Hand and body lotion or cream are cosmetic products applied topically on the skin to obtain one or all of the following desired effects: moisturizing, moisture-retaining, softening, and sun protecting. Lotion and cream are basically similar in terms of appearance and there is no clear distinction between the two, except viscosity. In general, lotion is expected to […]

By-products of the food and milling industries are mostly used as animal feeds and this is typically so with the case of palm kernel cake obtained from oil palm industry in Malaysia. Rubberseed cake can also be used as animal feed but due to the difficulty in collecting the seeds from the rubber estates, its […]

Hand and body lotion or cream are cosmetic products applied topically on the skin to obtain one or all of the following desired effects: moisturizing, moisture-retaining, softening, and sun protecting. Lotion and cream are basically similar in terms of appearance and there is no clear distinction between the two, except viscosity. In general, lotion is […]

Oil palm wastes such as palm shells and empty bunches, the by-products of milling process, can be turned into value added product such as activated charcoals. The conversion of these materials will directly solve some of the disposal problems. In addition, it will increase the output of palm oil industry by turning a by-product into […]

Over the last two decades, treatment and disposal methods have been successfully developed and employed by the palm oil mills to treat their palm oil mill effuents (POME). Conventional ological system consisting anaerobic or facultative processes are used. If well operated and maintained, these processes are able to treat POME to the discharge standards stipulated […]