Comparison of mass balance and oil quality in plant refinery I and IV

Abstract

Abstract Refinery process is the process of refining crude palm oil (CPO) to remove Free Fatty Acid (FFA), odors, and reducing color, so that it meets the quality requirements. Fractionation is a process of separating triglycerides based on palm oil based on its melting point which aims to separate the solid fraction (stearin) and liquid fraction (olein). The fractionated oil comes from the refining process. The purpose of the mass balance comparison is to determine the quality and quantity of oil produced from the refinery and fractionation processes. The production capacity at the refinery plant I and IV were 1,700 and 1,800 respectively. The amount of refined bleached and deodorized palm oil (RBDPO) produced based on the mass balance calculation at plant I and IV were 73,597 and 77,377 kg/h respectively with criteria were free of impurities and FFA.