(MPOB Transfer of Technology)
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
Despite the possible occurrence of clonal abnormalities, the prospect of commercializing oil palm tissue culture is still attractive. The move towards commercial production will entail scaling up plantlet production. In such situation, culture inspection by visual means become impractical (Wooi, 1995). In addition, the handling of large numbers of cultures could lead to higher probability … Read more
Recycling of paper has been increasingly important primarily due to a number of factors such as (i) diminishing wood supply coupled with social concerns over deforestation (ii) environmental pollution, and (iii) greater global demand for paper. Basically, method for recycling waste paper can be classified into two types (1) to reuse waste paper after pulping … Read more
Most of the coating and plastic materials used in the food packaging are derived from petroleum and natural gas derivatives such as praffin wax, microcrystallin wax, polypropylene etc. These materials are non-renewable resources and with the rapid increase in the price of petroleum and natural gas, it may be necessary to take a new look at the … Read more
Margarine is a fatty food resembling butter in appearance, character and composition. It is used as a substitute for, or alternative to butter. It is an emulsion of a fatty phase (usually the continuous phase) and an aqueous phase. The fatty phase is a nature of vegetable and/or oils and fats. It contains sufficient solid … Read more