PALM OIL MILL OPERATIONS

1. Mill self sufficient in fuel and power
2. Products are red palm oil, palm kernel, bunch ash and biogas
3. 100 tonnes FFB gives approximately 21 tonnes oil, 6 tonnes kernel, 0.5 tonnes bunch ash and 1700 m3 biogas

Empty bunch - VM = 67.30% ; NOS = 30.90% ; OIL/NOS = 5.83%

Bunch ash - 0.5% to FFB

Potash - 40%

Steriliser condensate - VM = 95.5% ; NOS = 4.10% ; OIL/NOS = 9.76%

Press cake - VM = 41.30% ; NOS = 54.30% ; OIL/NOS = 8.10%

Sludge - VM = 84.60% ; OIL = 10.40% ; NOS = 5.00%

Pure oil - Before purifier - VM = 0.48% ; After purifier - VM = 0.15%

Wet nut - OIL/NOS = 0.80%

Raw effluent - NOS = 4.46% ; OIL/NOS = 12.10% ; pH = 4 ; BOD = 30,000 mg/l