Oil palm is one of the most productive oilseed industries, producing the highest yield of fruits per hectare of all vegetable oil plants. However, maintaining this position and making further improvements in yield requires continuous monitoring and adjustment of the production process at all stages.

One of the most critical parameters that needs to be controlled is the oil content of the product. The MQC+ benchtop TD-NMR analyser can help by providing fast and accurate oil content measurements at all stages of the production process while improving on traditional techniques such as Near-Infrared analysis and solvent extraction. MQC+ is easy to calibrate and operate, requires no hazardous solvents, and no technical knowledge of NMR.

Some important applications of MQC+ in the oil palm industry include:

Measurement of oil in mesocarp, to help in the development of new high-oil yielding varieties;

Measurement of residual oil in pressed fibre, to assess the efficiency of the extraction process and allow timely optimisation adjustments to be made;

Measurement of oil in palm kernels, which is difficult to do by traditional techniques;

Measurement of Solid Fat Content in the finished palm oil, to ensure high quality of the final product.

By downloading this application note you will learn:

• How MQC+ can help to improve oil palm yields. 
• What measurements MQC+ can perform in the oil palm industry.
• How MQC+ improves on traditional measurement techniques.

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