Crude Palm Oil Vacuum Clarifier - Universiti Putra Malaysia
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www.sciencepark.upm.edu.my BRIEF TECHNOLOGY Palm oil clarification process using a vacuum technology improves the existing process which use gravity settling. With this new concept of separation, the oil separation is improved by 300% and oil losses in the sludge is reduced by 50% as well as maintaining the final crude palm oil quality. PROBLEM STATEMENT & CURRENT ISSUES High oil losses in clarification process causes a detrimental loss in overall throughput, affecting the OER. Long retention time rely on gravitational settling where require at least 3 hours for complete separation. (Both factors affect the Oil Extraction Rate (OER) per mill) INVENTIVENESS & NOVELTY Creating a vacuum condition in a clarifier tank to enhance the oil water separation and shorten the oil retention time. Vacuum contactor designed with a built-in baffles to increase the surface area of the feed, thus vacuum can be minimized. Increasing concern on high oil loss at the clarifier station, vacuum assisted palm oil clarifier has been constructed to improve the oil water separation and reduce the oil losses during the process. Conventional process operates on gravitational force thus longer time is required for the oil to settle and complete. This concept can be used in any industry that relates to oil water separation Crude Palm Oil Vacuum Clarifier PATENT NO : PI 2019006095 19.0cm 17.5cm After 15 minutes 17.4 17.6 17.8 18 18.2 18.4 18.6 18.8 19 19.2 0 10 20 30 40 50 OIL LEVEL, CM TIME, MIN Separation Time vs Oil Level Best Parameters used T = 95 P = 100 Dilution = 40% V = 8 rpm Project Leader : Prof Dr Robiah Binti Yunus Team members : Dr Dayang Radiah AB, Dr Ahmad Jaril Asis (Sime Darby), Khairul Nazrin Dept./Faculty : Department of Chemical and Environmental Eng Email : [email protected] Phone : 03-97694260 Expertise : Transesterification, Encapsulation, Biofuel & Biodiesel production ADVANTAGES Save energy - This is because the amount of steam/electric use is less as the retention time is short. Save Time- Compare to existing technology, it requires 3 hours to complete separation while using vacuum technology, only 30 minutes to complete separation. Increase Product Throughput - Product throughput can be increase as the retention time of the separation is much shorter compare to existing technology Simple Operating -The concept is using a simple suction to create vacuum in the vessel and not require complex modification to install in the existing technology.
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BRIEF TECHNOLOGY
Palm oil clarification process using a vacuum technology improves
the existing process which use gravity settling. With this new
concept of separation, the oil separation is improved by 300% and
oil losses in the sludge is reduced by 50% as well as maintaining
the final crude palm oil quality.
PROBLEM STATEMENT & CURRENT ISSUES
High oil losses in clarification process causes a detrimental loss
in overall throughput, affecting the OER.
Long retention time rely on gravitational settling where require at
least 3 hours for complete separation.
(Both factors affect the Oil Extraction Rate (OER) per mill)
INVENTIVENESS & NOVELTY
Creating a vacuum condition in a clarifier tank to enhance the oil
water separation and shorten the oil retention time.
Vacuum contactor designed with a built-in baffles to increase the
surface area of the feed, thus vacuum can be minimized.
Increasing concern on high oil loss at the clarifier station, vacuum
assisted palm oil clarifier has been constructed to improve the oil
water separation and reduce the oil losses during the process.
Conventional process operates on gravitational force thus longer
time is required for the oil to settle and complete. This concept can
be used in any industry that relates to oil water separation
Crude Palm Oil Vacuum ClarifierPATENT NO : PI 2019006095
19.0cm17.5cm
After 15
minutes
17.4
17.6
17.8
18
18.2
18.4
18.6
18.8
19
19.2
0 10 20 30 40 50
OIL
LE
VE
L,
CM
TIME, MIN
Separation Time vs Oil Level
Best Parameters used
T = 95
P = 100
Dilution = 40%
V = 8 rpm
Project Leader : Prof Dr Robiah Binti Yunus
Team members : Dr Dayang Radiah AB, Dr Ahmad Jaril Asis (Sime Darby), Khairul Nazrin
Dept./Faculty : Department of Chemical and Environmental Eng
Email : [email protected]
Phone : 03-97694260
Expertise : Transesterification, Encapsulation, Biofuel & Biodiesel production
ADVANTAGES Save energy - This is because the amount of steam/electric use
is less as the retention time is short.
Save Time- Compare to existing technology, it requires 3 hours
to complete separation while using vacuum technology, only 30
minutes to complete separation.
Increase Product Throughput - Product throughput can be
increase as the retention time of the separation is much shorter
compare to existing technology
Simple Operating -The concept is using a simple suction to
create vacuum in the vessel and not require complex
modification to install in the existing technology.
