Extraction and physicochemical properties of low free fatty acid crude palm oil.

• Main Authors: Tan, Choon Hui, Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah, Kuntom, Ainie, Tan, Chin Ping, Ariffin, Abdul Azis
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14681/1/Extraction%20and%20physicochemical%20properties%20of%20low%20free%20fatty%20acid%20crude%20palm%20oil.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14681/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.07.052

Response surface methodology was applied to optimize the pre-treatment of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) fruit spikelets before oil extraction. The treatment applied was drying at different times and temperatures. The dried spikelets were then subjected to mechanical processes and crude oil was extrac...