Month: February 2020

A number of machines for the field in-field avacuation of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) have been introduced to the oil palm industry. These machines are generally suitable for use in dry and flat areas, and to some extent in wet areas. The choice of machine is merely dictated by the estates’ ground conditions. One system … Read more

Loose fruit collection has been a perpetual problem contributing to a decline in the extraction rate. This is a consequence of the labour shortage and unavailability of proper mechanical implement to assist in the operation. On the average, the loose fruits found at the base of the palm constitute about 3-5% of the bunch weight. … Read more

The Grabber is an infield mechanical loader of fresh fruit brunches. The first version was introduced in 1992 and has been well recieved by the industry. This implement operated by hydraulic and is usually attached to an infield transporter. It is commonly fixed to a mini tractor with a trailer. The grabber consists of a … Read more

The SuperCrawler is a track machine designed for infoeld transportation of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from palm base to roadside platform particularly in difficult areas. A vehicle with wheels normally has maneuvering problem in soft and soggy areas. The normal FFB evacuation produce in this soil conditions is to use wheelbarrow or manual carrying. In … Read more

Malaysia is currently the leading producer and exporter of palm oil in the world and, in order to stay in the forefront, new planting materials with different oil compositions have to be developed to meet the future needs of the industry. PORIM has taken the initiative to produce PORIM series 2 (PS2) planting materials of … Read more

Current oil palm planting materials grow at a rate of 40-75cm / yr. The palms are too tall after 20 years and harvesting is difficult. Breeding for short oil palms is one of the main priorities. PORIM has developed PORIM Series I (PS1) planting materials with slower height increment in PORIM-Nigerian germplasm collection (Rajanaidu et … Read more

Partial glycerides are commercially synthesized and used as emulsifying agents in a wide range of food products. Monoglycerides, in particular, which have better emulsifying property than diglycerides, account for over 70% of the total world consumption as food emulsifiers. Main Research: Dr Choo Yuen May 

The orange red colour of crude palm oil is due to the presence of the natural colour pigment called carotenes. In fact, palm oil is one of the richest source of natural carotenes. The major carotenes found in crude palm oil are the carotene (35%) and B-carotene (56%). The concerntration of carotene in crude palm oil … Read more

Palm diesel consists of methyl esters of crude palm oil or crude palm stearin prepared from reaction with methanol using a suitable catalyst. Crude oils of free fatty acids content up to 30% can be used as the feedstock, as the process provides pretreatment stage (esterification) to handle the free fatty acids. The process has … Read more

Palm oil is one of the richest natural plant source of carotenes with the concentration from 500-700 ppm. the production of palm oil in 1992 was 6.4 million tonnes an it is projected that Malaysian production will reach over 8 million tonnes by the year 2000. Hence, the potential availability of carotenes in the year … Read more