Palm oil is a form of edible vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of the oil palm tree.

The oil palm fruit is the source of both palm oil (extracted from the fruit's flesh) and palm kernel oil (extracted from the fruit's seeds).

Previously the second most widely produced edible oil, after soybean oil, 28 million metric tons of palm oil were produced worldwide in 2004.  It may have now surpassed soybean oil as the most widely produced vegetable oil in the world. 
 

Moisture and Oil Content:

Determining the accurate amount of both the moisture and oil levels in palm pulp is a really critical measurement for growers.  That is because the moisture and oil content of the palm pulp determines how much growers are paid for their crop.

With the help of industry partners and 30 years of knowledge and experience, MoistTech has developed the IR-3000 and the Model 838 Moisture Sensors which are both ideally suited to measure palm pulp. 
 

MoistTech Sensors….

MoistTech’s Model 838 sensor is ideal for the laboratory and/or can even be located at the delivery entrance to provide measurements.  Samples can be prepared as they come in and be analyzed in a sample dish with instantaneous readings.  MoistTech can provide a printer output as well as a computer interface for data logging. 

MoistTech’s IR-3000 sensor is ideal to measure palm oil moisture and oil on-line after the decanter / centrifuge.  With the addition of MoistTech’s sampler system, a palm pulp sample can be measured and returned to the product stream. 
 

Benefits….

improved product quality lower energy costs reduced start-up times less waste 100% product inspection less downtime

MoistTech is very experienced with the levels of moisture in palm oil as well as the levels of oil in the palm pulp.  Our sensor calibrations, measurement wavelengths, algorithms and sensor optical requirements are pre-set at the factory.  Typical accuracy is about ±0.2% moisture.