Palm Kernel Oil Extraction Plant

Palm kernel is an important kind of by-product from palm oil extraction plant. About 45%~48% of palm nut is kernel. The kernels contain about 47%~50% by weight of oil. Palm kernel oil is quite different from palm oil in both characteristics and properties. However, it is more similar to coconut oil.

Full pressing, solvent extraction and pre-pressing solvent extraction is the three main oil extraction methods of palm kernel.

 Mechanical Oil Extraction Plant (full pressing)

Basic Section

  • Palm Kernel Crushing
  • Cooking
  • Oil Pressing (expelling)
  • Oil Filtering (crude palm kernel oil)

Full pressing extraction is also called single pressing, which is a physical extraction method that squeezing oil out under high pressure by use of mechanical screw oil press. The typical process of screw oil pressing plant is: palm kernel crushing, flaking, steam conditioning, mechanical oil expelling and oil filtering. Production cost depends mainly on mechanical wear and tear, electricity and maintenance expenses. Below is some of our Palm Kernel Oil Pressing projects.

Small Oil Mill Plant

Large Oil Mill Plant

Full pressing method is suitable for both small and large palm kernel oil mill plant, while solvent extraction method is generally applied to large scale oil mill plant. If you are planning to start palm kernel oil extract business, ensure your capital investment and your daily capacity before deciding the oil production process.

 Palm Kernel Solvent Extraction Plant

Basic Section

  • Crushing
  • Solvent Extraction
  • Separating the solvent from miscella
  • Separating solvent from wet meal
  • Recycling of solvent

Solvent extraction plant separate the oil by mixing solvent in the material. Production cost depends mainly on solvent loss and energy used in solvent recovery. Compared with screw pressing, the oil recovery of solvent extraction plant is more complete.

 Pre-pressing & Solvent Extraction Plant

Pre-pressing & solvent extraction is another popular palm kernel oil production method.

After oil pressing or extracting, the oil then requires clarification in a filter press or by sedimentation. To ensure premium quality of final oil and by-products, palm oil mill should have strict quality control from fresh palm bunch processing to kernel oil extraction. Build palm kernel oil extraction plant with professional oil production process is the very first step to the success of your business. QI’E Group offer turnkey palm oil mill plant solutions from design, manufacture to installation, with competitive price.

Palm Kernel Oil Extraction

Generally, palm kernel extraction is separated from palm oil extraction. Most small and medium palm oil mills are not designed with palm kernel processing unit, but selling the kernel to other oilseeds extraction plant (such as copra, shea nuts, cottonseeds, coconut seeds, rapeseed, groundnuts and so on).

Palm kernel production in increasing steadily over the years. Both full press extraction and solvent extraction is available for palm kernel oil extraction plant.

  • How is palm kernel oil extracted?
  • The traditional oil extraction method is to fry palm kernels in old oil or simply heat the dried nuts. The fried kernels are then pounded or ground to a paste in a motorised grinder. The paste is mixed with a small quantity of water and heated to release the palm kernel oil.
  • What is the process of palm oil extraction?
  • The first step in the palm oil production process is harvesting the palm fruit. Harvested bunches are transported to factories where they are first sterilised and then threshed. Once separated from the bunch, the fruits go through a digester, to then be mechanically pressed in order to extract oil from the pulp.
  • How are palm kernels harvested?
  • The fruit is harvested using a long sickle. After harvesting, the FFBs are collected and loaded onto a truck to be transported to one of GAR’s palm oil mills. Each of the thousand or so fruits within the bunch is made up of a hard seed (the kernel) surrounded by the flesh of the fruit (mesocarp).
  • What is the difference between palm oil and palm kernel oil?
  • Palm oil is extracted from the flesh or pulp of the fruit (the outer part) while palm kernel oil is extracted from the soft part of the seed (the inner part). Although both oils originate from the same fruit, palm oil is chemically and nutritionally different from palm kernel oil.
  • Where does palm kernel oil come from?
  • Palm kernel oil is an edible plant oil derived from the kernel of the oil palm tree Elaeis guineensis. It is related to two other edible oils: palm oil, extracted from the fruit pulp of the oil palm, and coconut oil, extracted from the kernel of the coconut.
  • Is palm kernel oil sustainable?
  • Palm oil can be produced sustainably – but a lot of it isn’t. Palm oil is great for big food and cosmetics companies, because it’s cheap and versatile.
  • How to produce palm kernel oil?
  • How to Make Palm Kernel Oil?
    1.First, collect and clean the palm kernels. Palm kernels should be cleaned by some cleaning equipment or by hand only. …
    2.Second, crush the palm kernel. …
    3.Third, separating kernel and nut shell. …
    4.Fourth, pressing palm kernels. … Finally, the pure palm kernel oil is refined and obtained.
  • What is the difference between palm nut and palm kernel?
  • The solid part obtained after pressing is known as palm nut. The palm nut is then processed by grinding and removing the outer shell to obtain the palm kernel. This palm kernel can be further processed to extract palm kernel oil.
  • How do you remove palm kernels?
  • To separate the palm kernels from shells, we need use palm kernel cracking and separating machine. The palm kernel cracking and separating machine system includes magnetic separator, cracker, wind separator, cyclone dust collector, centrifugal fan and three bucket elevators.
  • How many types of palm kernel oil do we have?
  • There are two types of oil obtained from the fruit: oil from the flesh of the fruit and oil from the kernel inside the nut (palm kernel oil). The latter is primarily used for the oleochemical industry, although it does have some food applications.
  • What country produces the most palm kernel oil?
  • According to data from the United States Department of Agriculture, nearly 85% of palm oil is produced in just two countries – Indonesia and Malaysia. In 2019, Indonesia produced 42.5 million tons, 58% of global production, while 19 million tons came from Malaysia – 26% of the global supply.
  • Which industry uses palm kernels?
  • Both palm kernel oil and palm oil are mainly used in the kitchen. Palm oil is used by the food industry to produce margarine, sauces, baked goods, confectionery, potato and chocolate products. It is also used for frying, cooking and deep-frying, especially in Asia and Africa.