Area: | Department of Chemical Engineering |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
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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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit, students will be able to to provide an overall brief description of the oil palm mill process flow and its systems. Describe physicochemical characteristics of palm oil and their components. Understand the reactions of oleochemical and its derivatives. Provide a brief description of palm oil refinery and its process. Understand the principle of waste management and pollution control in palm oil industry. Identify the sustainable framework for palm oil industry and it future direction. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Bernardini, E. (1985), Vegetable Oils and Fats Processing, Rome, Rome Publishing House. Palm Oil Factory Process Handbook (1985), Kuala Lumpur, Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia. Noel Wambeck (1999), Palm Oil Process Synopsis, Kuala Lumpur, (no publisher - available as author's personal publication). O'Brien R.D., Farr W.E. and Wan, P.J (2000), Introduction to Fats and Oils Technology (2nd ed), AOCS Press. Hui Y. H. (1995). Bailey's Industrial Oil and Fat Products (5th ed). New York, John Wiley andSons. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments (1 10%, 2 15%) 25%, Final Exam - 50%. Project (group work) 25%. This is by grade/ mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 30301 Chemical Engineering | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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