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There are two principal processes used to produce natural glycerol: saponification and hydrolysis of oils/fats. These are mainly carried out respectively in soap and fatty acids in the oleochemical industry. However, with the recent development of the oleochemical industry, production of methyl esters and fatty acids contribute more to glycerol supply than does soap making. … Read more

Oleochemicals are chemicals derived from oils and fats. The oils and fats could be vegetable or animal based and these include soybean oil, tallow, palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, fish oil, palm stearin, rapeseed oil, sun flower oil and others. Main Researcher: Dr Ooi TL

Ice cream is a frozen product containing 10% milkfat, 20% total milk solids, permitted sweeteners, stabilizers, flavours and dairy derived ingredients. Milk, either from cows or goats, is the source of dairy ingredients in ice cream which is composed of water, milkfat and nonmilk solids. Main Researcher: Mohd Suria Affandi

In the early days, fresh fruit bunches (FFB) of tall palm trees were harvested using a sickle attached to a long wooden pole or bamboo. This device is convenient in that the pole length is fixed making it difficult to harvest FFB from palms of varying heights. Main Researcher: Abdul Razak Jelani

In this modern, IT oriented world, consumers are exposed to a lot of high technology oriented products. Yet when it comes to cosmetics and skin care preparations, many seem to be turning back to the familiar, particularly products related to nature or simply natural. Main Researcher: Dr Salmiah Abdull AzesEmail: salmiaz@mpob.gov.my

Collection of harvested fresh fruit bunches (FFB) in soft and soggy areas have always been very inefficient and slow. In soft and soggy areas, such as in peat and alluvial clay, the means of FFB collection is limited to manual carrying or using wheelbarrow. The productivity of each worker is between 1.5 to 2 tonne … Read more

Basal stem rot (BSR), caused by species of Ganoderma, is the most serious disease of oil palm in Malaysia and Indonesia. The pathogen was originally identified as G. lucidum Karts in West Africa (Wakefield, 1920) and also in Malaysia (Thompson, 1931). Main Researcher: Dr Idris Abu SemanEmail: idris@mpob.gov.my

Basal stem root (BSR) caused by species of Ganoderma is a disease of economic importance of oil palm in Malaysia and Indonesia. The genus Ganoderma Karst. is categorised as a higher fungus, a polyporoid genus, within the fanily; Ganodermataceae, Order: Basidiomycetes. The early literature on BSR disease of oil palm reported conflicting opinions on the … Read more