Crude palm oil (CPO) extraction using hot compressed water (HCW)

• Main Authors: Md. Sarip, Mohd. Sharizan, Morad, Noor Azian, Yamashita, Yoshiyuki, Tsuji, Tomoya, Che Yunus, Mohd. Azizi, Abd. Aziz, Mustafa Kamal, Lam, Hon Loong
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B. V. 2016
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/69110/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2016.06.001

Hot compressed water extraction (HCWE) is a promising alternative technology which has proven to be successful in many applications. In this study, hot compressed water extraction (HCWE) was applied in the extraction of crude palm oil (CPO) from palm mesocarp. The operating conditions investigated w...