15 Jun 2023
Kernel Crushing Plant
A Kernel Crushing Plant (KCP) is a facility that processes palm kernels into palm kernel oil (PKO) and palm kernel meal (PKM) by mechanical pressing. PKO is an…
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15 Jun 2023
Oil Modifications
Oil modification is the process of changing the physical and functional properties of vegetable oils — for example through hydrogenation and interesterification — to…
27 Apr 2022
Refining
Refining is the purification of crude palm oil (CPO) through degumming, bleaching and deodorisation to remove gums, pigments, free fatty acids and odour. The result is…
27 Apr 2022
Fractionation
Fractionation is the process of separating palm oil into a liquid fraction (olein) and a solid fraction (stearin) based on their different melting points, through…