9:00 am

Opening remarks

9:10 am

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

SEED OIL and PALM OIL PRODUCTION

9:45 am

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

10:15 am

Coffee/Tea Break & Networking

10:45 am

Press Oil Clarification and the Lecithin Production - The Secret‘s in the Process, Mr. Oscar Brückner, GEA Westfalia Separator Group, Germany

11:15 am

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

11:45 am

POMEVap: Technological Solution for Oil Recovery in POME, GHG Reduction, and Compliance with Environmental Regulations, Mr. Camilo Dominguez, Alfa Laval, Colombia

12:15 pm

Lunch Break and Networking

2:00 pm

How Magnetic Resonance Technology (MRI) is Impacting the Extraction and Yield of Palm Oil, Dr. Daniel Martelozo Consalter, FIT  - Fine Instrument Technology, Brazil

OILS & FATS PROCESSING

2:30 pm

Palm Oil Refinery - Best Engineering Practices to Design a Refinery, from P&IDs, PFDs, Proper Specification of Equipment and Layout, Mr. Paulo Telles, Paulo Telles Consulting, U.S.A.

3:00 pm

Bleaching for Pretreatment of Edible Oils, Mr. Jorge Bello, EP Engineered Clays, Mexico

3:30 pm

Coffee/Tea Break & Networking

4:00 pm

Circular Economy in Tour Refinery - How to Safe Process Water in Edible Oil Refining, Mr. Oscar Brückner, GEA Westfalia Separator Group, Germany

4:30 am

Application of Controlled Flow Cavitation (CFC™) in Oils and Fats Processing, Mr. Leon Pablo Espinosa, Desmet Ballestra, U.S.A.

5:00 am

Mitigation of Precursors to Prevent 3-MCPD Formation and CPO Washing, Mr. Camilo Dominguez, Alfa Laval, Colombia

5:30 pm

End of Day 1

9:00 am

TBD, Mr. Oscar Brückner, GEA, Germany

9:30 am

Filtration of Vegetable Oils and Biodiesel; How to Reduce Filtration Costs, Mr. Bart Scholten, Envirogen Group, The Netherlands

10:00 am

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

10:30 am

Coffee/Tea Break & Networking

11:00 am

Deodorizer Design in Refineries, Mr. Paulo Telles, Paulo Telles Consulting, U.S.A.

11:30 pm

Palm Oil Purification Challenges, Mr. Héctor Ángel Lara Cortéz, Clariant Productos Químicos, Mexico

DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING

12:00 pm

Introduction on the Palm Oil Crystallization Process, TBN, Palsgaard Industri, Mexico

12:30 pm

Lunch Break and Networking

2:00 pm

Continuous and Static Dry Fractionation for High Quality Palm and Palm Kernel Fractions: IConFrac™ and Statolizer™, Mr. Leon Pablo Espinosa, Desmet Ballestra, U.S.A.

2:30 pm

Interesterification for Zero-Trans Margarine and Shortening: Enzymatic, a Sustainable Alternative to Chemical Interesterification, Mr. Leon Pablo Espinosa, Desmet Ballestra, U.S.A.

3:00 pm

TOCOBOOST: Technology for Concentrating Tocos in Vegetable Oils, Mr. Camilo Dominguez, Alfa Laval S.A., Colombia

3:30 pm

Coffee/Tea Break & Networking

VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCT VALORIZATION

4:00 pm

Adding Value to Fats & Oils through Micronutrients Fortification: Use of Omega-3 and vitamins., DSM Firmenich, Brazil

4:30 pm

Oxidation Mechanism and Quality Management of Oils & Fats During Processing and Use in Frying and Cooking, Dr. Ignace Debruyne, ID&A, Belgium

5:15 pm

End of program