{"title":"SIMULATION OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN STERILISATION PROCESS USING ASPEN PLUS AND RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY","authors":"Ummi Kalsum Hasanah MOHD NADZIM","doi":"10.21894/jopr.2022.0059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2022.0059","url":null,"abstract":"Improving energy consumption in the palm oil milling process is regarded as one of the sustainable palm oil elements. Thus, this study highlights the use of ASPEN Plus-response surface methodology (RSM) approach to simulate and optimise the energy consumption of sterilisation process based on exergy analysis ( i.e. exergy destroyed) and chemical reaction. ASPEN Plus V8.6 was employed to simulate the sterilisation process and then optimised using RSM. The validation of simulation results with experimental results demonstrating error values of less than 5.0%. Comparison of outlet stream simulation results with mill’s data also showed deviation values less than 10.0%. These indicated that the actual values were in good agreement with model prediction. For optimisation, three variables were considered, namely pressure, steam mass flow and sterilisation time. For conventional steriliser operated at 2.8 bar, 90 min and 14 580 kg/hr steam mass flow, the exergy destroyed was 5259.3 MJ/hr. Under optimised conditions at 5 bar pressure, 70 min and 17 550 kg/ hr steam mass flow, the exergy destroyed was 3493.9 MJ/hr. In comparison to conventional conditions, the heat loss was reduced by 33.6%. This approach is considered sustainable as it could predict the performance of industrial process without impacting processing time, cost and resources consumption.","PeriodicalId":16613,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oil Palm Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48716552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"INTEGRATED MICROWAVE-STEAM STERILISATION OF LOOSE OIL PALM FRUITS: ENHANCED HEATING UNIFORMITY, CRUDE PALM OIL QUALITY AND ENERGY SAVINGS","authors":"Syed Mohammad AHSAN SHAH","doi":"10.21894/jopr.2022.0060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2022.0060","url":null,"abstract":"Loose oil palm fruits are often left uncollected in large quantities while harvesting fresh fruit bunches, which incurs considerable losses in crude palm oil yield. Although the free fatty acid content in loose fruits is undesirably high, microwave sterilisation is known to reduce it significantly. The present study enhanced microwave sterilisation using a new integrated microwave-steam method in which steam exiting the fruits during vaporisation is entrapped and used to complement the heat treatment process. The effect of this new method on the heating uniformity, drying rate, oil extraction rate, crude palm oil quality and energy consumption/cost was investigated. Results showed that up to 25.7% and 13.6% reduction in temperature non-uniformity and energy consumption/cost was achieved with MW-steam heating. Moreover, sterilisation duration was reduced by up to 11.6%. The stacked arrangement of fruits improved microwave absorption efficiency, reducing temperature non-uniformity by up to 45.0% and energy consumption by up to 19.2%. MW-steam sterilisation achieved up to a 10.5% increase in oil extraction rate. Crude palm oil with excellent hydrolytic and oxidative stability was acquired, thus, boosting oil value that can facilitate post-processing in palm oil mills.","PeriodicalId":16613,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oil Palm Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43216578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"HIGH YIELD AND QUALITY CHARCOAL FROM OIL PALM KERNEL SHELL WITH AN IMPROVED PILOT-SCALE CONTINUOUS CARBONISATION SYSTEM","authors":"Z. Nahrul Hayawin","doi":"10.21894/jopr.2022.0058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2022.0058","url":null,"abstract":"The present study compared the production, quality, and yield of charcoal manufactured from oil palm kernel shell (OPKS) via an improved pilot-scale continuous carbonisation system, the pilot rotary kiln (PRK), with a batch conventional carbonisation approach, the Taki carbonisation system (TCS). Previous investigations demonstrated that the PRK was highly energy-efficient at 55% compared to 38% in TCS. Furthermore, the PRK attained a higher OPKS-charcoal yield at 30 ± 2.4% than TCS, which produced 22 ± 1.7%. The improved system was a self-sustaining carbonisation process that could continuously run for eight hours, whereas the TCS required 72 hours to convert the same amount of OPKS into charcoal. A good quality charcoal (83.7 ± 2.0% fixed carbon, 10.2 ± 1.4% volatile matter, 6.1 ± 1.2% ash, and 33.1 ± 1.8 MJ kg −1 higher heating value) was also acquired via the PRK. The present study also demonstrated that the PRK approach was more financially feasible than TCS as it was projected to require lower capital cost and a higher benefit-to-cost ratio (B:C), which palm oil mill operators could achieve.","PeriodicalId":16613,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oil Palm Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48179620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"BUNCH OIL AND FATTY ACID PROFILE IN Elaeis oleifera TAISHA-ECUADOR, Elaeis guineensis Jacq., INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDS AND BACKCROSSES","authors":"Laura Mendoza","doi":"10.21894/jopr.2022.0057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2022.0057","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, bunch oil content and fatty acid profile in the Elaeis oleifera species from Taisha, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador, its interspecific hybrid descendants and backcrosses were determined in contrast to Elaeis guineensis . Results showed that E. oleifera from Taisha presented an average of 10.74% oil in bunch, being lower than those presented by hybrids of 25.80%, backcrosses of 25.98%, and E. guineensis of 29.49%. The most abundant fatty acids in the mesocarp corresponded to C16:0, C18:1n9, and C18:2n6, where E. oleifera from Taisha, although it had a lower content of palmitic acid (27.82%) compared to the rest of the genotypes. This did not present statistical differences for C18:1n9 because of the same behaviour as an E. guineensis , and therefore did not classify as a high oleic material. However, for C18:2n6, which is in the group of unsaturated fatty acids, it presented higher values than any of the other materials, indicating that its oil synthesis converts C18:1 to C18:2 more easily than other E. oleifera of different places in America. The average iodine value was 76.93%, compared to hybrids with 67.14%, backcrosses with 60.20%, and E. guineensis with 55.65%.","PeriodicalId":16613,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oil Palm Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44482948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TRANSCRIPTOMIC AND PROTEOMIC STUDIES TO INVESTIGATE THE BASAL STEM ROT DISEASE IN OIL PALM SEEDLINGS","authors":"D. L D J","doi":"10.21894/jopr.2022.0053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2022.0053","url":null,"abstract":"When oil palm is exposed to, and infected by Ganoderma boninense , the initial defence system is launched in the roots to reduce the damage caused by the disease. The present work described the transcript and protein profiles in roots of 18 month-old oil palm seedlings that were exposed to the fungal pathogen for 12 months, following artificial inoculation at 6 month-old. Three different phenotypes were observed; control (uninoculated), asymptomatic, and symptomatic (inoculated). It was found that the transcripts from the ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis pathway were common in control and asymptomatic seedlings; while proteins involved in cellular processes, and protein and sugar metabolisms were higher in abundance in asymptomatic seedlings. The transcripts involved in carbon fixation, glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, and pyruvate metabolism together with proteins responsible for stress response were identified in symptomatic seedlings. By integrating these omics data, it was observed that symptomatic seedlings were moving towards generating and storing energy for a possible defence strategy, and at the same time emitting stress signals and responses. This was in contrast with asymptomatic seedlings where regular functions such as cellular processes and carbohydrate metabolisms were found to be active.","PeriodicalId":16613,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oil Palm Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43987912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF BLENDING N-BUTYL LEVULINATE WITH PALM METHYL ESTER ON THE FUEL PROPERTIES","authors":"Nur Aainaa Syahirah Ramli","doi":"10.21894/jopr.2022.0056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2022.0056","url":null,"abstract":"Alkyl levulinate can be synthesized from renewable levulinic acid and has the potential to be used as a fuel blend component. A variety of compounds can be blended with biodiesel to improve or attain the desired fuel properties. In this study, the effects of blending n -butyl levulinate (BL) with palm methyl ester (PME) on fuel properties were evaluated. Blends of BL and PME (BL-PMEs) were prepared with 5%, 10% and 15% of BL. The addition of BL has improved the cloud and pour points by 7°C for 15BL-PME. As compared to ASTM D6751 and EN14214 specifications for biodiesel, BL-PMEs revealed properties within the specifications in terms of acid value, flash point, kinematic viscosity (40°C), and oxidative stability. The addition of BL up to 15% increased the acid value and decreased the flash point and kinematic viscosity. The oxidative stability increased slightly upon the addition of BL. The calorific value of BL-PMEs decreased with an increase in BL volume. Up to 10% BL, the calorific value is >35 MJ kg –1 . Besides, BL is highly miscible with PME and no phase separation was observed. The present work suggested that BL has potential as a bio-based fuel blend compound for biodiesel.","PeriodicalId":16613,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oil Palm Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43095772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CHARACTERISTICS OF SUNFLOWER WAX, CARNAUBA WAX AND BEESWAX IN PALM SUPEROLEIN BLENDED OIL","authors":"Norazura Aila MOHD HASSIM","doi":"10.21894/jopr.2022.0055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2022.0055","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the study was to analyse the effect of different percentages (0%-3.5%) of sunflower wax (SFW), carnauba wax (CW) and beeswax (BW) in 1:1 (v:v) palm superolein and sunflower oil blend (OSW). Selected physicochemical analyses, namely fatty acid composition, crystal structure and shear viscosity were conducted for OSW selection to be used in a product that is spreadable at low temperature (5°C-10°C) and phase separation does not occur at high temperature (40°C-45°C). Mono-unsaturated and poly-unsaturated as well as saturated fatty acids of all OSW were significantly different ( p <0.05). Crystals in OSW with SFW showed needle-like structure and fibrous, while OSW with CW was observed to be spherulitic and OSW with BW was needle-like in shape at 10°C, 25°C, 40°C and 45°C. OSW with 3.5% SFW and 3.5% CW showed dense packing at 45°C; hence, it had the potential to prevent phase separation in the end product at high temperatures. The shear viscosity of all OSW at all temperatures was below 2.0 Pa.s, in which SFW showed the highest value at 5°C, although the value was low. Therefore, based on the experimental parameters, 3.5% CW can be implied as the best structuring agent, followed by 3.5% SFW.","PeriodicalId":16613,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oil Palm Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48267623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PHENOTYPIC VARIABILITY OF Elaeis oleifera GERMPLASM REVEALED BY PRINCIPAL COMPONENT AND CLUSTER ANALYSES","authors":"Zulkifli Yaakub","doi":"10.21894/jopr.2022.0054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2022.0054","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the fact that large Elaeis oleifera germplasm collections have been established and evaluated, little is known about the genetic diversity of its population. For this purpose, 572 E. oleifera palms from eight germplasm collections together with one introgressed population ( Oleifera x Oleifera ) were evaluated from 17 sets of field data. The data were then subjected to principal component and cluster analyses. Correlation analysis among traits of E. oleifera showed a similar trend as Elaeis guineensis , and most of the characters displayed a wide range of variation. In the principal component analysis, the first four principal components (PC1-PC4) with eigenvalue of >1.0, accounted for 96.32% of the total variability, suggesting that E. oleifera accessions can be clearly differentiated using the traits studied. Cluster analysis showed that all accessions were clustered into two major groups (consisting of four sub-clusters), generally attributed to their geographical locations in Central and South America. The information obtained from this study aims to provide solutions for a more efficient and manageable approach towards conservation of the E. oleifera germplasm.","PeriodicalId":16613,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oil Palm Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48164644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hasanudin, W. R. Asri, Tri Eltiyah Muthiarani, David Bahrain, F. Hadiah
{"title":"ESTERIFICATION OF FREE FATTY ACID FROM SLUDGE PALM OIL USING ZEOLITESULFONATED CARBON FROM SUGAR CANE CATALYSTS","authors":"Hasanudin, W. R. Asri, Tri Eltiyah Muthiarani, David Bahrain, F. Hadiah","doi":"10.21894/jopr.2022.0051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2022.0051","url":null,"abstract":"In this research, the zeolite-sulfonated carbon from sugar cane catalyst has been employed for the free fatty acid (FFA) esterification in sludge palm oil (SPO) optimised by response surface methodology and central composite design. The effect of the catalyst weight ratio of zeolite to sulfonated carbon was evaluated. The result showed that the catalyst with a weight ratio of zeolite to sulfonated carbon of 1:3 (% w/w) had the highest acidic value of 10.80 mmol g –1 and was used for further esterification optimisation. FTIR and EDX analysis affirmed the existence of a sulfonated group of the composite catalysts. The 13 C NMR analysis showed that the esterification successfully produced an ester compound. The optimum conditions for FFA conversion were acquired at a reaction temperature of 78.98°C, a reaction time of 119.97 min, a catalyst weight of 2.97 g, with 94.19% FFA conversion, and followed by a statistically significant model. The catalyst reusability study revealed that the catalyst had a slight decrease in catalyst performance and could generate up to 80.00% conversion after the fourth cycle. This study could bring forth early information about the potential of zeolite-sulfonated carbon from sugar cane catalyst for FFA conversion from SPO into high-value ester products.","PeriodicalId":16613,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oil Palm Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42109131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"OIL PALM WATER REQUIREMENT AND THE NEED FOR IRRIGATION IN DRY MALAYSIAN AREAS","authors":"A. A. M","doi":"10.21894/jopr.2022.0052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2022.0052","url":null,"abstract":"Water is essential for the growth and productivity of oil palm and hence adequate rainfall contributes to the oil palm water requirement. Sufficient rainfall becomes crucial in attaining good growth and yield. Over the past 23 years, the yield response from irrigated palms in Serting Hilir, Malaysia was reported to be 12 t ha –1 year –1 or 56% higher than the non-irrigated palms. The drip irrigation system is selected to irrigate areas with limited water sources but with sufficient nutrient inputs. However, in areas with unlimited water, the furrow irrigation system is favoured. Feasibility analysis on irrigation implementation economics was done for the oil palm plantation. The analysis showed that irrigation is able to increase the yield by 5-6 t ha –1 year –1 which is economically acceptable. To irrigate an oil palm plantation, a large source of water is required. Nevertheless, conserving water that penetrates the soil is the most practical approach to resolve issues of limited water supply, unsuitable terrains and logistics. The present paper reviews and discusses various techniques for soil and moisture conservation that are viable to increase oil palm yields.","PeriodicalId":16613,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oil Palm Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48220398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}