ABSTRACT
In this project work, Enugu coal sample from coal co-operation Enugu was collected, dried, size reduced, carbonize and activated under 8000c temperature. The activated coal sample was used to bleach the degummed and neutralized palm oil. And their degree of bleaching was measured using a spectrophotometer through absorbance measurement. The results shows that at the optimum wavelength of 540nm, absorbance value of 0.82 was obtained at 1000c and at a maximum temperature 4000c the absorbance is 0.19. The operation was conducted at a time internal of 30 minutes. The characterization values of the crade and bleached palm oil are, iodine value 128.85 and 108.77, acid value 4.79 and 3.21, saponification value 200.36 and 246.92 respectively. It was also observed that the optimum temperature for bleaching process is 2000c, the metling point of the crude and bleached palm oil 80 – 900c and 600c – 700c adequate the boiling point are 160 – 1700c and 170c – 1800c. The quality of the bleached palm oil was not good and it takes high temperature to bleach proper. Therefore Enugu coal should not be use for bleaching of palm oil.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter one
Introduction 1
Chapter two 5
Literature review 5
Chapter Three
Raw materials 79
Material treatment 80
Bleaching operation of palm oil 80
Chapter four 95
Experimental results 95
Determination of wavelength 95
Chapter five
Discussion 101
Recommendation 102
Conclusion 104
Reference 106
Table of nomenclature 107
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
This research project which is the production of vegetable oil is very important following the economic condition of Nigeria.
We are faced with economic problem which now leads to the exploitation and development of the local raw materials. If we can really help ourselves with the production of vegetable oil using local raw materials that are available to us and stop depending fully on foreign goods and raw materials, it will help improve the economy of this country greatly and make us to be more resourceful and self reliance.
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