Explain Processing/Extraction of Oil from Oil Palm Fruit Using Pioneer Mills.

      

Explain Processing/Extraction of Oil from Oil Palm Fruit Using Pioneer Mills.

  

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Kavungya
o Bunches are put in tube-like cages with holes all around.
o Then cooked by hot steam to ensure they don’t change into fatty acids.
o Bunches are shaken off stocks using a machine called stripper.
o Then cooked in digesters.
o The pericarp is separated from the nut.
o It’s pressed to remove the oil.
o The oil is left to settle in tanks so that impurities settle at the bottom.
o The nuts are cracked to remove the kernels using grinders.
o The kernels are pressed to produce oil or may be packed whole and exported.
Kavungya answered the question on May 3, 2019 at 11:30


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