Palm kernel is an important kind of by-product from palm oil extraction plant. About 45%~48% of palm nut is kernel. The kernels contain about 47%~50% by weight of oil. Palm oil refinery palnt offer turnkey palm oil refinery plant solutions from plant layout design, machinery manufacturing, onsite debugging and installing.
How much palm kernel oil is produced a year?
The quantity of palm kernel oil produced is on average 12% that of palm oil. World production in 1998 was 2.9 million tons. After extracting the oil from the palm fruit, a hard kernel is left behind. The kernel is related to a coconut, but with a diameter of about 1 inch.
Are palm kernels a coproduct of palm oil production?
Palm kernels are a coproduct of palm oil production, and as opposed to palm fruit, the kernels can be stored after they have been dried. This means that palm oil has to be produced at or near the plantation and that palm kernel oil production can be centralized. When the fresh fruit bunch (FFB) reaches the oil plant, it is sterilized with steam.
How Hongde Machinery palm Machinery Works?
Hongde Machinery palm machinery provides a range of palm oil making machines to extract oil from fresh fruit bunches of oil palm. The following is the typical palm oil manufacturing process which might be useful for new investors of palm oil production business. Palm kernel is an important kind of by-product from palm oil extraction plant.