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The political ecology of palm oil production
(2013)
The paper analyses the social and environmental issues involved in disputes relating to the sustainability of the palm oil industry. These disputes have been aired in and around the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil. We ...
The faces of the oil palm :the relevance of the oil palm agro-industry in Colombia
(Federación Nacional de Cultivadores de Palma de Aceite - FEDEPALMA, 2007)
Much is said about the oil palm, but few people stop to ask what this crop means to Colombia and to its people.
The furthest experts go is to point out that we are witnessing a highly successful example of agricultural ...
Improving strategic management through risk analysis: small palm (Elaeis guineensis) oil industrializers, Central America
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2020)
Acrocomia aculeata fruits from three regions in Costa Rica: an assessment of biometric parameters, oil content and oil fatty acid composition to evaluate industrial potential
(2020)
Due to increased global demand for vegetable oils, diversification of the supply chain with
sustainable sources is necessary. Acrocomia aculeata
has recently gained attention as a multi-purpose,
sustainable crop for oil ...
Optimization of FAME production from blends of waste cooking oil and refined palm oil using biomass fly ash as a catalyst
One of the problems associated with biomass combustion is the amount of fly ashes generated and its subsequent management. The search for ways of valorizing these ashes has been a challenge for the academic and industrial ...
Fractionation and interesterification of palm (Elaeis guineensis) oil from Peruvian Amazon
(INST GRASA SUS DERIVADOS, 2008)
In the present work, the physical and chemical characteristics of the fruit of the oily palm coming from the river basin of the Manitf (Region Loreto - Peru) were studied. Also, the fractionation of the palm oil and the ...
Influence of the granulometry and fiber content of palm residues on the diesel S-10 oil sorption in polyurethane /palm fiber biocomposites
(2020-12-01)
The use of technologies with sustainable adsorbents from agro-industrial residues with hydrophobic characteristics has induced the interest of the scientific community, due to the accidents involving spills and leaks of ...
Phenolic compounds, carotenoids, tocopherols and fatty acids present in oils extracted from palm fruits
(2013)
This review aimed to discuss the main bioactive compounds present in oils extracted from palm trees, indicating possible applications for the same. The bioactive compounds approached were: phenolic compounds, carotenoids, ...
Use of industrial waste in prenursery stage of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis, Arecaceae) production: growth and nutrient uptakeUso de residuos agroindustriales en previveros de palma aceitera (Elaeis guineensis, Arecaceae): crecimiento y absorción de nutrimentos
(Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica, 2018)