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SUBMITTER: Othman A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6469128 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Othman Abrizah A Goggin Kirstie A KA Tahir Noor Idayu NI Brodrick Emma E Singh Rajinder R Sambanthamurthi Ravigadevi R Parveez Ghulam K A GKA Davies Antony N AN Murad Abdul J AJ Muhammad Nor H NH Ramli Umi S US Murphy Denis J DJ
BMC research notes 20190416 1
<h4>Objective</h4>The addition of residual oils such as palm fibre oil (PFO) and sludge palm oil (SPO) to crude palm oil (CPO) can be problematic within supply chains. PFO is thought to aggravate the accumulation of monochloropropanediols (MCPDs) in CPO, whilst SPO is an acidic by-product of CPO milling and is not fit for human consumption. Traditional targeted techniques to detect such additives are costly, time-consuming and require highly trained operators. Therefore, we seek to assess the us ...[more]