PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLE OIL USING ENUGU COAL

PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLE OIL USING ENUGU COAL

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

Experimental procedures                                                                    79

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.

PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLE OIL USING ENUGU COAL