| dc.description.abstract | Fatty acids are organic compounds produced from plant and animal processing. Fatty acids are widely used in the leather, waxes, foundries, rubber, soaps and detergents, paints and coatings, electronics, paper and printing, health and body care,
lubricating oils, and so on, so this potential can be utilized to establish a fatty acid plant to meet the needs of various industries for raw materials. The main purpose of this preliminary plant is to apply the discipline of chemical engineering, so that it will provide an overview of the feasibility of establishing a fatty acid plant and
designing a direct fatty acid production process from palm oil fruit without going through a crude oil producing plant first. Preliminary plant design of a fatty acid from palm oil fruit uses a direct hydrolysis reaction of palm oil fruit by activating
the lipase enzyme in the seeds with a capacity of 35.000 tons/year. The main process in this preliminary plant design consists of two stages, namely the direct hydrolysis reaction stage of palm oil fruit by activating the lipase enzyme in the seeds and the
separation stage consisting of extraction, centrifugation, and distillation processes. The plant will be planned to be established in Siak District, Siak Regency, Riau Province with a land area of 14,000 m2 ; the required labor is 202 people with a
business entity in the form of a limited liability company led by a director with a functional organization system. The establishment and operation of the plant required capital investments of Rp.1.504.748.174.225 and total production costs of Rp. 1.094.562.773.699. Based on economic analysis, the plant has a PM of 21,62%, BEP of 28,29%, ROI of 22,39%, RON of 37,32%, POT for 4,37 years, and IRR of 22,94%. From the results of economic analysis, it can be concluded that the preliminary plant design of fatty acid from palm oil fruit with a production capacity of 35.000 tons/year is feasible. | en_US |
