Chemical & Material
Palm Fatty Acid Distillate
PFAD stands for Palm Fatty Acid Distillate. It is a processing residue resulting from physical refining of crude palm oil products. At room temperature it is a light brown semi-solid, melting to a brown liquid on heating. Up to 70-80 percent of PFAD is free fatty acid (FFA), with palmitic acid and oleic acid being the major components. The remaining 20 percent is made up of components including triglycerides, partial glycerides, and vitamin E, sterols and squalene. PFAD…
- Types
- FFA Content 70%-73% · FFA Content 73%-77% · FFA Content 77% and Above
- Applications
- Oleochemicals · Feed · Biofuel
5 editions29 December 2025