Overview

National Chemical Engineering Exposure Camp (NCEEC) 2024 was organised by IChemE-Universiti Malaya Student Chapter. NCEEC 2024 was in partnership with IChemE's Palm Oil Processing Special Interest Group (POPSIG), in conjunction with Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).

The event recorded 81 participants.

Objectives

NCEEC

• The programme aimed to facilitate the exposure of pre-university students to the chemical engineering course, profession and IChemE-UM SC
• The theme of NCEEC 2024 was "Into the Wonderland of ChemE"

POPSIG session

• To explain the roles of chemical engineer in the palm oil industry to the pre-university students
• To understand the contributions of palm oil industry to the UN SDGs
• To develop the leadership skills among the pre-university students
• To understand sustainable palm oil processing in industry

POPSIG session: Unlocking the Enigma: Journey into the Palm Oil Wonderland

Ng Han Teck, Assistant Vice President, Downstream Manufacturing, Genting Plantations Berhad delivered the talk.

Ir Ng unveiled that there are more than 450 palm oil mills in Malaysia, scattered throughout the country. The opportunities in the palm oil industry are to improve crude palm oil (CPO) extraction efficiency, biogas and biomass as renewable energy.

He also introduced other sectors of the palm oil businesses, such as nutraceutical extraction, packaging plant, biofuels plant, green chemicals and specialty fats plant. One example of the specialty fats was cocoa butter alternatives, which is more cost effective and affordable, vegan based, and as an alternative to scare exotic fats and increasing demand for cocoa butter.

Ir Ng demonstrated that chemical engineers need to maximise the conversion of raw materials into the desired products. Chemical engineers also need to minimise the use of utilities and wastage.

Documents

View summary of the event (PDF)
View event photos (PDF)

Image

Ng Han Teck (right, Assistant Vice President, Downstream Manufacturing, Genting Plantations Bhd) received the token of appreciation from Choong Ming Jing (left, Director of NCEEC 2024).

Acknowledgement

POPSIG appreciated the organisation provided by IChemE-UM Student Chapter and NCEEC organising committee at Universiti Malaya.

POPSIG gratefully acknowledges the support provided by Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) to POPSIG-MPOC Palm Oil Educational Outreach. POPSIG has collaborated with MPOC on Palm Oil Educational Outreach since 2019. MPOC is a corporate body with a mission to promote the market expansion of Malaysian palm oil and its product by enhancing the image of palm oil and creating better acceptance through awareness of various technological and economic advantages (techno-economic advantages) and environmental sustainability.