Though the recycling of excessive amounts of the biomass residue into boiler furnace is obscure and not well implied, mesocarp fibre and palm kernel shell are extremely desirable as a renewable bio-fuel.
Category Archives: Oil Palm
How Cancer causing substances crept into food products containing palm oil?
The rise in 3-MCPD in Malaysian palm oil is attributed to adulteration of production oil with hazardous waste constituents due to changes in extraction process at palm oil mills to recover declining oil extraction rates (OER), over the years by ways of: Recycling steriliser condensate into the production oil process to recover its constituent residual […]
Palm Oil Sustainability: An Inconvenient Truth
Of late there has been much reporting in the media questioning the sustainability of Malaysian palm oil production turning it into the whipping boy of Europe and the US. This article analyses the chronological events leading up to this state of affairs to examine if the backlash is indeed unfair and if there is a […]
The Air-Void, a ‘drop-in-place’ retrofit solution for air-free sterilisation
Inefficient air removal – the culprit. Steam management and boiler operational issues at palm oil mills continue to remain problematic and have yet to be satisfactorily resolved. The root cause can be traced to the inefficient method of air removal at the steriliser station. Inefficient usage of process steam arising from using outdated and inefficient […]
New Technological Innovation to Drive Efficiency, Creativity and Profitability at Palm Oil Mills
The Dream Mill Can life for palm oil mill Managers and Engineers be (ever) made ‘easy’? Actually, yes. With a solution that is both easy and simple. Just picture this… managers and engineers focusing on mill processes and production matters rather than tending to persistent mill utility issues, thereby enriching their daily working life and […]
Re-engineering palm oil mills into centres of energy efficiency
Palm oil mills can unleash renewable energy at enormously high energy efficiency levels arising from the unique characteristics of their operating parameters. Palm oil mills are in an enviable position to harness increased quantities of renewable energy at very high efficiencies, the potential of which remains largely unrealised. At the moment, palm oil mills tend […]
Re-ingeniería Molinos de Aceite de Palma en Centros de Eficiencia Energética
Molinos de aceite de palma pueden dar rienda suelta a las energías renovables en niveles altísimos de eficiencia energética derivados de las características únicas de sus parámetros de funcionamiento. Molinos de aceite de palma están en una posición envidiable para aprovechar la energía renovable a muy altas eficiencias, el potencial de que sigue siendo en […]
Merekayasa ulang Pabrik Kelapa Sawit Menjadi Pusat Efisiensi Energi
Pabrik Kelapa Sawit dapat menghasilkan energi terbarukan dengan tingkat efisiensi yang luar biasa besar timbul dari karakteristik unik dari parameter operasinya. Pabrik kelapa sawit (PKS) berada pada posisi yang menguntungkan untuk memanfaatkan energi terbarukan dengan efisiensi yang sangat tinggi, potensi yang sebagian besar masih belum direalisasi. PKS umumnya cenderung fokus pada operasi pengolahan. Pada umumnya […]
Surprise blessings from Climate Change challenges – for the image of, and new opportunities for, the Palm Oil industry
The new blessings of climate change for the palm oil industry. Climate change mitigation measures are bringing surprising new opportunities and benefits to the palm oil industry – strengthening the bottom line and nudging it towards a more positive image. Although climate change supporters continue to highlight the shortcomings regarding practices of the palm oil […]