308442 (v.1) ChE 331 Palm Oil and Oleochemical Process

Area:

Department of Chemical Engineering

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

3.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Introduction to palm oil and oleochemical industry. Palm oil mill - system and process. Palm oil mill - process equipment. Palm oil mill - an environmental control plan (ECP). Palm kernel oil extraction mill process. Oleochemical chemistry - chemical andphysical characteristic. Oleochemical chemistry - reaction. Palm oil refinery process (degumming, neutralisation, washing and bleaching). Palm oil refinery process (filtration, deodorisation, winterisation and hydrogenation). Palm oil derivatives. Palm oil refinery - environmental impact and waste management. Palm oil - sustainability and future industrial direction.

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Field of Education:

030301 Chemical Engineering

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2005	Miri Sarawak Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External