Parametric study on trash separation efficiency in fresh fruit bunches (FFB) consignment

Nu’man Abdul Hadi, . and Rohaya Mohamed Halim, . and Yap Andrew Kian Chung, . and Che Rahmat Che Mat, . and Nadiahnor Md Yusop, . Parametric study on trash separation efficiency in fresh fruit bunches (FFB) consignment. pp. 300-310. ISSN 2811-4701

Trash or contamination in oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB) is one of the major problems encountered by palm oil millers. Trash is commonly referred to as non-oil palm fruit matters such as stones sand soil mud wood grass leaves and twigs which are constituted in FFB consignments delivered to the mills. Trash is undesirable as it often causes choking severe process machinery wear and tear and reduction in oil extraction rate (OER) due to the inclusion of trash weight. In this study a vibrating trash separating machine prototype was developed locally to separate undesirable trash from FFB consignments. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of this prototype machine based on the total amount of trash removed from the FFB and loose fruits consignments. Three gap size configurations were studied namely 45 30 and 15 mm. The results showed that the prototype machine successfully removed trash from wet and dry FFB consignments with separation efficiencies of 80.95 and 91.91 respectively. The best gap size between the rod bars was indicated by 15 mm. This prototype machine is expected to solve the contamination issue during palm oil milling process due to lack of efficient system to remove trash from the FFB consignments.

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Abstract

Trash or contamination in oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB) is one of the major problems encountered by palm oil millers. Trash is commonly referred to as non-oil palm fruit matters such as stones sand soil mud wood grass leaves and twigs which are constituted in FFB consignments delivered to the mills. Trash is undesirable as it often causes choking severe process machinery wear and tear and reduction in oil extraction rate (OER) due to the inclusion of trash weight. In this study a vibrating trash separating machine prototype was developed locally to separate undesirable trash from FFB consignments. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of this prototype machine based on the total amount of trash removed from the FFB and loose fruits consignments. Three gap size configurations were studied namely 45 30 and 15 mm. The results showed that the prototype machine successfully removed trash from wet and dry FFB consignments with separation efficiencies of 80.95 and 91.91 respectively. The best gap size between the rod bars was indicated by 15 mm. This prototype machine is expected to solve the contamination issue during palm oil milling process due to lack of efficient system to remove trash from the FFB consignments.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Oil palm
AGROVOC Term:	Contamination
AGROVOC Term:	Separation
AGROVOC Term:	Milling
AGROVOC Term:	Agricultural machinery
AGROVOC Term:	Sterilization
AGROVOC Term:	Milling
AGROVOC Term:	Efficiency
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10679

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