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  2. Palm oil - Wikipedia

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    The oil extraction rate from a bunch varies from 17 to 27% for palm oil, and from 4 to 10% for palm kernels. [18] Along with coconut oil, palm oil is one of the few highly saturated vegetable fats and is semisolid at room temperature. [19] Palm oil is a common cooking ingredient in the tropical belt of Africa, Southeast Asia and parts of Brazil.

  3. Social and environmental impact of palm oil - Wikipedia

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    In some states where oil palm is established, lax enforcement of environmental legislation leads to encroachment of plantations into riparian strips, [58] and release of pollutants such as palm oil mill effluent (POME) into the environment. [58] POME is a waste product created during the final stages of palm oil extraction.

  4. Elaeis guineensis - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] Some oil palm plantations incinerate biomass to generate power for palm oil mills. Some other oil palm plantations yield large amount of biomass that can be recycled into medium density fibreboards and light furniture. [95] In efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, scientists treat palm oil mill effluent to extract biogas.

  5. Palm kernel - Wikipedia

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    Palm kernel cake is a high-fibre, medium-grade protein feed best suited to ruminants. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Among other similar fodders , palm kernel cake is ranked a little higher than copra cake and cocoa pod husk, [ 5 ] but lower than fish meal and groundnut cake , especially in its protein value.

  6. Palm kernel oil - Wikipedia

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    Palm kernel oil is an edible plant oil derived from the kernel of the oil palm tree Elaeis guineensis. [1] 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.

  7. Edible oil refining - Wikipedia

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    Edible oil refining is a set of processes or treatments necessary to turn vegetable raw oil into edible oil.. Raw vegetable oil, obtained from seeds by pressing, solvent extraction, contains free fatty acids and other components such as phospholipids, waxes, peroxides, aldehydes, and ketones, which contribute to undesirable flavor, odor, and appearance; [1] for these reasons, all the oil has ...

  8. List of vegetable oils - Wikipedia

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    Palm oil, very popular for biofuel, but the environmental impact from growing large quantities of oil palms has recently called the use of palm oil into question. [157] Peanut oil, used in one of the first demonstrations of the Diesel engine in 1900. [148] Radish oil. Wild radish contains up to 48% oil, making it appealing as a fuel. [158]

  9. Oil mill - Wikipedia

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    De Zoeker (The Seeker), an oil windmill in the Zaanse Schans, in the Netherlands. An oil mill is a grinding mill designed to crush or bruise oil-bearing seeds, such as linseed or peanuts, or other oil-rich vegetable material, such as olives or the fruit of the oil palm, which can then be pressed to extract vegetable oils, which may be used as foods or for cooking, as oleochemical feedstocks ...