ANALISIS KADAR ASAM LEMAK BEBAS(ALB)
MINYAK CPO (CRUDE PALM OIL)
PADA VACUM DRYER DAN TANGKI TIMBUN
SECARA VOLUMETRI
ABSTRAK
Analisis yang telah dilakukan pada sampel CPO untuk menentukan Kadar Asam Lemak
Bebas (ALB) Minyak CPO (crude palm oil) dari Vacum Dryer dan Tangki Timbun Dengan
Metode Volumetri. Dengan pemanasan sampai suhu 45oC dan penambahan KOH 0,1 N.
Diperoleh kadar Asam Lemak Bebas pada sampel dari Vacum Dryer Sebesar I : 4,06%; II :
4,03%; III : 4.07%, dari Tangki Timbun sebesar I : 4,90%; II : 4,85%; III : 4,93%. Dari hasil
diatas diperoleh kadar ALB dari Vacum Dryer dan Tangki Timbun memenuhi Syarat baku
mutu kadar Asam Lemak Bebas sebesar <5,00% Menurut PORAM (Palm Oil Refiners
Asociantion Of Malaysia) tentang spesifikasi mutu CPO .
Kata Kunci : ALB, CPO, Vakum drayer, Tangki timbun.
THE ANALYSIS OF FREE FATTY ACID (FFA) CONCENTRATION
of Crude
Palm Oil (CPO
) IN VACUUM DRYER AND STORAGE TANK BY USINGVOLUMETRIC METHOD
ABSTRACT
Free fatty acid concentration of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) in vacuum dryer and storage tank has
been determined. A method for determining the concentration of free fatty acid in vacuum
dryer and storage tank was investigated using volumetric by heating up to 45oC and addition
of 0, 1 N KOH. As the result, the free fatty acid concentration of CPO is obtained as follows:
in vacuum dryer I : 4,06%; II : 4,03%; III : 4.07%, in storage tank I : 4,90%; II : 4,85%; III :
4,93%. From the observation, the concentration of Free Fatty Acid from Vacuum Dryer and
Storage Tank is <5, 00%. Therefore, the concentration of Free Fatty Acid qualifies the
requirements specified by PORAM (Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia)
Keywords: Free Fatty Acid, CPO, Vacuum Dryer, Storage Tank.
