Whats the Freezing Temperature of Palm Oil. What kind Of Addictives can be used to lower the freezing point to below 10 celcius , and if that happens whats the price for a liter? ie export from Malaysia to euro country.
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The melting point for palm oil is 33.0 - 39.0 deg C and will solidify at room temperature. However, palm oil has another fraction with lower melting point i.e. palm olein 19 - 28 deg C and superolein 12-16 deg C. Normal olein and superolein will slowly solidify at room temperature below 10 deg C. Sometimes, anti-crystaliizers are added to the olein to prevent the oil crystalizing at room temperature. Blending of olein with other soft oil such as soyabean and sunflower oils with certain proportion may help to make the oil stay in liquid form at temperatures below 10 deg C.
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HISAMUDDIN ASPAR
Technical Advisory Services MPOB