A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS FORM PALM SLUDGE OILS

摘要

THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO PRESENT INVENTION PROVIDES A PROCESS OF PRODUCING VERY SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACIDS (VSCFA) FROM PALM SLUDGE OIL (PSO) OBTAINED FROM PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENT (POME). ALSO PROVIDED IS A PROCESS OF PRODUCING VSCFA ESTERS FROM THE VSCFA. FURTHER, IT IS ALSO PROVIDED A PROCESS OF PRODUCING VERY SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACIDS (VSCFA) ESTERS FROM A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE VSCFA. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE PRESENT INVENTION ALSO PROVIDES A PROCESS OF CONVERTING THE REFINED PALM SLUDGE OILS (PSO) INTO PSO BIODIESEL.