8:55 am

Opening remarks

9:00 am

Chemistry & Processing of Oils & Fats - Palm, Palm Kernel and Coconut Oil, Dr. Ignace Debruyne, ID&A, Belgium

PALM OIL AND COCONUT OIL PRODUCTION

9:45 am

The Use of Magnetic Resonance Technology for Improving Palm Oil Extraction and Yield, Dr. Daniel Consalter, Fine Instrument Technology, Brazil

10:15 am

Coffee/Tea Break

10:45 am

Processing of Fresh Coconut and Recovery of Virgin Coconut Oil by Using Mechanical Centrifugation, Mr. Oscar Brückner, GEA Westfalia Separator Group, Germany

11:15 am

Use of Expeller Presses in Palm Kernel and Copra Oil Production, Mr. Enrique O. Diaz, Anderson International Corp., U.S.A..

ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND BY-PRODUCT VALORIZATION

14:45

Saving and Additional Oil Recovery Opportunities in Palm Milling and Processing, Mr. Haskell Cooke, CPM Crown Iron Works, Mexico

12:15 n

Lunch Break & Networking

1:30 pm

Technological Solutions to Limit 2/3-MCPDs in the Production of Crude Palm Oil and in Chemical Refining of Palm Oil,, Mr. Oscar Brückner, GEA Westfalia Separator Group, Germany

2:00 pm

D3PRO - A Green Clarification System: Best Oil Yield and Lowest Effluent Production, Mr. Favian Guevara, Alfa Laval, Colombia.

2:30 pm

How to Add Value to Palm and Palm Kernel Oil Refinery By-Products, Mr. Andrea Bernardini, CMB Italy-Technoilogy, Italy

3:00 pm

Vacuum Systems in Edible Oil Processing, Mr. Hernan Algarra, Croll Reynolds, U.S.A.

3:30 pm

Coffee/Tea Break

4:00 pm

Energy Generation in a Palm Processing Plant, Mr. Bob Vandedrinck, Vyncke, Belgium

PALM OIL PROCESSING

4:30 pm

Critical Parameters in Palm Oil Refining, Mr. Favian Guevara, Alfa Laval, Colombia

5:00 pm

Nano Reactor Technology to Improve Chemicals Consumption in Neutralization and Biodiesel Production, Mr. Leon Pablo Espinosa, Desmet Ballestra, U.S.A.

5:30 pm

End of Day 1

9:00 am

Session: Palm Oil Bleaching

9:00 am

Key Points in the Processing of Palm Oil, Mr. Roberto Berbesi, Oil-Dri Corporation of America, Colombia

9:25 am

Novel Bleaching Applications, Mr. Jorge Bello, EP Engineered Clays Corporation, USA

9:50 am

Palm Oil Purification Challenges Mr. Anibal Urizar, Clariant Productos Químicos, México

10:15 am

10:30 am

Coffee/Tea Break

11:00 am

Palm Oil Filtration and Problems in Vertical Filters and How to Avoid Them, Mr. Bruno Reis de Oliveira Silva, Hollbras Filtros e Equipamentos, Brazil

11:30 am

Deodorizer Design in Palm Refineries, Mr. Hernán Paredes, CPM Crown Iron Works, Honduras

DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING

12:00 n

Introduction on the Palm Oil Crystallization Process, Mr. Andrés Rumayor, Palsgaard Industri, Mexico

12:30 n

Lunch Break

1:30 pm

Continuous Fractionation, iConfrac and Fractionation to Obtain Palm and Palm Kernel Fractions, Mr. Marc Hendrix, Desmet Ballestra, Belgium

2:00 pm

Enzymatic and Chemical Interesterification Technology for Novel Shortening and Margarine Hardstocks, Mr. Serge Ghion, Desmet Ballestra, Peru

2:30 pm

How to Mitigate 3MCPDs and DGs in Palm in Running Plants, Mr. Leon Pablo Espinosa¸ Desmet Ballestra, U.S.A.

3:30 pm

Coffee/Tea Break

VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS

3:30 pm

Controlling Oxidation Stability - Minimizing TFAs, 3-MCPDs and GEs in Refined Palm Oil, Dr. Ignace Debruyne, ID&A, Belgium

4:00 pm

Emulsifier Applications in Margarines and Spreads, Mr. Andrés Rumayor, Palsgaard Industri, Mexico

4:30 pm

End of program