Affiliations 

  • 1 Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis
  • 2 Shizen Conversion and Separation Technology (Shizen ikohza), Malaysia - Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
  • 4 Sime Darby Plantation Research
  • 5 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering & Technology, Kampus Alam UniMAP, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
J Oleo Sci, 2023 Jan 07;72(1):33-38.
PMID: 36504190 DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess22248

Abstract

Extraction process are one of the critical units in palm oil milling process which dictates its efficiency. In this study, hot compressed water extraction (HCWE) is utilized for the crude palm oil (CPO) extraction. With regards to CPO quality, the extracted CPO using HCWE was analysed based on overall composition, triacylglycerol (TAG) composition and fatty acid profile composition. This is to evaluate the possible product degradation during the process. From the results, the CPO extracted using HCWE process contain low FFA of 0.15±0.01% and low DAG of 2.145% which reflect to higher quality of CPO. This CPO also show the equal mixture of saturated and unsaturated fatty acid composition at 50.63% and 49.93% respectively, within the CPO composition range in the literature. No significant changing of the fatty acid composition is observed between CPO extracted using HCWE and commercial CPO indicated that no possible undesired reaction during the extraction process. HCWE is a promising method for screw press system replacement, but the economic analysis is essential to evaluate its prospective.

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