TILTING STERILIZER

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Award Winning Design

The TILTING STERILIZER (Patent No. IDP 0023361) won the
followings awards:
-ITEX Gold Medal, Malaysia
-ITEX 2008 Best Invention For Corporate Category, Malaysia
-Malaysia Innovative Product Award 2008
-Best invention in engineering By MOSCOW Award (Russia)

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Modern POM with Tilting Sterilizer

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TILTING STERILIZER
BESTEEL Berhad (111216-X)

The simple and brilliant design of TILTING STERILIZER ensures

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High throughput. Shortest steaming time in industry (45-50 min)

Minimum downtime due to lesser moving parts

Lower capital cost in overall POM construction

Low operation and maintenance costs

High efficiency in oil extraction and cost effective

Quality in oil extraction

Easy and safe to operate & needs little training for the
operators and engineers

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BENEFITS & ADVANTAGES OF

TILTING STERILIZER
Lower Construction Cost with Less Machineries
No need FFB cages, rail tracks, transfer carriages, capstans,
bollards, winches, overhead-cranes, hoists, cage indexer system,
cantilever bridges, tipper, pushers and tractors, EFB press, EFB
splitter and SFB post heating cooker
High Throughput
Shortest steaming time in industry (45-50 minutes). Compact and
with minimum dead space
Low downtime
Reduced down-time due to lesser machineries and human factors
Minimum oil loss
Low oil loss in EFB. No oil drips, and condensate is directly used for
dilution
Lower power consumption and waste water discharge
Due to lesser machinery and use >50% lower steam consumption

than conventional system

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BENEFITS & ADVANTAGES OF TILTING

STERILIZER

Easy & Safe to Operate

Much easier to operate than conventional horizontal sterilizers
Automatic operation with safety interlocks, and cleaner
working environment

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Lower Operation & Maintenance Costs

Only 2-3 operators to operate a multiple sterilizers station.

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Minimum damage to FFB

The tilted position allows FFB to slide/roll down during filling
Much smaller sterilization station >>> lower cost
Needs only 30% of the space occupied by horizontal sterilizer.

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Tilting Sterilizer vs Horizontal Sterilizer

Descriptions

Tilting Sterilizer

Horizontal Sterilizer

No. of Peak

Cycle Time

72 to 83 mins

100 to 120 mins

Average 1.07%

<3.44 % (Additional equipment

required to recover oil loss)

Oil Loss in EFB

Oil Loss Recovery
Throughput

Condensate is used for

dilution, oil loss recovered

Low, oil drips onto floor

23 to 27 t/h

11 t/h

<1 %

<2 %

Operation Flexibility

1 to 3 peaks

2 to 3 peaks

Steam Consumption

170 - 200 kg/t FFB

300 - 450 kg/t FFB

Minimal

High (large vessel)

Less

More

18

32

Unstripped Bunch

Heat Loss
Number of Equipment
Number of Operator per
shift (60 t/h mill)

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Tilting Sterilizer vs Horizontal Sterilizer

Descriptions

Tilting Sterilizer

Cost of Investment

Horizontal Sterilizer

>20% lower than CMC type

High
conventional mills
Maintenance Requirement
Only scheduled maitenance of
Many plant items to be maintained
hydraulics
Cost of Operation
Low
High
General Operation & Working Simple to operate, safer and cleaner Complex and many human dependent
Environment
environment
factors, oily working floor
Delay and Downtime
Minimal
Transferring of cages
Waste water & Recovery
Minimum condensate
More steam condensate
Upgrading Plant
Small space required provides many Difficuit to retofit, need more space
flexibilities in arrangement
Automation
Fully automation from filling of FFB to Difficuit for complete automation
unloading of SFB

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Tilting Sterilizer vs Vertical Sterilizer

Descriptions
Throughput

Cycle Time
Unstripped Bunch
Oil Loss in EFB

Maintenance
Requirement
Cost of Operation
General Operation &
Working Environment

Tilting Sterilizer

Vertical Sterilizer

High. optimised space usage

(23-27t/h)

More dead space reduces

capacity and throughput (15 t/h)

72 to 83 mins

Longer. SFB discharge by

auger, more dead space >> less
efficient cooking

<1 %

<3 % *

Average 1.07%

<6 % * (Additional equipment is

used to recover oil loss)

Only scheduled maintenance

of the hydraulics

Added maintenance of auger

(some use water for
cushioning)

Low

Fair (some use water for

cushioning)

Simple to operate

Added tasks like water filling

system and auger discharge

* Based on technical specification issued by other for Air Tawar POM, Kota Tinggi
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Sterilization Process Cycle of 30

t Capacity Tilting Sterilizer
Sterilization Process
(One Peak Cycle)

Time
(min.)

Deaeration

1st Peak

5.5

2nd Peak

Holding

36.5

Exhaust/Purging/Drain

Door Open Interlock Delay

Total Steaming Time

50

FFB Filling

15 to 18

Discharge SFB

7 to 15

Total Cycle Time

72 to 83

Based on steam pressure 40 psig

TeeTeh Palm Oil Mill
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Tilting Sterilizer Specifications

DESCRIP TION
Holding Capacity t (tonne)
Throughput Capacity (t/hr)
Shell Length (mm)
Diameter (mm)
Vessel Volume (m)
Inlet/Outlet Door (mm)
M aterial Standard (Vessel)
Design Pressure (kg/cm)
Design Temperature (C)
Insulation (50 mm thk rockw ool c/w
0.7 mm Al cladding)
Vessel Design Approval to M alaysia
Regulation (DOSH)
Outlet Door Lining
Vessel Body Lining
Discharge M echanism
Hydraulic for Tilting & Door
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Size 30T
30
23 to 27
7200
3200
64
1500/1700
JIS SS 400
3.5
150
Yes
Yes
Optional
Optional
Tilting
Yes

Tilting Sterilizer Specifications

DESCRIPTION
Holding Capacity t (tonne)

Size 30T
30

Cycle Time (min/cycle)

72 to 83

Feeding Time (min)

15 to 18

Steaming Time (min)

50

Discharge Time (min)

7 to 15

Oil Loss in EFB (%)

Average 1.07%

Unstripped Fruit Bunch (%)

<1

Steam Consumption (kg/t FFB)

170-200

DOBI

>2.73
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Oil Loss in Empty Fruit Bunches

(sample on wet basis)
Day
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Max.
Min.
Avg.

Mar-10
Loss(%)
1.88
NA
NA
1.01
NA
0.86
5.21
1.86
NA
2.01
2.49
NA
0.58
0.62
1.12
NA
1.00
NA
NA
NA
1.25
NA
0.49
1.05
0.82
NA
0.51
1.11
1.01
1.08
1.03
5.21
0.49
1.35

Apr-10
Loss(%)
NA
NA
NA
0.44
NA
0.70
NA
0.56
NA
1.19
0.63
NA
1.62
1.68
1.78
NA
0.69
NA
1.13
NA
1.14
1.06
NA
0.86
0.55
0.66
1.82
NA
0.58
NA
NA
1.82
0.44
1.01

May-10
Loss(%)
NA
NA
0.83
1.79
NA
0.92
NA
NA
0.31
0.82
NA
0.46
0.62
NA
0.81
NA
1.10
NA
0.58
0.32
NA
0.81
0.66
NA
0.56
1.24
0.37
NA
1.09
NA
0.94
1.79
0.31
0.79

Jun-10
Loss(%)
NA
NA
0.55
NA
NA
NA
1.61
0.85
0.72
0.72
NA
0.82
1.01
1.43
NA
NA
1.25
NA
0.91
NA
1.20
NA
1.09
0.72
NA
0.93
0.62
0.94
0.60
NA
NA
1.61
0.55
0.94

Jul-10
Loss(%)
0.63
NA
1.07
NA
0.89
0.99
0.90
1.18
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.23
0.82
NA
2.19
1.13
1.25
0.59
0.75
0.81
NA
NA
0.90
1.90
0.89
2.68
1.38
NA
1.41
2.68
0.59
1.18

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Aug-10
Loss(%)
0.51
0.85
NA
1.82
0.87
NA
1.10
0.58
1.10
1.00
0.76
NA
NA
0.92
1.48
1.34
1.05
0.90
0.97
NA
1.15
1.20
1.53
NA
1.31
1.38
NA
1.10
0.83
0.81
NA
1.82
0.51
1.07

Sep-10
Loss(%)
NA
1.15
NA
0.84
1.18
1.38
2.70
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0.54
0.75
NA
NA
1.28
0.85
0.83
NA
0.77
0.75
NA
1.64
0.50
1.08
NA
1.05
1.23
NA
2.70
0.50
1.09

Oct-10
Loss(%)
NA
1.49
0.53
1.65
2.17
1.95
0.64
NA
0.78
0.89
0.75
1.31
0.64
1.93
NA
1.17
0.72
0.93
0.75
1.22
1.08
1.05
NA
NA
1.70
0.76
0.78
1.17
NA
1.14
1.38
2.17
0.53
1.14

Year Average
1.07%

Records from Tee Teh Palm

Oil Mill (Mar. to Oct. 2010)

Performance Test Result (Chumporn Palm Oil

Industry Public Co Ltd, Thailand)

Date

Capacity
Tons
FFB/Day

Steam
Usage
kg/Ton FFB

Electricity
Usage kW/Ton
FFB 2

Steam
Pressure
barg

% Oil (wet)
in Fruit
Fibre

% Oil (wet)
in EFB

% Oil (wet) in

1/7/10
2/7/10
3/7/10
4/7/10
5/7/10
6/7/10
7/7/10
8/7/10
10/7/10
11/7/10
12/7/10
Average

1284
1323
1264
1276
1382
1411
1178
1200
1424
1395
1486
1329

180
180
no data
no data
no data
170
200
190
no data
200
200
187

1.59
1.56
no data
no data
no data
1.47
1.76
1.66
no data
1.50
1.58
1.59

2.90
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.80
2.90
2.70
2.60
2.30
2.40
2.30
2.69

4.10
4.67
4.07
3.96
3.83
4.60
4.69
3.67
4.49
4.11
3.82
4.18

2.00
2.45
1.70
1.89
3.50
1.68
1.66
1.93
1.62
1.52
1.78
1.98

1.12
1.26
0.88
1.02
0.58
0.85
1.45
0.91
0.99
1.57
1.77
1.13

1 at decanter outlet
2 Sterilization station and loading ramp areas
Steam flow measured using vortex flow meter
FFB are sourced from third party plantations

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Wastewater1

% USB

<1%
<1%
<1%
<1%
<1%
<1%
<1%
<1%
<1%
<1%
<1%
<1%

Tilting Sterilizer Current Project List

Location
Pahang,
Malaysia
Palembang,
Indonesia
Sabah,
Malaysia
Sabah,
Malaysia
Chumporn,
Thailand
Chumporn,
Thailand
Perak,
Malaysia
Chumporn,
Thailand
Saraw ak,
Malaysia
Perak,
Malaysia
Pangga,
Thailand

Client
Tee Teh Palm
Oil Mill
PT Pinago
Utama
Berkat Setia
Sdn Bhd
Berkat Setia
Sdn Bhd

Unit x FFB
Capacity/h
3 x 30 tones
2 x 20 tones
2 x 30 tones
2 x 30 tones

CPI

4 x 30 tones

CPI

1 x 30 tones

Felcra

3 x 20 tones

Chumpron SP
Palm Oil Ltd
Saraw ak OIL
Palms Bhd
Ladang
Langkap
Private mill

Status

Remarks

Operation since
Sept. 2009
Operation since
July 2009

Replacement of
horizontal sterilizers
Add-on to existing
horizontal sterilizers
Phase 1 replacement of
Installation
horizontal sterilizers
Phase 2 replacement of
Construction
horizontal sterilizers
Operation since Replacement of
March 2010
horizontal sterilizers
Final
Second phase upgrading
Negotiation
Change from using
Installation
vertical sterilizers

4 x 30 tones

Construction

New Mill

4 x 30 tones

Construction

New Mill

4 x 30 tones

Engineering

Mill upgrading

Engineering

New Mill

2 x 30 tones

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Tilting Sterilizer Potential Project List

Location

Client

Unit x FFB
Capacity/h

Status

Remarks

Papua New
Guinea
Perak,
Malaysia
Kalimantan,
Indonesia

Indonesia
Client

3 x 30 tones

Final Negotiation

New Mill

Private mill

10 x 30 tones

Negotiation

Multiple mill upgrading

Indonesia
Client

2 x 30 tones

Mill desin stage

New Mill

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Space Saving with Tilting Sterilizer

Tilting Sterilizer saves

70% space

Tilting
Sterilizers

POM Using Horizontal

Sterilizers
POM Using Tilting
Sterilizer
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Replacement of Horizontal Sterilizers with

Tilting Technology (Pahang, Malaysia)

Loading Ramp

Loading
Ramp

Existing
Horizontal
Sterilizers
Tilting
Sterilizers

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Extension of Capacity Using Tilting

Sterilizers (Indonesia)
Existing
Horizontal
Sterilizers

Tilting
Sterilizers

Loading Ramp

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Replacement of Horizontal Sterilizers

with Tilting Technology (Thailand)

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Replacement of Horizontal Sterilizers with

Tilting Technology (Sabah, Malaysia)

Existing
Horizontal
Sterilizers

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Tilting Sterilizer A Better Solution

to Your Milling Process
Lower Capital Cost
- higher throughput >>> fewer unit required
- Lesser machineries required >>> saved space & building
- Simpler design with fewer moving parts
Lower Oil Losses & High Quality Oil Extraction
- 2% lower (oil in EFB) than conventional horizontal sterilizer
- >5% lower (oil in EFB) than vertical sterilizer
- All oil in condensate recovered. No oil drips on floor
- DOBI >2.73, Low iron in oil (3.74 ppm)
Lower Operation & Maintenance Costs
- Much fewer moving parts
- Needs only half of the operators in a conventional mill
- Steam consumption reduced by half (of conventional system)
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Thank You

Thank

You

Lot 9683, Kawasan Perindustrian Desa Aman,

Aman,
Batu 11, Desa Aman, 47000 Sungai Buloh,
Buloh,
Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Ehsan, MALAYSIA.
Tel : +603 6156 5999 (Hunting Line)
Line) Fax : +603+603-6156998, 61564888
E-Mail: enquiry @besteelberhad.com
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