Effect of high pressurized sterilization on oil palm fruit digestion operation
Sterilization and digestion are two important steps in the palm oil milling process prior to oil extraction. After sterilization, palm fruitlets are stripped and then fed into a digester where the fruitlets are heated with atmospheric pressure steam to soften and loosen the mesocarp fiber. The effec...
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| description | Sterilization and digestion are two important steps in the palm oil milling process prior to oil extraction. After sterilization, palm fruitlets are stripped and then fed into a digester where the fruitlets are heated with atmospheric pressure steam to soften and loosen the mesocarp fiber. The effect of different pressures of sterilization on digestion operation needs to be investigated. To convey better understanding of the process, several tests were performed on the fruitlets sterilized under different sterilization conditions, i.e., 40 and 70 psi. Oil released, sludge formation and water absorption during the digestion process were analyzed. It was found that fruitlets sterilized at 70 psi contained more sugar content in the condensate due to more hydrolyzed sterilized fruit. It was also found that fruit sterilized at higher pressure released more oil into the condensate and absorbed more water. |
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| spelling | upm-389182017-06-06T09:34:35Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38918/ Effect of high pressurized sterilization on oil palm fruit digestion operation Noerhidajat, Yunus, Robiah Zainal Abidin, Zurina Syam, Syafiie Ramanaidu, V. Rashid, Umer Sterilization and digestion are two important steps in the palm oil milling process prior to oil extraction. After sterilization, palm fruitlets are stripped and then fed into a digester where the fruitlets are heated with atmospheric pressure steam to soften and loosen the mesocarp fiber. The effect of different pressures of sterilization on digestion operation needs to be investigated. To convey better understanding of the process, several tests were performed on the fruitlets sterilized under different sterilization conditions, i.e., 40 and 70 psi. Oil released, sludge formation and water absorption during the digestion process were analyzed. It was found that fruitlets sterilized at 70 psi contained more sugar content in the condensate due to more hydrolyzed sterilized fruit. It was also found that fruit sterilized at higher pressure released more oil into the condensate and absorbed more water. Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38918/1/%2820%29.pdf Noerhidajat, and Yunus, Robiah and Zainal Abidin, Zurina and Syam, Syafiie and Ramanaidu, V. and Rashid, Umer (2016) Effect of high pressurized sterilization on oil palm fruit digestion operation. International Food Research Journal, 23 (1). pp. 129-134. ISSN 1985-4668; ESSN: 2231-7546 http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/23%20%2801%29%202016/%2820%29.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Noerhidajat, Yunus, Robiah Zainal Abidin, Zurina Syam, Syafiie Ramanaidu, V. Rashid, Umer Effect of high pressurized sterilization on oil palm fruit digestion operation |
| title | Effect of high pressurized sterilization on oil palm fruit digestion operation |
| title_full | Effect of high pressurized sterilization on oil palm fruit digestion operation |
| title_fullStr | Effect of high pressurized sterilization on oil palm fruit digestion operation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of high pressurized sterilization on oil palm fruit digestion operation |
| title_short | Effect of high pressurized sterilization on oil palm fruit digestion operation |
| title_sort | effect of high pressurized sterilization on oil palm fruit digestion operation |
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