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Small Palm Oil Mill Plant

Small Palm Oil Refining Machine

by lena

Processing of Refined Palm Oil or Kernel Oil: To get high grade oil products, the crude palm oil can be further processed in palm oil refinery equipment.
The small scale palm oil refining plant makes an appealing business venture for investors and the like looking into creating palm oil processing business. It has proved rather advantageous in the booming market of palm oil production.

The Prospects of Small Scale Palm Oil Refinery

Our oil refining equipment unit for small scale production has all the bells and whistles including decreased land usage requirements and investment capital. Due to the small size of the equipment set, it is also easy to install and maintain. There are several types of crude oils you can choose to work with including palm oil (CPO), palm kernel oil (PKO) and other types of vegetable oil such as sunflower oil, fish oil, peanut oil, etc.

Crude Palm Oil: Each fresh fruit bunches (FFBs) consist many of these individual fruits. Crude palm oil is extracted from the flesh of these small fruits. The central nut or kernel can be separated and applied for extracting palm kernel oil.

Palm Kernel Oil: The palm kernel getting from the extraction of palm oil will be collected for making palm kernel oil. Palm kernel expeller or cake is the main by-product of palm kernel processing line.

Refining Process of Crude Palm Oil (3 Types)

You have the opportunity to carefully select which type refining process you want to specialize in. There are three common types of edible oil refining process: batch oil, semi-continuous oil, and continuous oil. Each type of refining process can determine the exact size and detailing process of the refinery plant.

Batch Oil Refining Process (1~30 ton/day)

This line of an oil refinery is perfect as a mini or small-scale palm oil mill plant. It requires low investment capital and a smaller occupation of land. You are able to refine almost every type of crude edible oil. The primary refinery process includes three stages which are de-gumming, neutralizing, bleaching, and deodorizing. This process eliminates all the impurities which make the oil inedible.

The refining process also includes making the oil palatable and rancid-resistant if and when it is stored for long periods of time. Batch oil refining holds a capacity of 1TPT to 30TPD.

Semi-Continuous Oil Refining Process (10~50 ton/day)

This line is suitable for medium-scale palm oil refining factory which are efficient in accommodating clients requests. You are able to refine different types of crude oils as well as plant and animal oils. It has a capacity of 10TPD to 50TPD.

Continuous Oil Refining Process (over 30 ton/day)

This line is specifically for large-scale palm oil refinery. It operates automatically with the refinement of the oils with the utmost efficacy. lts daily capacity stands at over 30TPD.

Palm Oil Fractionation

To separate solid phases (Stearine) and liquid phases (Olein), the refined palm oil should go through fractionation process. It is achieved by thermo-mechanical means.

  • How can I refine palm oil?
  • To refine red palm oil, there are four steps to do: degumming, deacidification, decolorization and deodorization. These four steps of palm oil refining processes are to remove the gum, deep color, odor and FFA in red palm oil, and purify crude palm oil to RBD palm oil.
  • What machine is used to refine oil?
  • There are several types of edible oil refinery machines available to cater to different needs. The two main categories include the hydraulic oil press and the screw oil press machine. The hydraulic variant combines traditional extraction methods with modern technology, using pressure to extract oil.
  • How is refined palm oil made?
  • The oil winning process, in summary, involves the reception of fresh fruit bunches from the plantations, sterilizing and threshing of the bunches to free the palm fruit, mashing the fruit and pressing out the crude palm oil. The crude oil is further treated to purify and dry it for storage and export.
  • How much space is needed to produce 1 ton of palm oil?
  • To produce one tonne of oil, we need only 0.3 hectares of land from palm oil, 1.4 hectares from sunflower or rapeseed, 3.7 hectares from coconut, and 7 hectares from groundnut.
  • How to refine palm oil?
  • The main process of palm oil refining processes are: degumming & deacidification , decolorization and deodorization. During palm oil refining process, there are two refining methods can be used, they are chemical refining of palm oil and physical refining of palm oil.
  • What is the difference between palm oil and refined palm oil?
  • The difference between crude palm oil and refined palm oil is that crude palm oil is the oil that is extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree, while refined palm oil is the oil that has undergone further processing to remove impurities and improve its quality.
  • What temperature is palm oil refined at?
  • Majority of palm oils is physically refined for good processing economics. Bleached palm oil is heated to very high temperature (2600C-2650C) to strip off free fatty acids, and then followed by retention of 60 minutes for heat bleaching and deodorization.
  • What is refined palm oil called?
  • The FFA is collected as “palm fatty acid distillate” (PFAD). PFAD is itself a valuable product used in the manufacture of soaps, washing powder and other products. The final, refined oil is called “refined, bleached and deodorized palm oil” (RBD PO).
  • How do you make refined palm oil?
  • In order to get the pure and refined oil, there are three main process in chemical palm oil refinery plant and chemical palm kernel oil refinery plant: degumming process, bleaching process and deodourising process.
  • s refined palm oil healthy?
  • But palm oil contains a type of fat that can increase cholesterol levels. So people should avoid eating palm oil in excess. Palm oil is possibly safe when used as a medicine, short-term. Taking 7-12 grams daily for up to 6 months seems to be safe.
  • What is the color of refined palm oil?
  • Refined palm oil also named RBD palm oil, RBD palm oil is obtained from refining crude palm oil. It is a light yellow liquid and semi-solid at room temperature, melting to a clear yellow liquid on slight heating. RBD palm oil is used as frying oil for food industries such as instant noodles and snack food.
  • What is the side effect of refined palm oil?
  • About 50% of palm oil is made up of saturated fat, mainly palmitic acid. High intake of this type of fat can increase blood LDL or ‘bad’ cholesterol levels, boosting cardiovascular disease risk. Also, like all oils, palm oil is packed with calories and moderation is key.
  • Which oil is best palm oil or refined oil?
  • A recent research compared palm oil to other oils, such as olive oil, refined oil, coconut oil, and found that palm oil performed worse. According to one study, palm oil raises cholesterol in healthy people. While palm oil is probably healthier than butter, you should avoid it.
Small Palm Oil Mill Plant

1-20 Ton/Day Small Palm Oil Mill

by lena

Setting up a palm oil mill plant isn’t easy because a lot of factors such as accessibility and equipment have to be considered. An interesting thing about the global palm oil market is that it needs mini and small palm oil mill plants in order for its marketing operations to be successful.

Normally, a mini scale plant usually produces between 1-10 tonnes of palm oil daily while a small scale plant can process between 10-20 tonnes per day. If you are wondering how a palm oil factory can be set up and how the red palm oil is produced, below is a comprehensive information guide of how a small scale palm oil processing plant can be set up and the production processes involved.

How to Start Small Palm Oil Mill Business?

You need to search for the right location with ample space. A suitable location should be conveniently located near the palm fruit farms because you need a constant and fresh supply of Fresh Fruit Bunches i.e. the FFB. The location should be big and wide enough to perfectly accommodate many trucks which will be offloading fruits. A bigger space is also essential in the processing because some stages have to be done by hands manually and there has to be enough space for manual workers.

Main Equipment for Small Palm Oil Milling Plant
*Palm Cooking and Sterilizing Pot
*Palm Fruits Thresher
*Palm Fruits Oil Expeller
Most manufacturing processes require water and the processing of palm oil isn’t an exception. The palm oil mill plant should have a constant supply of steaming or boiling water that will be used during sterilization. Also, the surrounding environment has to be clean. If there is no access to treated water, the best alternative is to use borehole water which is cheaper and reliable.

Equipment Required in Small Palm Oil Extraction Mill

The most important equipment that is required in the production of palm oil is the palm oil expeller press or palm oil milling machine. The whole production process revolves around the extraction machine and this include sterilization, threshing, sterilizingas well as oil clarification. However, oil milling machines vary a lot depending on how the plant is going to be mechanized. For Instance, your palm oil milling machine doesn’t need a thresher if the threshing process is going to be done manually by laborers. But the good thing about mechanizing all the processes is that it helps to save time and to improve the plant’s hygiene by reducing the amount of wastes. Machines found in mills are like the palm fruit threshing machine, boiler, digesting machine, conveyor, screw oil press, oil filter and dryer.

When it comes to workers in the palm oil processing factory, if they are not experienced for the job then they have to be first trained on how to handle and operate different machines. However, manual laborers such as those who are responsible for offloading fruit bunches don’t even need extensive training but the plant may need professional members of staff such as a mechanical engineer who will be responsible for maintaining the mill, a chemical engineer responsible for testing and evaluating the oil among others.

  • What is a palm oil mill?
  • A palm oil mill produces crude palm oil and kernels as primary products and biomass as secondary product. The capacity of mills varies between 60-100 tons FFB/h.
  • Is palm oil a good business?
  • The palm oil industry is a significant player in the global market. Palm oil not only has high nutritional value, but also has many uses. Analyzing from three aspects: market demand, raw material supply and production cost, it is a profitable business to set up palm oil refinery plant.
  • How to extract palm oil locally?
  • The village traditional method of extracting palm oil involves washing pounded fruit mash in warm water and hand squeezing to separate fibre and nuts from the oil/water mixture. A colander, basket or a vessel with fine perforated holes in the bottom is used to filter out fibre and nuts.
  • How to get a lot of high quality palm oil?
  • You can get high quality Pal oil as a drop from these Pals:1.Woolipop.2.Dumud.3.Digtoise.4.Relaxaurus.5.Quivern.
  • Is palm oil in high demand?
  • That has led to higher demand for palm oil beyond its traditional uses, with the USDA forecasting palm oil consumption in 2023-24 to grow by 4.76% on the year to 78.06 million tonnes.
  • Is palm oil business good?
  • Investing in a palm oil production business can yield high returns, with an average profit margin of 30%. As the demand for palm oil continues to increase, starting your own palm oil milling business is a lucrative opportunity to tap into this growing market.
  • Why is palm oil so cheap?
  • For a start, it’s an extremely efficient crop—the reason why it’s so cheap compared with other oils. An acre of oil palms—the trees that grow the fruit palm oil is made from—can produce more than 1.35 tons of palm oil annually, at least six times more than other edible oils.
  • Is palm oil good for health or not?
  • Palm oil can contribute to a diet’s fat content, including saturated fats, which may impact cholesterol levels. While it provides calories and fat-soluble vitamins, excessive consumption without a balanced diet can pose health risks. Moderation and awareness of overall dietary choices are key to a healthy lifestyle.
  • How long can palm oil be stored?
  • Refined palm oil will last around two years if it’s sealed and one year for sealed unrefined palm oil. Once opened, it’s recommended to use palm oil within around six months to ensure it stays fresh.
  • Is palm oil business profitable?
  • “Palm Oil production and profitability lnvestment in palm Oil processing is profitable. The NPV for a 15-year investment varied between USD 13.8 million and USD 102.9 million. Profit per ton of CPO production (plus kernels) varied between USD 43 and USD 164. lnvestment in palm Oil processing is attractive.
Small Palm Oil Mill Plant

1-10 Ton/Day Mini Palm Oil Mill

by lena

* Final Product: Red Palm Oil
* Processing Flow: Palm Fruit Threshing, Digesting & Sterilizing, Oil Pressing, Oil Filtering, Crude Red Palm Oil
* Production Capacity: 300-400 kg/h (5-10 ton/day)
* Floor Space: 15m X 6m X 5m
Main Equipment Included: Palm Fruit Thresher, Digester (include boiler and 4 baskets), Conveying Machine, Palm Oil Press, Oil Storage Tank (with electric heating system) and Plate Filter
For mini palm oil mill plant with 1~10 ton per day production output, the processing flow is relatively simple, including threshing, digesting and sterilizing, oil pressing and oil filtering. One of the reasons why small scale palm oil mill are very common in the global market including Indonesia and Nigeria is that they are affordable and they are enough to produce sufficient amounts of palm oil for local business.

Equipment List for 10TPD Mini Palm Oil Milling Process

For 1-10 ton per day palm oil production, the crane is not equipped in most cases. The crane is used for lifting the palm fruits. In mini scale palm milling factory, this job usually done manually. View the photos below to see what the complete equipment looks like.

A mini production of palm oil mill basically includes belt conveyor, palm fruit thresher, screw conveyor, palm oil press, oil tank, oil filter and oil pump. Attention that not all equipment is necessary except palm oil press and filter. The equipment selection is based on your budget and business plan.

Palm oil mill plant involves the following five processing steps:

  • Fruit Reception: Initially, the palm fruit bunch is weighed and offloaded from trucks. Note that the fruits have to be weighed in order to calculate the purchasing costs. The bunches have to be carefully offloaded from the trucks because if they are mishandled their quality may significantly decrease and this will have a negative effect on the final product. Poorly handled palm fruits have high acid levels which not only interfere with the taste but also increase the cost of production because the acid levels have to be decreased to a certain minimum amount.
  • Threshing and Sterilizing: After that, the fruits undergo a process called Threshing where they are cut off from the bunch that holds them and they are put in boiling water with very high temperatures in order to “loosen” them. This process is what is known as — Sterilization by Pressurized Cooking. For starters, the threshing process can also be done manually to lower investment cost.
  • Palm Oil Extraction: The third step is the extraction of the palm oil in screw palm oil pressing machine. This is step marks the peak of processing and the oil is extracted from the fruits by pulp pressing.
  • Oil Filtering: The extracted oil is then Filtered and Purified in order to remove dirt and other remains such as water and fruit shells. After the red palm oil is purified, they can be stored in barrels or gallons before they are transported to the market.

If you’re plan to invest your first palm oil mill plant but don’t know where to start, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us and tell us your situation, then our team will offer a customized solution for your reference with most project cost.

 

Small Palm Oil Mill Plant

Small Palm Oil Press

by lena

This series of small palm oil press machine is an oil making equipment developed by our company for the efficient extraction of grease from palm fruit, also called palm oil expeller or small palm oil making machine. It is widely used in small production line of palm oil. Like the general-purpose oil press, it is also a screw press. Therefore, it has some features of the screw press. In addition, it has the advantages of low brown core crushing rate, low residual oil of cake residue, no special requirements on raw material moisture content, excellent manufacturing process, compact structure, large output, stable and reliable operation, low maintenance and durability.

Model Capacity (T/H) Power (KW) Outline Size (mm) WEIGHT（kg）
QIE-0.5 0.5 4 2200X1500X1600 260
QIE-01 1 5.5 2280X910X600 1340
QIE-02 2 7.5 2690X500X1100 1200
QIE-03 3 7.5 2850X950X650 2800
QIE-05 5～7 11 3940X1600X850 3400
QIE-10 10～12 22 4650X1600X950 4100
QIE-15 15～17 30 4760X1600X1100 4800
QIE-20 20～23 37 4850X1800X1200 5600

Start Your Own Palm Oil Extraction Business

Palm oil extraction business is now a relatively popular and lucrative project, especially in Nigeria, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries and regions. Screw palm oil pressing machine is widely used in small and large scale palm oil extraction plant. Why people tend to choose screw palm oil expeller press? The design of palm oil press machine is scientific and has higher oil extraction rate. And, the operation is relatively easy. So, palm oil press is popular in the market. However, the palm oil press machine will definitely calculate dust and residues over time. Then, cleaning can’t be overlooked. Here listed some tips on palm oil press machine cleaning.

Small Palm Oil Mill Plant

Small Scale Palm Oil Mill Plant

by lena

Set up a small palm oil milling line with capacity ranging from 1 ton/day to 20 ton/day

Small scale palm oil mill plant generally refers to the palm oil processing production with the capacity below 20 ton per day. We have two small palm fruit processing solutions for your! One is mini palm oil mill plant for 1~10 ton/day factory, and the other one is 10~20 ton/day palm oil milling plant for small and medium-sized factory.

The main equipment for small palm oil mill is palm fruits cooking and sterilizing tank, FFB Stripper and screw palm oil press machine. Click the link to see more details of the related palm processing machines.

Small Scale Crude Palm Oil Milling Process

The main processing flow includes Palm Fruits, Threshing, Digesting, Pressing and Filtering. The basic processing section is shown as below:

Oil pressing plant from palm fruit basically includes: fruit threshing, sterilizing / digesting, oil pressing and filtering. Among all these processing sections, oil pressing and filtering must be done by professional facilities (palm oil extractor and oil filter press), while the other sections can be selected depending on your needs and financial status. It is certainly that a complete palm oil mill has higher automatic degree and needs fewer labor. Only 2~3 worker is needed to run the whole line. Besides, it can also avoid the unstable material feeding caused by manual control.

If you are planning to invest in a mini palm oil factory and have limited budget, some machines that can be replaced by manual work is ok to be removed to save equipment cost. For detailed project solution, you are welcome to contact us and tell us your needs. Our professional team will help you make the best project plan and also offer the best price.

Features of Our Small Palm Oil Mill Plant
1.Save manpower.
2.Less investment but with full extraction function.
3.Easy to install and operate.

Process Design of Small Palm Oil Factory

If you are planning to run a small palm oil making factory, here is the factory layout design for your reference:

What output of palm oil mill do I need?

For most first-time palm oil mill businessmen, they have no idea about yield. So here we offer a way to caculate the production output you might need for your business plan. Palm oil is made from palm fruit or palm kernel. But whatever you want to make, the following calculation methods are all applicable.

There are about 140 palm trees planted per hectare land, and about 20 tons fresh fruits can be produced per tree per year.
In most cases, 12.5% of orchard output are defined as the maximum palm fruit consumption each month.
The producing time should be caculated according to 25 days each month and 20 hours one day.
Example: With 2000 hectares plantation, the production output of palm oil mill you need to build is:
2000 x 20 x 12.5% / 25 / 20 = 10 ton/hour

  • What is the process of palm oil milling?
    The process of palm oil extraction is very different from the processing of other seeds. Gnerally, palm oil mill includes 6 processes: fruits reciving, cooking/sterilizing, threshing, digesting, oil pressing, crude oil clarification, refining and fractionation, and pal kernel recovery.

  • What machines are used to make palm oil?

  • The main machines used in palm oil mill are sterilization tank, thresher, palm oil press machine, vibrating screen, clarifying tank, and plate filter.
  • What is FFA in palm oil?
  • Palm oil quality and price is dependent on the free fatty acids (FFA) content in palm oil. High content of free fatty acids in palm oil affect the quality of palm oil and leads to various health and environmental issues.
  • How much to start a palm oil business?
  • To set up a small scale palm oil mill in Nigeria, there are two choices, simple type and 1-5tph palm oil mill. The cost of simple type for 500kg-2tph palm oil mill is about 7500 USD – 14000 USD and the cost of 1-5tph small scale palm oil mill is about 130,000USD – 390,000USD.

  • What happens at a palm oil mill?

  • The stages in this process comprise grinding the kernels into small particles, heating (cooking), and extracting the oil using an oilseed expeller or petroleum-derived solvent. The oil then requires clarification in a filter press or by sedimentation.
  • How many tons of palm oil per hectare?
  • 73,8 million metric tons of palm oil is produced in 2021/22, according to USDA. One palm tree produces 40 kilogrammes of palm oil every year, according the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). One hectare of oil palm trees produce on average 3.3 tons of oil each year, according to WWF.
  • What is the cost of production of palm oil?
  • In soybeans, cost of raw material production vary between 400 USD/t in Argentina and Brazil and 800 USD/t in the U.S. Compared to the results in palm oil, where the typical plantation exhibits cost of production of about 300 USD/t, these are rather high.
  • Is palm oil a good investment?
  • The global demand for sustainable palm oil is consistently high, ensuring a robust market for the produce. Value Appreciation: The value of oil palm estates tends to appreciate over time. With proper management and cultivation practices, the assets gain value, making them a lucrative long-term investment.
  • How much space is needed to produce 1 ton of palm oil?
  • To produce one tonne of oil, we need only 0.3 hectares of land from palm oil, 1.4 hectares from sunflower or rapeseed, 3.7 hectares from coconut, and 7 hectares from groundnut.
  • How much oil can be extracted from 1 kg of palm?
  • The only straightforward way to calculate the ratio of oil palm fruit lets to extracted oil is called “oil extraction rate”, or simply OER. So far, Ii have seen the highest OER of 25%, which means from a 1kg of palm fruits, you can get 250g of crude palm oil.
  • What is palm oil mill effluent?
  • Palm oil mill effluent is the voluminous liquid waste that comes from the sterilisation and clarification processes in milling oil palm. The raw effluent contains 90-95% water and includes residual oil, soil particles and suspended solids.
  • What are the steps in palm oil production?
  • The steps in palm oil production process is divided into sterilization, threshing, digesting, pressing, oil clarification and filtration. If you want to get RBD palm oil, there is also degumming, deacidification, decolorization, deodorization four steps refining process.
  • What is palm oil mill process?
  • The process involves: 1) Sterilizing the FFB to loosen fruit and inactivate enzymes, preconditioning the mesocarp for oil recovery. 2) Threshing to separate fruit from bunches. 3) Digesting fruit to further separate mesocarp from palm nut and break oil cells. 4) Pressing to extract oil from mesocarp.