Month: February 2020

Palm-based fatty acids are derivatives from crude palm oil (CPO) and crude palm kernel oil (CPKO). Among them are caprylic-capric (C8-C10) acids mixture and oleic acid (C18:1), used in the production of food and non-food products. The use of pesticides in oil palm plantations has resulted in a growing concern for the presence and danger … Read more

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are a group of chemicals which compose of two or more fused aromatic rings (Figure 1). PAH are ubiquitous in environment. PAH are also commonly used as intermediate in the production of plastics and plasticiser, dyes and pesticides. The increasing demand for manufactured goods from fossil fuels that contained compounds may … Read more

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Scientific Opinion (2012) defined mineral oils as a complex mixture of hydrocarbons that constitute of mineral oil substituted hydrocarbons (MOSH) and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH). MOSH contains straight or branched alkanes and alkylated cycloalkanes. While the MOAH, it contains aromatic hydrocarbons including alkyl-substituted. Main Researcher: Norizah HalimEmail: norizah@mpob.gov.my

This test method describes a gas chromatographic mass selective detector (GC-MSD) procedure for the determination of 2-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (2-MCPD) esters, 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) esters and Glycidol esters (GE) in oils and fats. Main Researcher: Raznim Arni Abd RazakEmail: raznim@mpob.gov.my

A contributing factor to the success of livestock rearing is the type of feed given to the livestock. The feed should be prepared based on their nutritional requirements, so that optimum growth can be achieved in a given time. A balanced diet should contain protein, carbohydrate, lipid, vitamins and minerals. Main Researcher: Wan Nooraida Wan … Read more

The global production of palm oil and palm-based oils and fats products has been continuously increasing over the past half century to meet worldwide demand for novel oils with varied characteristics, improved functionality and better nutrition. This necessitates an understanding of the chemical and physical characteristics of the different types of newly developed oils and … Read more

Surfactants are widely used in household cleaning detergents, personal care products, textiles, paints, polymers, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, mining, oil recovery and paper industries. The world production of synthetic surfactants is about 13 million tonnes annually. Because of their widespread use, surfactants can be potential toxins when large quantities enter environment. Surfactants mainly enter the environment via … Read more

Medium scale pilot plant facilities for production of palm-based polyols with a total capacity of 150 litres is now available in MPOB. Polyols for polyurethane industry could be produced from a wide range of palm-based feedstock of different iodine values using this system. The iodine value of a feedstock tells us the ratio of reactants … Read more

When micropropagation technology was first introduced and found to be viable for the oil palm industry, its adoption was quick with full of enthusiasm. The expectation of dramatically boosting oil yield productivity by 20% – 30% was enough to incentivise the industry to intensify their efforts amidst the current pressure of limited land bank and … Read more