How to refine palm kernel oil (PKO)

Crude palm kernel oil should be refined for wide application in other industries. The basic refining process for crude palm kernel oil includes degumming, deacidification, decoloring, deodoration and fractionation. So, what’s the function of each process? What details should be paid more attentions? And, what’s the specific equipment it will used? See Also: Palm Kernel Oil Refinery Plant

Process of Palm Kernel Oil Refining

The main content of palm kernel oil is glyceride. But just like other oils and fats, it also contains part of nonglyceride components. And the nonglyceride can be divided into two main parts: non oil-soluble impurities and oil-soluble impurities. The non oil-soluble impurities mainly refer to fiber, shell and free moisture. And, the oil-soluble impurities are free fatty acid, phospholipid, microelement, carotinoid, oxide, tocopherol and more. The refining process is to remove these impurities and maintain more beneficial components, further turn the crude palm kernel oil into qualified edible oil. The refining process we provide is as below.

Physical refining

Crude PKO, degumming, decoloring, filtration, pretreatment oil storage tank, distillation, luster processing, cooling, storage

Chemical refining

Crude pko, degumming, neutralization, washing, drying, filtration, pretreatment oil storage tank, deodorization, fractionation, cooling and storage.

The process of palm kernel oil refining decides the quality of red palm kernel oil. We have gained rich experiences in this field. Our aim is to provides the cost-effective oil refinery equipment to minimize the production cost.