TT No. 641: Nano-Tocotrienols

Palm-tocotrienols are widely recognised as high value nutraceuticals with enormous nutritional benefits. In addition to its role as a family of vitamin E, tocotrienols are also reported to exhibit distinctive functions such as lipid lowering and anti-ageing. While formulation of hydrophobic substances has always been a challenge in the pharmaceutical industry, nanotechnology provides an alternative … Read more

TT No. 639: Palm-Based Corrosion Inhibitor: Palm16B MetPro

The technology highlights the potential of oleochemical derivatives Palm 16B MetPro as corrosion inhibitor. We convert palm fatty acid into new fatty nitrogen compound. In general, corrosion inhibitor is used to control or reduce corrosion rate of metals. Corrosion inhibitors are widely used in industrial processes such as acid pickling, cooling system, acid descaling and … Read more

TT No. 638: Palm-Based Specialty Chemical For Lubricant

Increasing environmental and climate change awareness have shifted the market trend from petroleum-based materials to more biodegradable and renewable chemicals. Stringent regulations by government have accelerated the adoption of bio-based lubricants (Sharma and Biresaw, 2016). Main Researcher: Dr. Noor Armylisa’sEmail: noor.armylisas@mpob.gov.my

TT No. 637: Carbonisation-Activation System For The Production Of Biochar And Activated Carbon From Oil Palm Kernel Shell

The demand of activated carbon is increasing every year for many industrial applications such as water purification media, pollutant-gas adsorbent and catalyst support. Recently, many researches are focusing on the production of activated carbon from renewable resources and one of it is the palm kernel shell (PKS). One of the important application of PKS activated … Read more