GROUP 3

Heilmi
Izzat
Hilmi
Zakwan
FRESH FRUIT BUNCH
(FFB) CRUDE
PALM
OIL

PALM
KERNEL
FRESH FRUIT BUNCH SHELL
(FFB)

MESOCARP
FIBRE

COMPOST

EMPTY BUNCH /
SHREDDED EFB
 An edible
vegetable oil
derived from the
mesocarp of the
fruit of the oil
palm

Reddish in color Cooking Purposes,

because of a high soap, cosmetics
beta-carotene skincare products.
content lubricants,
detergents.

Semi-solid at
room temperature Transport to
refinery for
refining
purposes
 FRESH FRUIT BUNCH

STERILISATION

STRIPPING

DIGESTION

PRESSING
CRUDE OIL
VERTICAL CLARIFICATION TANK
NUT & FIBRE
NUT/FIBRE
SEPARATION
BOILER

NUT SILO
SLUDGE OIL
SEPARATOR PURIFIER

NUT CRACKER

EFFLUENT VACUUM
SHELL TREATMENT DRYER
CLAYBATH

TO WATER
KERNEL
COURSE BULK STORAGE TANK
KERNEL SILO

STORE/BUNKER
 OPERATION
-To receive, weighing, unloading and
conducting FFB grading at the loading ramp.
-Graded according to degree of freshness and
ripeness, size of the bunch, length of the
bunch stalk, percentage of loose fruits and
formation of the FFB in accordance with the
standards set by MPOB

OBJECTIVE
To determine the FFB quality and prices
to be paid to the FFB suppliers.
OPERATION

FFB is directly heated by saturated

steam in a pressurized vessel.
(t = 45 min, P = 40 psi,
T = 143 - 145oC)

OBJECTIVE

To loosen fruit-lets from the bunch

To inactivate enzymes activity that promote FFA (free fatty acid)
To precondition the mesocarp to facilitate oil recovery
To prepare / pre-treat the nut for cracking
OPERATION

FFB is fed and lifted in a rotating

drum at a certain angle, so it will fall
off. In the process, fruit-lets will
detach from the bunch.

OBJECTIVE

To separate the fruit-lets from

sterilized bunches
 Thresher

Mulch, fertilizer & fuel Empty Bunches

 OPERATION

In the digester, fruitlets will be

stirred. It will produce a
homogeneous mash to the
press.
Steam is continuously inject
into the digester to maintain
the temperature about 95 -
OBJECTIVE 100oC for approx. 20 min.

To loosen the mesocarp from palm nut.

To break the oil cells.
OPERATION

The homogeneous fruitlets mash

will pass through a press cage. A set
of a screw press will press this mash
against a pressurized cone at the exit
end.

OBJECTIVE

To extract oil from the mesocarps.

palm mash Adjustable cone for
press-cake outlet
knife
Cone shaped
pressure cage Main worm
shaft

cake

Crude oil
 digested fruit conveyed through towards a cone-shaped exit

advantage - oil cells that escape the digestion stage are broke open
thereby increasing oil production

leftover is a compact dried mass comprising nuts and fibres called

press cake

controls the pressure to ensure a minimum of residue oil in the press

cake with an acceptable amount of broken nuts (cracked nut < 5% ;
broken kernel < 1%)
 Digester

Oil Recovery Plant

Kernel Recovery Plant

Screw Press
OPERATION

Left for about 5 hours in

clarification/settling tanks to let
denser impurities (sludge) settle at
the base.

OBJECTIVE

To separate oil from sludge.

 CPO
Purifying

Clarifier Tank

Underflow
Underflow
Sludge
Sludge
Oil Recovery
OIL SEPARATION TIME IN CLARIFICATION
TANK

# Minutes vs Separation (%)

20 minutes - 95.9%
40 minutes - 97.6%
60 minutes - 98.3%
120 minutes - 99.3%

Source - Stork, Amsterdam

OPERATION
EFFLUENT
Oil is separated through sludge TREATMENT

separator at speed of 5000 rpm.

Sludge will sent to effluent treatment
and oil will sent back to clarification
tank.

OBJECTIVE

To reclaim remnant oil from sludge.

OPERATION

Moisture and dirt are

separated by the Oil Purifier.

OBJECTIVE

Oil purification from moisture

and dirt.
 OIL FROM
CLARIFICATION TANK

OPERATION

The oil is dried through vacuum

dryer.

OBJECTIVE

To separate moisture from oil.

OPERATION

Purified Crude Palm Oil is pumped

into the Bulk Storage Tank.

OBJECTIVE

CPO storage before being

transported to Refinery
Thank You