The fruit bunches are then transported to the processing facility for further processing. Extraction: The fruit bunches are sterilized, threshed, and pressed to extract the crude palm oil. This process involves a combination of mechanical and chemical processes and can vary depending on the specific equipment and techniques used.
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What are the basic operations associated with palm oil processing?
The basic unit operations associated with palm oil processing include fruit sterilization, fruit loosening/stripping, digestion, oil extraction and clarification. Fruit sterilization denotes heat rendering and moisture absorption. The aim is to inactivate the lipolytic enzymes in the fruit mesocarp.
What are the different methods of palm oil processing?
They are the traditional methods, small-scale mechanical units, medium-scale mills and large industrial mills (Poku, 2002). The basic unit operations associated with palm oil processing include fruit sterilization, fruit loosening/stripping, digestion, oil extraction and clarification.