Patent ID: 8268595
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: C11B,C11C,C12P,Y02E,Y02W

Abstract:
1. An integrated method for the processing of palm fruit bunches to oil and other products, said method comprising: a. providing palm fruit carrying bunches and separating said palm fruit carrying bunches into fruits and lignocellulosic empty fruit bunches; b. processing said fruits to form palm oil, and at least one lignocellulosic processing coproduct; c. generating an aqueous stream while carrying out step (a), step (b) or both; d. producing a non-oil, non-alcohol, non-fatty acid ester third product from said oil, said lignocellulosic processing coproduct, said aqueous stream or from a combination thereof; e. processing at least a portion of said lignocellulosic empty fruit bunches, lignocellulosic processing coproduct or a combination thereof into a fourth product and optionally producing at least one fifth conversion product from said fourth product; and f. using at least a portion of said fourth product or a product of its conversion or a combination thereof in said processing in step (b) said producing in step (d), or in a combination thereof.