Month: February 2020

The *Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectrofluorimeter (LIFmeter) is designed to detect chlorophyll content in both crude and refined vegetable oils. It exhibits a very high sensitivity compared to the conventional spectrophotometer method. Operation is as simple as filling a cuvette chamber and pressing the measure button. Main Research: Dr Tan Yew Ai

Palm oil products blended with liquid oils were successfully used to produce a pourable margarine. The formulated blend was processed in a Schroeder Kombinator pilot plant using the holding method (Melmick,1969). Performance test on the products was based on their pourability, vicosity, spreadability at various storage temperatures. This pourable margarine had performance characteristics at 23°C … Read more

Elaeis guineensis and Elaies oleifera are the two species of oil palm. In Malaysia, E. guineensis is the major crop planted since it produces high oil yield. However, E. oleifera produces higher unsaturated oil compared to E. guineensis but has lower yield. E. oleifera also has the advantage of slow height increment. In order to introgress the high unsaturation oil trait into E. guineensis, oil palm breeders … Read more

Surface active agent or surfactant is a molecule that are amphiphatic moieties and preferentially sits at an interface between two immiscible media when placed in them. The presence of the molecule at the interface reduces the surface tension and promotes the miscinility of the two media. Because the molecule is active at the interface, it … Read more

Malaysia is the leading producer of palm oil with about 52% of the world’s palm oil production and 8.7% of world’s oil and fats production. To maintain the competitive edge of the industry, a number of strategies have been adopted, one of which is the zero-waste energy. This involved the conversion of oil palm residues, … Read more

Coconut milk (santan) is a commonly used ingredient in the separation of food, both at home and industrially in Malaysia. A large proportion of the population still use ‘santan’ extracted from freshly grated cocnut for their cooking requirements. However, the trend now is towards a more convinient form for obtaining the product. Currently self-stable forms … Read more

The influence of official dietary recommendations, product pricing structure and evolving consumer lifestyles, the market for spreading products is undergoing radical changes. The general trend now is towards reduced fat comsumption. Reduced fat spreads fulfill such a demand.In addition, reduced fat spreads can be formulated to meet the demands of convenience (i.e spreadability at refrigeration temperature) … Read more

The scope of providing new technologies in palm oil mills has broadened in recent years because of the demand to minimize the milling cost while reducing crude oil quality deterioration. Furthermore the water pollution abatement regulations now demand a more effective control strategy to treat waste water discharged from palm oil mills to meet the … Read more

Tenera (T) is the major commercial oil palm progeny planted in Malaysia. It is a cross between the dura and pisifera varieties, (DxP), belongingto Elaeis Guineensis family originating from West Africa. The crude palm oil extracted from this Tenera variety consists of an equal proportion of saturated (50%) and unsaturated (50%) fatty acids which is high in … Read more

There is an increasing demand for lauric acid (C12) by the oleochemical industry. Lauric acid is an important raw material in the manufacture of detergents. Coconut (Cocos cifera) copra and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) kernel are traditional sources of lauric oils. These are cultivated in the tropical regions of the world. PORIM has initiated a … Read more