**5.7 Separation or oil extraction**

Oil separation is the process that separates the crude palm oil from the mash. In small-scale system, oil separation is achieved by combining digested screw press, hydraulic press, and hand spindle press, which are regarded as dry pressing (squeezing the oil out of a mixture of oil, moisture, fiber, and nuts by applying mechanical pressure on the digested mash). The other method is the wet method which uses hot water to leach out the oil.

*Management and Processing of Palm Oil (*Elaeis guineensis *Jacq): The Crop for Future DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108579*
