Detection of free fatty acid in crude palm oil

Palm oil quality and price is dependent on the free fatty acids (FFA) content in palm oil. High content of free fatty acids in palm oil affect the quality of palm oil and leads to various health and environmental issues. The maximum free fatty acids content set by the Palm Oil Refiners Association o...

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Main Authors: Azeman, Nur Hidayah, Yusof, Nor Azah, Othman, Ahmad Izzat
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Language:English
Published: Asian Publication Corporation 2015
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author Azeman, Nur Hidayah
Yusof, Nor Azah
Othman, Ahmad Izzat
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description Palm oil quality and price is dependent on the free fatty acids (FFA) content in palm oil. High content of free fatty acids in palm oil affect the quality of palm oil and leads to various health and environmental issues. The maximum free fatty acids content set by the Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia in crude palm oil is 5 % and < 0.1 % in refined bleached deodorized oil. Due to the high demand in palm oil industry market nowadays, various works has been done to improve the quality of palm oil including the determination and reduction of free fatty acids in palm oil. The traditional method for determination of free fatty acids in palm oil is through titration of the sample against potassium hydroxide in hot 2-propanol solutions by using phenolphthalein as indicator. Several other methods have also been reported on free fatty acids determination previously for example spectroscopic, chromatography and electrochemical technique. This paper reviews all methods reported for determination of free fatty acids in palm oil.
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spelling upm-568752017-09-06T07:52:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56875/ Detection of free fatty acid in crude palm oil Azeman, Nur Hidayah Yusof, Nor Azah Othman, Ahmad Izzat Palm oil quality and price is dependent on the free fatty acids (FFA) content in palm oil. High content of free fatty acids in palm oil affect the quality of palm oil and leads to various health and environmental issues. The maximum free fatty acids content set by the Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia in crude palm oil is 5 % and < 0.1 % in refined bleached deodorized oil. Due to the high demand in palm oil industry market nowadays, various works has been done to improve the quality of palm oil including the determination and reduction of free fatty acids in palm oil. The traditional method for determination of free fatty acids in palm oil is through titration of the sample against potassium hydroxide in hot 2-propanol solutions by using phenolphthalein as indicator. Several other methods have also been reported on free fatty acids determination previously for example spectroscopic, chromatography and electrochemical technique. This paper reviews all methods reported for determination of free fatty acids in palm oil. Asian Publication Corporation 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56875/1/Detection%20of%20free%20fatty%20acid%20in%20crude%20palm%20oil.pdf Azeman, Nur Hidayah and Yusof, Nor Azah and Othman, Ahmad Izzat (2015) Detection of free fatty acid in crude palm oil. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 27 (5). pp. 1569-1573. ISSN 0970-7077; ESSN: 0975-427X http://www.asianjournalofchemistry.co.in/user/journal/viewarticle.aspx?ArticleID=27_5_1
spellingShingle Azeman, Nur Hidayah
Yusof, Nor Azah
Othman, Ahmad Izzat
Detection of free fatty acid in crude palm oil
title Detection of free fatty acid in crude palm oil
title_full Detection of free fatty acid in crude palm oil
title_fullStr Detection of free fatty acid in crude palm oil
title_full_unstemmed Detection of free fatty acid in crude palm oil
title_short Detection of free fatty acid in crude palm oil
title_sort detection of free fatty acid in crude palm oil
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56875/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56875/1/Detection%20of%20free%20fatty%20acid%20in%20crude%20palm%20oil.pdf