A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HYDRO-CONVEYING CUM WASHING AND SEPARATING OF UNWANTED MATTERS FROM UNWASHED AND UN- CLEANED FRESH LOOSE FRUITS ANDOR FRESH FRUIT BUNCHES OF OIL PALM OR OTHER KINDS OF FRUITFOODSTUFFS PRIOR TO THE STERILIZATION PROCESS

摘要

A method (13) for hydro-conveying cum washing and separating of unwanted matters from the unwashed andor un-cleaned fresh loose fruits andor fresh fruit bunches of oil palm or other kinds of fruifoodstuffs (the fruitsood stuffs) prior to the sterilization process which method use a specifically designed truck or trucks unloading ramp (3) or an existing but specifically redesigned storage bay (2) for directly unloading the fruitsoodstuffs into the prefabricated or in-situ constructed pond, trough or chute or vessel (1) containing warmed water and as equipped with the embodiments of the invention (4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12) and which use in sequence or at a predetermined stage washes and separates the unwanted matters from the fruitsoodstuffs which are then sent for further processing. An apparatus (14) for use in the method (13) is also disclosed.