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


Area: Department of Chemical Engineering
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 3.0
 
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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: 30301 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
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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