GROSS CALORIFIC VALUE

The Gross Calorific Values of various palm products and that of medium industrial fuel oil are as follows ;

• Crude palm oil - 10,000 k.cal/kg
• Crude palm kernel oil - 9,488 k.cal/kg
• Crude palm stearin - 9,833 k.cal/kg
• Palm acid oil (2% mois) - 9,571 k.cal/kg
• Fuel oil - 10,278 k.cal/kg

Source - Engineering News

RSPO : The Gathering Momentum

DECIDING ON THE REQUIRED BOILER WATER TDS

# Boiler Type ; Maximum TDS (ppm)

• Lancashire ; 10,000 ppm
• 2 - Pass Economic ; 4,500 ppm
• Package and 3 - Pass Economic ; 3,000 - 3,500 ppm
• Low Pressure Water Tube ; 2,000 - 3,000 ppm
• Medium Pressure Water Tube ; 1,500 ppm
• Coil Boilers and Generators ; 2,000 ppm

The above figures are offered as a broad guide only, the boiler maker should always be consulted for specific recommendations.

Source - Spirax Sarco

UPGRADING TO ISO 9001 : 2008

• The ISO 9001 : 2000 standard has been revised
• The revised standard, ISO 9001 : 2008 was published on 15th. November 2008
• It is stated that any existing certification issued to ISO 9001 : 2000 shall not valid 24 months after the publication of the new standard i.e. 14th. November 2010

Source - Sirim QAS

BIOGAS UTILIZATION IN PALM OIL MILLS

• As at 2008, Malaysia has about 406 palm oil mills
• For every 1 ton palm oil effluent discharged, about 28 m3 of biogas is generated
• The biogas generated from all the 406 palm oil mills will be about 1.4 billion m3 annually
• This biogas comprises about 65% methane
• As methane is a greenhouse gas that is 21 times the global warming of carbon dioxide, the free emission of biogas to the atmosphere could bring detrimental effects to the environment

Source - MPOB

BATCH STERILIZATION vs CONTINUOUS STERILIZATION + NORMAL DILUTION

# Based on 100 tonnes FFB processed

• Sterilizer condensate - 20 ; 0
• Clarification sludge - 38 ; 43
• Dilution water - 18 ; 18
• Dilution ratio (water/diluted crude oil) - 0.31 ; 0.28
• Sterilizer condensate + clarification sludge - 58 ; 43

Source - PIPOC 2007

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