Roles and principles of sterilisation process in palm oil mills
Sterilisation in palm oil mills is considered a pre-treatment process as it affects stripping efficiency and oil quality. Although sterilisation technology has been well-established in the palm oil milling industry, the roles and principles of sterilisation, particularly related to the chemical chan...
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| author | Yin, Mee Thang Yunus, Robiah Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan Appleton, David Ross Asis, Ahmad Jaril Pei, San Kong Huey, Fang Teh Ariffin, Abdul Azis |
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| description | Sterilisation in palm oil mills is considered a pre-treatment process as it affects stripping efficiency and oil quality. Although sterilisation technology has been well-established in the palm oil milling industry, the roles and principles of sterilisation, particularly related to the chemical changes in fruits and stalks occurring during the process, have been rarely reported. The review begins with the background literature on the biochemical properties of the FFBs, such as the compositions of binding carbohydrates and the phenomena of natural fruit detachment. Followed by the harvesting practice to understand the type of FFBs supplied to the industry. In addition, a comparison of the well-established conventional and alternative sterilisation technologies and sterilisation functions is critically reviewed and assessed. Establishing the current sterilisation process initiatives to address the natural fruit’s separation more efficiently in palm oil mills is important. Particularly visualise sterilisation as a breakup of specific binding carbohydrates that leads to strippability. It will provide a further understanding of the sterilisation mechanism, which would benefit the palm oil miller in optimising the processing of fresh fruit bunches. The information provided in this review is necessary to mitigate the percentage of unstripped bunches and reduce the oil losses and ultimately enhance the oil extraction rate. |
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| spelling | upm-981422022-08-13T00:31:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/98142/ Roles and principles of sterilisation process in palm oil mills Yin, Mee Thang Yunus, Robiah Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan Appleton, David Ross Asis, Ahmad Jaril Pei, San Kong Huey, Fang Teh Ariffin, Abdul Azis Sterilisation in palm oil mills is considered a pre-treatment process as it affects stripping efficiency and oil quality. Although sterilisation technology has been well-established in the palm oil milling industry, the roles and principles of sterilisation, particularly related to the chemical changes in fruits and stalks occurring during the process, have been rarely reported. The review begins with the background literature on the biochemical properties of the FFBs, such as the compositions of binding carbohydrates and the phenomena of natural fruit detachment. Followed by the harvesting practice to understand the type of FFBs supplied to the industry. In addition, a comparison of the well-established conventional and alternative sterilisation technologies and sterilisation functions is critically reviewed and assessed. Establishing the current sterilisation process initiatives to address the natural fruit’s separation more efficiently in palm oil mills is important. Particularly visualise sterilisation as a breakup of specific binding carbohydrates that leads to strippability. It will provide a further understanding of the sterilisation mechanism, which would benefit the palm oil miller in optimising the processing of fresh fruit bunches. The information provided in this review is necessary to mitigate the percentage of unstripped bunches and reduce the oil losses and ultimately enhance the oil extraction rate. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2021-10-18 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/98142/1/26%20JST-2567-2021.pdf Yin, Mee Thang and Yunus, Robiah and Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan and Appleton, David Ross and Asis, Ahmad Jaril and Pei, San Kong and Huey, Fang Teh and Ariffin, Abdul Azis (2021) Roles and principles of sterilisation process in palm oil mills. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 29 (4). pp. 2705-2722. ISSN 0128-7680; ESSN: 2231-8526 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/pjst/browse/regular-issue?article=JST-2567-2021 10.47836/pjst.29.4.26 |
| spellingShingle | Yin, Mee Thang Yunus, Robiah Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan Appleton, David Ross Asis, Ahmad Jaril Pei, San Kong Huey, Fang Teh Ariffin, Abdul Azis Roles and principles of sterilisation process in palm oil mills |
| title | Roles and principles of sterilisation process in palm oil mills |
| title_full | Roles and principles of sterilisation process in palm oil mills |
| title_fullStr | Roles and principles of sterilisation process in palm oil mills |
| title_full_unstemmed | Roles and principles of sterilisation process in palm oil mills |
| title_short | Roles and principles of sterilisation process in palm oil mills |
| title_sort | roles and principles of sterilisation process in palm oil mills |
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