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Hand and body lotion or cream are cosmetic products applied topically on the skin to obtain one or all of the following desired effects: moisturizing, moisture-retaining, softening, and sun protecting. Lotion and cream are basically similar in terms of appearance and there is no clear distinction between the two, except viscosity. In general, lotion is … Read more

By-products of the food and milling industries are mostly used as animal feeds and this is typically so with the case of palm kernel cake obtained from oil palm industry in Malaysia. Rubberseed cake can also be used as animal feed but due to the difficulty in collecting the seeds from the rubber estates, its … Read more

It is through the cumulative efforts and contributions of each and everyone of you that the Institute’s reputation can be improved. PORIM has gained a good reputation. It has recieved recognition and respect from the industry and the scientific community. The government has given us the Public Services’ Quality Award on human Resource Development. Our … Read more

The oil palm industry in Malaysia has grown phenomenally in the last 30 years. The area planted increased from 55 000 hectares in 1960 to 2.3 million hectares 1994. Oil palm has been planted on land previously occupied by forest, ruber or other crops or on reclaimed land. Currently there are 274 palm oil mills, … Read more

Main Researcher: Noor Lida Habi Mat Dian

The oil palm planted area in Malaysia grew tremendously during the past few decades. There has been a corresponding increase in the production and exports of palm oil. Earnings from palm oil increased during this period, clearly indicating the good performance of the industry. the performance cab be analysed by measuring several indicator variables and … Read more

The environment Data System (EDS) developed by PORIM is used for making initial fertilizer recommendations and to predict oil palm yield response curve from site data from which the optimum yields can be deduced. The optimum yield is defined as the yield level above which response to fertilizer is not profitable. With the aid of … Read more

Oil palm wastes such as palm shells and empty bunches, the by-products of milling process, can be turned into value added product such as activated charcoals. The conversion of these materials will directly solve some of the disposal problems. In addition, it will increase the output of palm oil industry by turning a by-product into … Read more

Over the last two decades, treatment and disposal methods have been successfully developed and employed by the palm oil mills to treat their palm oil mill effuents (POME). Conventional ological system consisting anaerobic or facultative processes are used. If well operated and maintained, these processes are able to treat POME to the discharge standards stipulated … Read more

Cleanliness is next to godliness’ is a well known quotation. Cleanliness can be achieved through washing and this is where soap plays an important role. Soap has been in existence since the year 200 BC and its role as a cleansing agent has been well established, so much so that soap processing has developed tremendously … Read more