The palm oil refining industry is one of the most important manufacturing sectors in the world. Palm oil has become an increasingly important vegetable oil in the world market and currently, Indonesia & Malaysia are the largest producer and exporting company of Crude Palm oil.
How is palm oil treated?
Approx. 95% of palm oil is treated by fractionation – separating the feedstock into its liquid and solid components by crystallization. These crystals are then separated from the liquid fraction using membrane filtration. Alfa Laval provides a range of different equipment often used in crude palm oil (CPO) mills for removing the solids from oils.
What is palm oil deodorization section?
Deodorization Section: Palm oil deodorization section composes of part of crude palm mill processing equipment. It plays important part in improving oil quality after crude palm oil process. ◆Palm oil refinery covers entire processing line of degumming and deacidification, blenching, deodorization and fractionation.
How is palm oil processed?
Processing palm oil for commercial use almost always involves physical refining (acid modification, bleaching and deacidification). Approx. 95% of palm oil is treated by fractionation – separating the feedstock into its liquid and solid components by crystallization.