FM Oleo is FirstMolecule’s specialized family of activated carbons developed for treating edible, industrial, and transformer oils. Each grade is optimized for a balance of adsorption kinetics, pore size distribution, and stability, ensuring removal of pigments, odors, and oxidation precursors while maintaining product quality.

FM Oleo is a specially formulated group of activated carbons tailored to purify oils—ranging from edible oils to industrial hydraulic and transformer oils—ensuring superior color removal, odor control, oxidative stability, and dielectric recovery.

Oil Treatment FM OLEO is a high-purity Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC) meticulously crafted for the purification and refining of vegetable and animal oils. Used in the decolorization and deodorization process, FM OLEO selectively adsorbs impurities such as pigments, free fatty acids (FFA), trace metals, and other unwanted compounds that can negatively impact the final product’s color, taste, and stability. Its fine particle size and high porosity provide rapid adsorption kinetics, ensuring a quick and efficient batch process.

Manufactured to strict food-grade standards, FM OLEO helps achieve a lighter, clearer, and more stable oil without altering its fundamental chemical composition, meeting the highest quality requirements for edible and industrial applications.

Technical Evaluation & Competitive Advantage

Selective Adsorption: FM OLEO’s unique pore structure is engineered to specifically target and adsorb large color-causing molecules and other impurities while minimizing the loss of desirable compounds. This selectivity leads to higher yield and a purer final product.

High Molasses Decolorization Index: This metric indicates the ability of the carbon to remove large organic molecules. FM OLEO’s superior index ensures powerful and efficient decolorization, which is a key performance indicator in oil refining.

Consistency & Purity: Every batch is tested for consistent performance and low ash content, ensuring that your refining process is predictable and your end product remains free of unwanted impurities.

Key Features

High Meso-Pore Volume: Engineered to capture large molecules like pigments, peroxides, and PAHs effectively.

High Surface Area & Adsorption Capacity: Ideal for removing free fatty acids, aldehydes, ketones, and PAHs .

Neutral pH with Low Ash Content: Preserves product integrity and meets edible/refinery standards .

Enhanced Oil Stability: Removes polar contaminants that degrade transformer oil performance (e.g., aldehydes), restoring dielectric and cooling properties.

Technical Performance Summary

BET Surface Area: 1000–1300 m²/g across grades.

Pore Volume: High meso-pore content for color removal (PAC-WB), high microporosity for odor removal (PAC-CS).

Ash Content: ≤5% (PAC), ≤3% (GAC).

Moisture Content: <5–10% for stability.

Hardness (GAC): >95%, supports multi-cycle use.

Core Models

1. FM Oleo-PAC WB (Wood-based Powdered Carbon)

Target: Decolorization & impurity removal in edible oil refining, sugar syrups, gelatin.

Base & Form: Wood-based, powdered carbon with high meso-porosity.

Key Features:

Exceptional color body removal (>90%) for carotenoids, chlorophyll, and oxidized triglycerides.

High adsorption of PAHs, peroxides, and residual soaps.

Rapid slurry mixing and easy filtration.

Specifications:

BET Surface Area: 1000–1200 m²/g

Pore Volume: >1.0 cm³/g, meso-rich

Ash Content: ≤5%

pH: Neutral to slightly acidic

Moisture: <10%

Applications:

Edible oils: Palm, soybean, sunflower, rapeseed, groundnut.

Sugar refining: Syrups, starch hydrolysates.

Gelatin: Removal of dark chromophores.

2. FM Oleo-PAC CS (Coconut-based Powdered Carbon) Target: Beverage & edible oil polishing with minimal flavor stripping.

Base & Form: Coconut shell–derived, powdered carbon with micro-porous dominance.

Key Features:

High iodine number (>1000 mg/g) → captures trace organics and off-odors.

Retains natural flavors and volatiles (minimal stripping).

Superior stability in liquid polishing stages.

Specifications:

BET Surface Area: 1100–1300 m²/g

Iodine Number: >1000 mg/g

Ash Content: ≤3%

Bulk Density: 0.45–0.55 g/cc

Moisture: <8%

Applications:

Beverage polishing: Wines, spirits, juices, beers.

Refined oils: Final odor/color polishing for high-value oils (olive, specialty).

Pharma & nutraceuticals: Flavor-sensitive extracts.

1. FM Oleo-GAC 1240 CS (Granular Carbon, 12×40 Mesh) Target: Polishing & utility filtration in edible oil bottling lines, breweries, and industrial systems.

Base & Form: Coconut shell granular activated carbon (12×40 mesh).

Key Features:

Balanced micro + meso pore structure for both trace contaminant and color removal.

High hardness (>95%) ensures durability in packed bed operation.

Excellent for continuous-flow polishing filters.

Specifications:

Particle Size: 12×40 US mesh

BET Surface Area: 1000–1100 m²/g

Iodine Number: >1000 mg/g

Hardness: >95%

Ash Content: ≤3%

Bulk Density: 0.45–0.50 g/cc

Applications:

Bottling line filters: Removal of off-tastes & micro-impurities.

Breweries & distilleries: Utility water and polishing of beverages.

Food oils: Continuous decolorization or odor polishing.

1. FM Oleo-Transformer GAC (Specialized for Industrial Oils) Target: Transformer, turbine, and hydraulic oil regeneration.

Base & Form: High-surface granular activated carbon engineered for polar contaminant adsorption.

Key Features:

Removes aldehydes, ketones, acids → restores dielectric properties.

Enhances oxidation stability by removing sludge precursors.

Works in on-site regeneration skids with multiple reactivation cycles.

Specifications:

BET Surface Area: >1000 m²/g

Meso + Macro Pores optimized for polar removal.

Moisture: ≤5 ppm residual in treated oil

Improves breakdown voltage from <20 kV → >60 kV.

Applications:

Transformer oil reclamation → improves dielectric strength & longevity.

Turbine oil treatment → reduces varnish & oxidation products.

Hydraulic fluids → maintains operational reliability.

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