Water Desalination & Treatment
Arbok-PO replaces the conventional palm oil mill with deep-vacuum thermodynamic separation.
Technology brief
Arbok-PO replaces the conventional palm oil mill with deep-vacuum thermodynamic separation.
The challenge
Palm oil production: crude palm oil and palm kernel oil for food, cosmetics and biofuels.
Byproduct utilization: dry residue as bio-coal or animal feed; water reused within production.
Scalable deployment: from small farms to large plantations; five units match a traditional plant at 1,080 tonnes FFB/day.
ARBOK solution
Arbok-PO replaces the conventional palm oil mill with deep-vacuum thermodynamic separation. Fresh fruit bunches are ground, mixed with water and processed under deep vacuum at ambient temperature — the water evaporates and the oil separates without heat, steam, solvents or reagents.
The economics change on two axes at once. CAPEX falls 2.7 times and OPEX 33 times: $3 per tonne against $100 for a traditional plant. At the same time yield rises — 59.4 tonnes of oil per day per unit against 53 for the equivalent conventional throughput — and the oil is cleaner, with low acidity, retaining carotenes and tocopherols that thermal processing destroys.
The waste side disappears entirely: no POME wastewater, no methane, no emissions. Water is recycled and dry residue becomes bio-coal or feed.
Fresh fruit bunches are ground and mixed with water, then processed under deep vacuum at ambient temperature. Under reduced pressure the water evaporates and the oil separates — without heating, which is what preserves carotenes and tocopherols and keeps acidity low.
Outputs per batch: 22 % crude palm oil, 5.5 % palm kernel oil, clean water and dry residue.
The process handles FFB without pre-separation. It uses no steam, no solvents and no reagents. Operation is fully automated with sensors for pressure, temperature and level, running 24/7 with maintenance limited to pump checks and residue unloading. One operator per unit.
Market and application
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The case rests on displacing the conventional palm mill on capital cost, operating cost, yield, product quality and environmental liability simultaneously — with POME elimination alone removing the sector's most contested waste stream.
| Item | Arbok-PO | Traditional |
|---|---|---|
| CAPEX, 1,080 t FFB/day capacity | $15 million (five units, BOT 15 years) | $40 million |
| CAPEX per tonne FFB/day | $13,889 | $37,000 |
| OPEX | $3/tonne | $100/tonne |
| Daily oil output | 297 tonnes | 237.6 tonnes |
| Waste disposal cost | eliminated | $50–100/tonne |
Cost advantage: CAPEX 2.7× lower, OPEX 33× lower. Revenue advantage from higher oil yield plus byproduct value.
Use cases
Palm oil production: crude palm oil and palm kernel oil for food, cosmetics and biofuels.
Byproduct utilization: dry residue as bio-coal or animal feed; water reused within production.
Scalable deployment: from small farms to large plantations; five units match a traditional plant at 1,080 tonnes FFB/day.
Deployment: standalone compact units at the plantation, or integration into an existing mill. Scaling by unit count — five units for 1,080 tonnes FFB/day.
Operation: fully automated, 24/7, one operator per unit. Maintenance limited to pump checks and residue unloading.
Commercial model: BOT over 15 years quoted for the five-unit configuration; also available for projects, licensing or partnership.
ARBOK-Palm Solid Fuel (PSF) · Arbok-Sun-Oily · ARBOK-VC (Vacuum Cracking) · ARBOK-BioProtein (ABP) · ARBOK-FRYLOOP
Integrates into existing mills or operates standalone. Dry residue feeds the bio-coal and feed lines; recovered water returns to production.
Arbok-PO replaces the conventional palm oil mill with deep-vacuum thermodynamic separation. Fresh fruit bunches are ground, mixed with water and processed under deep vacuum at ambient temperature — the water evaporates and the oil separates without heat, steam, solvents or reagents.
The economics change on two axes at once. CAPEX falls 2.7 times and OPEX 33 times: $3 per tonne against $100 for a traditional plant. At the same time yield rises — 59.4 tonnes of oil per day per unit against 53 for the equivalent conventional throughput — and the oil is cleaner, with low acidity, retaining carotenes and tocopherols that thermal processing destroys.
The waste side disappears entirely: no POME wastewater, no methane, no emissions. Water is recycled and dry residue becomes bio-coal or feed.
Palm oil production: crude palm oil and palm kernel oil for food, cosmetics and biofuels.
Byproduct utilization: dry residue as bio-coal or animal feed; water reused within production.
Scalable deployment: from small farms to large plantations; five units match a traditional plant at 1,080 tonnes FFB/day.
Fresh fruit bunches are ground and mixed with water, then processed under deep vacuum at ambient temperature. Under reduced pressure the water evaporates and the oil separates — without heating, which is what preserves carotenes and tocopherols and keeps acidity low.
Outputs per batch: 22 % crude palm oil, 5.5 % palm kernel oil, clean water and dry residue.
The process handles FFB without pre-separation. It uses no steam, no solvents and no reagents. Operation is fully automated with sensors for pressure, temperature and level, running 24/7 with maintenance limited to pump checks and residue unloading. One operator per unit.
| Parameter | Arbok-PO | Traditional plant |
|---|---|---|
| Process temperature | ambient, deep vacuum | thermal, with steam |
| Throughput per unit | 216 t FFB/day | — |
| Oil yield per unit | 59.4 t/day (47.5 CPO + 11.9 PKO) | 53 t/day equivalent |
| Yield fractions | 22 % CPO, 5.5 % PKO | — |
| Energy consumption | 5 kWh/t | 15–20 kWh/t |
| Footprint | 20 m² (vertical 20-ft tank) | — |
| Five-unit equivalent | 1,080 t FFB/day | 1,080 t FFB/day |
| CAPEX | $15M for five units (BOT, 15 years) | $40M |
| CAPEX per t FFB/day | $13,889 | $37,000 |
| OPEX | $3/t | $100/t |
| Staffing | one operator per unit | — |
| Steam, solvents, reagents | none | required |
| POME wastewater | none | generated |
| Methane emissions | none | generated |
| Waste disposal cost eliminated | $50–100/t | — |
| Total daily oil output at scale | 297 t/day | 237.6 t/day |
Vertical 20-foot tank occupying 20 m²; grinding stage for fresh fruit bunches; water mixing; deep-vacuum separation chamber operating at ambient temperature; oil fraction collection for CPO and PKO; water recycling circuit; dry residue discharge. Full automation with pressure, temperature and level sensors.
Modular: units operate standalone or integrate into existing mills; five units replace a conventional plant.
Product: higher yield — 59.4 t/day against 53; cleaner oil with low acidity; carotenes and tocopherols retained because there is no thermal stage.
Economic: CAPEX 2.7× lower, OPEX 33× lower; $50–100 per tonne of waste disposal cost eliminated; one operator per unit.
Process: 5 kWh/t against 15–20; no steam, solvents or reagents; FFB processed without pre-separation; 24/7 automated operation with maintenance limited to pump checks and residue unloading.
Environmental: zero emissions; no POME, which is the principal environmental liability of conventional palm milling; no methane; water recycled; residue converted to bio-coal or feed.
Logistics: 20 m² footprint enables on-site processing at the plantation, cutting transport of bulky fresh fruit bunches.
ARBOK-Palm Solid Fuel (PSF) · Arbok-Sun-Oily · ARBOK-VC (Vacuum Cracking) · ARBOK-BioProtein (ABP) · ARBOK-FRYLOOP
Integrates into existing mills or operates standalone. Dry residue feeds the bio-coal and feed lines; recovered water returns to production.
Deployment: standalone compact units at the plantation, or integration into an existing mill. Scaling by unit count — five units for 1,080 tonnes FFB/day.
Operation: fully automated, 24/7, one operator per unit. Maintenance limited to pump checks and residue unloading.
Commercial model: BOT over 15 years quoted for the five-unit configuration; also available for projects, licensing or partnership.
TRL 7 — проставлен Михаилом 2026-08-06.
Validated through industrial trials confirming efficiency, safety and environmental compliance. Certified for food and industrial applications. Stated ready for immediate deployment.
Formal TRL rating:
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The case rests on displacing the conventional palm mill on capital cost, operating cost, yield, product quality and environmental liability simultaneously — with POME elimination alone removing the sector's most contested waste stream.
| Item | Arbok-PO | Traditional |
|---|---|---|
| CAPEX, 1,080 t FFB/day capacity | $15 million (five units, BOT 15 years) | $40 million |
| CAPEX per tonne FFB/day | $13,889 | $37,000 |
| OPEX | $3/tonne | $100/tonne |
| Daily oil output | 297 tonnes | 237.6 tonnes |
| Waste disposal cost | eliminated | $50–100/tonne |
Cost advantage: CAPEX 2.7× lower, OPEX 33× lower. Revenue advantage from higher oil yield plus byproduct value.
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The source records industrial trial validation and food certification but does not identify the certifying body or jurisdiction. Palm oil is subject to sustainability certification regimes — RSPO and equivalents — and market access depends on them; the base does not address this. Yield and cost figures come from a single source with no independent verification recorded.
ARBOK-Palm Solid Fuel (PSF) · Arbok-Sun-Oily · ARBOK-FRYLOOP · ARBOK-VC (Vacuum Cracking) · ARBOK-BioProtein (ABP)
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