What are the key products of oil palm cultivation & milling?
The key products of oil palm cultivation and milling are crude palm oil and palm kernel. In ensuring that our plantations and mills operate in an environmentally and socially responsible manner, we are guided by our that, applies to our own operations as well as all third-party suppliers.
What is the process of palm oil milling?
The palm oil mill process includes bunch reception: as palm fruit is unloaded, cleaned, and stored on the platform, all using hydraulic segmented discharge.
How do palm oil mills extract CPO?
Two common methods to extract CPO by the mills are either using a dry or wet process. The most common method used is the wet process which involves a large amount of water and steam in the process to remove dirt and to sterilize the fruit bunch in different steps, thus generating a high volume of effluent termed as palm oil mill effluent (POME).
What is a simple palm oil extraction process?
Simplified palm oil extraction process (Hashim et al. 2012) The first stage of crude palm oil extraction is the sterilization or steaming process (Hashim et al. 2012).