TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - BIOTECHNOLOGY - Preferred Component: The enzyme comprises a hydrolyzing enzyme. The hydrolyzing enzyme comprises an enzyme with at least one of lipase and phospholipases activity.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING - Preferred Method: The reducing step includes chemically modifying an emulsifier-comprising component of the emulsifier; hydrolyzing the emulsifier; trans-esterifying the emulsifier; at least one of treating the emulsifier with a change in temperature, a chemical catalyst, an enzyme, and/or an electrolyte; chemically modifying an amount of the emulsifier to facilitate phase separation of at least a fraction of at least one of the oleaginous material and the suspended matter; at least one of hydrolyzing and trans-esterifying all of the emulsifier; and hydrolyzing or trans-esterifying no triglycerides or less than 50 % triglycerides. The method further includes separating at least a fraction of at least one of the suspended matter and the oleaginous material to form a clarified aqueous solution and at least one of separated solids and a separated oleaginous material; separating water from the clarified aqueous solution to form separated water and a concentrated clarified solution, where the concentrated clarified solution contains a carbon source; separating water from the concentrated clarified solution to separate solutes and to form separated water and separated solutes; fermenting the carbon source; and adding an electrolyte to the aqueous stream to reduce the emulsification activity of the emulsifier. The step of separating water includes evaporation, and/or reverse osmosis. The separated water is reused in another process. Fermenting the carbon source produces a fermentation product in a fermented concentrated solution. At least a component of the clarified aqueous solution and the fermented concentrated solution are contacted with the aqueous stream to reduce the emulsification activity of the emulsifier. The step of hydrolyzing the triglycerides includes at least one of hydrolyzing and trans-esterifying the emulsifier and the triglycerides. Hydrolyzing the triglycerides is conducted at conditions where less than 50 % of the triglycerides hydrolyze or trans-esterify. The hydrolysis is conducted at less than 240 degreesC or at 100-400 (preferably 160-300) degreesC. The method of treating the aqueous stream resulting from the extraction of oil further comprises separating triglycerides from the stream after reducing the emulsifier activity of the emulsifier, and separating the fatty acids. The separated triglycerides are combined with crude palm oil. The triglycerides are hydrolyzed. Hydrolysis of the triglycerides comprises forming fatty acids and glycerol. The method of treating the aqueous stream resulting from the extraction of oil from the material derived from the palm plant, may comprise hydrolyzing the emulsifier thus reducing the emulsification activity of the emulsifier, hydrolyzing the oleaginous material thus forming fatty acids, separating the fatty acids, separating the suspended matter after hydrolyzing the emulsifier, separating water from the aqueous effluent stream after separating suspended matter, and reusing a portion of the separated water; or hydrolyzing the emulsifier thus reducing the emulsification activity of the emulsifier, separating the oleaginous material, separating the suspended matter after hydrolyzing the emulsifier, and separating water from the aqueous effluent stream after separating the suspended matter. It may further comprise reusing a portion of the separated water in a palm oil extraction process.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Component: The oleaginous material comprises triglycerides. The emulsifier comprises at least one of mono-glycerides, di-glycerides, phospholipids, glycolipids, products of their partial hydrolysis, and/or lysophospholipids. The fermentation product comprises ethanol, butanol, acetone, enzymes, amino acids, single-cell protein, and/or carboxylic acids. One of the concentrated clarified solution, the fermented concentrated solution and the separates solutes comprises a nitrogenous compound suited for use as a fertilizer component. One of the fermented concentration solution and the separated solutes comprises a compound suited for use as an animal feed component. The electrolyte comprises at least one of carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid salts, amino acids, amino acid salts, mineral salts, salts of potassium, salts of ammonium, salts of nitrate, and/or salts of phosphate.