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mins)
1. At the palm oil mill, fresh fruits arrive from the field as bunches
or loose fruits. The fruits are then graded to achieve the mill
quality standard.
. The crude palm oil (CPO) is cooled and stored in welded steel
tanks with heating coils and may be filled with carbon dioxide or
other inert gas above the oil. The storage of CPO is very
important to keep its quality. State the purpose of
i) Soaps (2 M)
ii) Nickel (2 M)
ANSWER SCHEME
N Suggested Answer Marks
O Distributio
ns
1 i) Overripe Fruit bunch with excessive loose 1M
fruits detached
Rotten Bunch with loose fruits completely 1M
detached
1M
ii) P1 Age of fruits/tree 1M
E1 Matured fruits contain higher FFA content
of the oil/ high contamination and deterioration
1M
P2 Harvest handling and transport 1M
E1 Poor handling and transport
bruises/damages the fruits/FFA in the damaged
part of the fruits increases rapidly in an hour
3 i)
2M
1M
1M
1M
FKK, UiTMBB 2017 Total: 30 Marks
CPO
PALM OIL MANUFACTURING AND APPLICATION (CHE 323) TEST (40
Physical Refining Chemical Refining
mins)
Degumming Degumming
Neutralization
1M Bleaching
Bleaching
Deodorization Deodorization
1M
4 i) Effect hydrogenation 1M
Making it erratic/non-selective/difficult to 1M
control
1M
ii) Disturb deodorization process 1M
Changing the flavour and colour of final product
TOTAL 30 MARKS