Since 1980s, MPOB (then PORIM) has been in the forefront of R&D in the palm boiodiesel and its downstream product applications.The MPOB palm biodiesel technology has since been successfully tested on a pilot scale and commercialized by transfer of technology. To date, 18 palm biodiesel plants have been built in Malaysia and eight are currently […]

Palm kernel is a secondary product generated from palm oil mills. In a conventional kernel recovery plant, the separation of kernels and shells is carried out using a a combination of s dry and wet separation system. The cracked mixture which consist of kernel and shells is separated partly by a winnowing column and partly […]

Empty fruit bunches (EFB) contain 18%-21% lignin, 40%-45% cellulose and 19%-21% hemicellulose. Lignin is produced mainly as a by-product from the pulp and paper industry. separated fro, the wood by chemical pulping processes such as Kraft pulping and sulfate pulping. The black liquor from these pulping processes contains lignin which is separated via acid precipitation […]

It is estimated that about 19.03 million tonnes (wet weight) of empty fruit bunches (EFB) were generated in the year 2007 in Malaysia (Astimar et al., 2008), and efforts to convert this material into value-added products have been carried out. One of these is to extract the high value lignocellulosic materials such as hemicellulose, cellulose […]

Maximizing land use in palm oil areas through crop or livestock integration can generate additional income for oil palm growers, and enhance national food production which is in line with the Third National Agriculture Policy. During the immature phase (i.e. when palms are less than three years old), the growth of oil palms fronds and […]