Shyam Lakshmanan

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GE is formed in palm oil at temperatures above 230C. How can we achieve lower levels without sacrificing the other oil quality parameters?

Glycidyl Esters are said to form from Diacyl glycerides when processed at deodorizing temperatures. Palm oil normally has to be degummed and bleached before it is deodorized. What would be the...

04 March 2021 9,455 1 View

How is MOSH and MOAH content in refined palm oil determined?

Is there a more direct method for determining the Mineral Oil Saturated Hydrocarbon content and the Mineral OIl Aromatic Hydrocarbon content in refined oils. The existing method seems to be quite...

04 March 2021 8,203 2 View

Interference on MOSH MOAH readings when Food Grade lubricants are used?

What is the content of MOSH/MOAH in food grade lubricants? Does the use of food grade lubricants have an impact on the analysis results for MOSH/MOAH in refined edible oils? We added several ppm...

04 March 2021 8,015 1 View

What is the typical MOSH and MOAH content in food grade lubricants?

With the call for lower MOSH and MOAH levels in edible oils, there is a push towards using Food Grade lubricants. What is the content of MOSH/MOAH in food grade lubricants?

04 March 2021 2,117 1 View

How to add nutritional value to palm kernel cake so that it is suitable as poultry feed?

Malaysia and Indonesia are large producers of palm kernel cake(PKC). It is generally used as cattle feed as it helps increase milk production. However, due to its high cellulosic content, it is...

26 May 2020 7,214 14 View

What would be a quick method for determining K2O content in boiler ash?

We run a empty fruit bunch fibre biomass boiler and are looking to market the boiler ash to plantations for use as fertilizer. Several test results have yielded K2O content ranging from 5-10% in...

29 July 2015 621 5 View

What gas is formed once chlorate is adsorbed onto ÀC and HCl is used to regenerate the ÀC?

It has been observed that a gas is released when ÀC that has been reacted with chlorate is being regenerated. Loss in regen efficiency of the AC points to some chemisorption as well as...

05 January 2015 7,203 3 View

How can one obtain a better yield from Palm oil fractionation? Is 85% achievable on a PO IV of 53?

What would the cycle time be?

03 December 2014 8,586 3 View

3MCPD ester content in Palm oil products is of concern to the industry. How can one reduce it?

What changes need to be made to the process to reduce the 3MCPD content of Palm products.

03 December 2014 8,790 3 View

How can one use EFB and shell biomass as fuel in a furnace and does controlled burning to also produce activated carbon?

The Palm oil industry produces large amounts of biomass as fuel and burns up much of it as fuel for power and strange generation. How can one simultaneously produce activated carbon?

03 December 2014 7,470 3 View