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FRESH FRUIT BUNCH
(FFB) CRUDE
PALM
OIL
PALM
KERNEL
FRESH FRUIT BUNCH SHELL
(FFB)
MESOCARP
FIBRE
COMPOST
EMPTY BUNCH /
SHREDDED EFB
An edible
vegetable oil
derived from the
mesocarp of the
fruit of the oil
palm
Semi-solid at
room temperature Transport to
refinery for
refining
purposes
FRESH FRUIT BUNCH
STERILISATION
STRIPPING
DIGESTION
PRESSING
CRUDE OIL
VERTICAL CLARIFICATION TANK
NUT & FIBRE
NUT/FIBRE
SEPARATION
BOILER
NUT SILO
SLUDGE OIL
SEPARATOR PURIFIER
NUT CRACKER
EFFLUENT VACUUM
SHELL TREATMENT DRYER
CLAYBATH
TO WATER
KERNEL
COURSE BULK STORAGE TANK
KERNEL SILO
STORE/BUNKER
OPERATION
-To receive, weighing, unloading and
conducting FFB grading at the loading ramp.
-Graded according to degree of freshness and
ripeness, size of the bunch, length of the
bunch stalk, percentage of loose fruits and
formation of the FFB in accordance with the
standards set by MPOB
OBJECTIVE
To determine the FFB quality and prices
to be paid to the FFB suppliers.
OPERATION
OBJECTIVE
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cake
Crude oil
digested fruit conveyed through towards a cone-shaped exit
advantage - oil cells that escape the digestion stage are broke open
thereby increasing oil production
Screw Press
OPERATION
OBJECTIVE
Clarifier Tank
Underflow
Underflow
Sludge
Sludge
Oil Recovery
OIL SEPARATION TIME IN CLARIFICATION
TANK
20 minutes - 95.9%
40 minutes - 97.6%
60 minutes - 98.3%
120 minutes - 99.3%
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OPERATION
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