Oil Palm Elaeis Guineensis

As in many other agricultural products, oil palm generates abundant amoxmts of biomass. Properly used, the biomass is not only able to solve environmental problems, but also generates a new income since the wastes may turn into more useful products. On the contrary, if the waste is not used, its disposal may lead to environment problems 

The wood flour of oil palm has been studied for use as filler in polypropylene (PP) 

Ismail et al. [26] reported the effects of concentration and modification of surface in oil palm fiber-reinforced rubber composite. After modification of the fiber surface, the physical properties of the oil palm fiber/rubber composites increased. Although the tensile strength decreased with the increase of concentration of oil palm fiber, the modulus and hardness increased. Moreover, modification of surface improved the adhesion between fiber and rubber, as observed under scanning electron microscope. 

Similar result were obtained when the oil palm wood flour (OPWF) was mixed with epoxidized natural rubber (ENR). The increase of OPWF content resulted in the decrease of tensile strength and elongation at break of the OPWF/ENR composites. However, it increased tensile modulus, tear strength and hardness. Moreover, the cure (t ) and scorch time decreased when the OPWF content increased. Larger particle size of OPWF resulted in shorter t and scorch time, while the highest fiber content with the smallest particle size resulted in the highest torque [27]. 

Yusoff et al. [30] reported the mechanical properties of oil palm fiber/epoxy. The fiber used was in the form of short random fibers. A hand lay-up technique was conducted to produce 5,10,15, and 20% fiber by volume. A decreasing trend of tensile and flexural properties was reported as fiber loading increased. 

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Two distinctly different types of oils are produced from the fruit of the Southeast Asia and African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis, and its... 

Palm Kernel Oil (Unhydrogenated) is a fat obtained from the kernel of the fruit of the oil palm Elaeis guineensis Jacq. (Fam. Arecaceae) by mechanical expression or solvent extraction. It is refined, bleached, and deodorized to substantially remove free fatty acids, phospholipids, color, odor and flavor components, and miscellaneous other non-oil materials. Like coconut oil, it has a more abrupt melting range than other fats and oils. 

The oil palm, Elaeis guineensis Jacq., is grown commercially in Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, and the South Pacific, and on a small scale in other tropical areas. Until recent centuries the palm has been confined to West and Central Africa where it existed in a wild, semiwild, and cultivated state. In Africa it remained a domestic plant, supplying a need for oil and vitamin A in the diet, and it was not until the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth centuries that oil palm cultivation expanded to the Southeast Asian regions and strengthened the entry of palm oil into the world oils and fats trade. 

Properties From the kemal of the fruit of the oil palm Elaeis guineensis. A fatty solid characteristic sweet nutty flavor. 

Cells of the abscission zone of a monocotyledon fruit, the oil palm Elaeis guineensis have been studied by solid state CPMAS NMR. ... 

Palm butter. See Palm (Elaeis guineensis) oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) kernel oil CAS 8023-79-8 EINECS/ELINCS 232-425-4 Synonyms Elaeis guineensis Elaeis guineensis seed oil Oils, palm kernel Palm kernel oil Definition Oil obtained from seeds of Elaeis guineensis... 

Oxamidobis [ethyl 3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate] Oxazoline Ozokerite Paimitamide Paimitic acid Palm kernelamide DEA Palm (Elaeis guineensis) kernel oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) oii Paraffin, chlorinated Paraformaidehyde... 

Acetylated mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Cocoa butter substitute Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil Corn (Zea mays) oil Cottonseed (Gossypium) oil Lard Palm (Elaeis guineensis) kernel oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) oil Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) oil Petroleum hydrocarbons, odorless, light... 

Methyl oleate Methyl palmitate Methyl stearate Mineral oil Myristic acid Myristyl alcohol Naphtha Nonoxynol-3 Nonylphenol Oleic acid Olive (Olea europaea) oil Palmitic acid Palm (Elaeis guineensis) kernel oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) oil Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) oil PEG-8 cocoate PEG-12 dioleate PEG-15 oleate PEG-15 rosinate PEG-40 stearate Petrolatum Petroleum hydrocarbons, odorless, light Petroleum wax Pine (Pinus palustris) oil Poloxamer 105 Poloxamer 108 Poloxamer 122 Poloxamer 123 Poloxamer 181 Poloxamer 182 Poloxamer 183 Poloxamer 212 Poloxamer 215 Poloxamer 217 Poloxamer 237 Poloxamer 284 Poloxamer 338 Poloxamer 407 Polyethylene Polyethylene, oxidized Potassium castorate Potassium cocoate Potassium cornate Potassium laurate Potassium myristate Potassium oleate Potassium palmitate Potassium stearate PPG-15 PPG-20 PPG-26 PPG-22 butyl ether PPG-24 butyl ether PPG-33 butyl ether PPG-40 butyl ether Propylene glycol soyate Rice (Oryza sativa) bran oil Rosin Rosin, polymerized Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) oil Sesame (Sesamum indicum) oil Silica Silica, amorphous Silica, fumed Silicone emulsion Sodium castorate Sodium cocoate Sodium laurate Sodium myristate Sodium tallow sulfate... 

Corn (Zea mays) oil Linola oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) kernel oil margarine mfg. 

TAGs are the most important storage components of seeds in many plants, ineluding oilseeds, such as sunflower (Helianthus amuus), rapeseed Brassica napus), soybean Glycine max), etc. [41]. At the same time, such plants as the olive Olea europaed), avoeado Persea americand), durian Durio zibethinus), oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), sea buekthom (Hippophae rhamnoides) and some others, accumulate TAG not only in the seeds, but also in juicy fruit parts outside the seeds (pericarp, hypanthium, etc.) [42-46] (see below). 

Arenga pinnata), oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), dxirian Durio zibethinus), and water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes). 

K.M. Ashraf, T.J. Ferdous, A.l. Mustafa, and M. A. Khan, Photocuring ofempty fruit bunches of oil palm (elaeis guineensis) fibers with allyl methacrylate (AMA) Effect of additives on mechanical and degradable properties. Polym. Plast. Technol. Eng. 47,558-566 (2008). 

IJ-KETOACYL-ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN [ACP] SYNTHASE II IN THE OIL PALM ELAEIS GUINEENSIS JACQ.) MESOCARP... 

P-Ketoacyl-Acyl Carrier Protein [ACP] Synthase II in the Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) Mesocarp. 

Jones, L.H. (1989) Prospects for biotechnology in oil palm Elaeis guineensis) and coconut (Cocos nucifera) improvement. Biotechnol. Genet. Eng. Rev. 7, 281-296. 

Sambanthamurthi, R. and Oo, K-C. (1990) Thioesterase activity in the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) mesocarp, in Plant Lipid Biochemistry, Structure and Utilization, eds. P.J. Quinn and J.L. Harwood, Portland, London, pp. 166-168. 

When considering palms as a source of vegetable oil, by far the most important today are the oil palm Elaeis guineensis) and the coconut palm Cocos nucifera), both of which are now cultivated in many countries on a large scale. A summary of information on these two major crops will provide a yardstick for evaluating the data available on as yet underutilised palms. 

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