Decreasing free fatty acid of crude palm oil with polyvinylidene fluoride hollow fiber membranes using a combination of chitosan and glutaraldehyde

• Main Authors: Nurul Widiastuti, Nurul Widiastuti, Romaya Sitha Silitonga, Romaya Sitha Silitonga, Hadi Nugraha Cipta Dharma, Hadi Nugraha Cipta Dharma, Jaafar, Juhana, Alvin Rahmad Widyanto, Alvin Rahmad Widyanto, Mochammad Purwanto, Mochammad Purwanto
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2022
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/103939/1/JuhanaJaafar2022_DecreasingFreeFattyAcidofCrude.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/103939/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2ra04005k
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Crude palm oil (CPO) has emerged as a significant commodity in the economic and social development of producer nations. However, the presence of free fatty acids (FFAs) results in decreased CPO quality. Due to many advantages, the PVDF hollow fiber membrane has a higher potential to remove FFA from...