MINI PROJECT 2020

CPD 30203 OIL AND FAT PROCESS TECHNOLOGY

SEMESTER JANUARY 2020

INFO:
Palm oil and related products are the second largest export of Malaysia, and this will lead to
the increasing of production of palm oil to fulfill the demands. Despite the obvious benefits, oil
palm also significantly contributes to environmental degradation and waste disposal. The
solid wastes may consist of empty fruit bunches (EFB), mesocarp fruit bunches (MF) and
palm kernel shells (PKS) while the liquid wastes combined with the wastes from cooling water
and sterilizer known as Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME).

TASK:
You have to do this task in group consist of FOUR (4) students for each group. Each group
has to think creatively on how to produce a value – added product from palm oil OR waste
from palm oil processing. The product must have the characteristic of green technology
and entreprenuership. You are required to do literature survey and find information about the
utilization of palm oil product or wastes from the palm oil mill processing.

CONTENTS OF PROJECT REPORT:

• Introduction
o Background and overview of the project (support from literature)
o Problem statement
• Description of process path (including process flow, picture or diagram)
• Green technology element
• Entreprenuership element
o Commercialization value
o Costing
• Conclusions
• References
RULES:
• Each group have to submit:
o Proposal
o Project report
o Poster
o Video presentation
• Proposal sheet must be submit to get approval of the topic choosen by each groups.
The topic must not similar with the other groups.
• Submission datelines:
o Proposal : Week 4
o Project Report : Week 14
o Poster & Video : Week 15
• Format project report:
o Font : Arial
o Spacing : 1.5
o Size : 11
o Paragraph : Justify
o Must include table of content with page number, all references must cited in
the text from official citation and follow APA format.
o Must attach submission cover page.
• Format poster
o The poster must be submitted in soft/hardcopy.
o Size of poster is A3 and portrait orientation.
• Format video presentation
o Video must be submitted in softcopy (CD or CDR) or others
• Final submission
o Project report, poster and video presentation must be submitted together in
ONE MANAGEMENT FILE (hardcopy and softcopy – CD & email)
o Proposal is also required attached as the front page in the file.
o Make sure the submission cover page for project report, video and poster is
also attached.
o Incomplete documents will be penalized.
DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS:
Proposal : 10%
Project Report : 50%
Video Presentation : 25%
Poster : 15%