.

How is palm oil extracted?

In the ¡®wet¡¯ process a liquid, usually water, is used to extract the oil from the milled palm fruits. Hot water or steam is used to leach out the oil from ruptured oily cells of the palm fruits. The hot water treatment also hydrolyzes gums, resins and any starch present as well as coagulates proteins.

What type of oil does palm fruit produce?

Palm fruit produces two distinct types of oils: crude palm oil (CPO) from the mesocarp and palm kernel oil (PKO) from the inside kernel ( Gourichon, 2013, Robbelen, 1990 ). Both CPO and PKO are important in world trade ( Schroeder, Becker, & Skibsted, 2006 ). In 2012, CPO and PKO accounted for 32% of global fats and oils production.