A detailed survey of the palm and biodiesel industry landscape in Malaysia

Abdul-Manan, Amir F.N.; Baharuddin, Azizan; Chang, Lee Wei

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2014.09.007

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“…However, as will be further elaborated in the latter part of this paper, this is not necessarily the case especially when the policy fails to incentivise sustainable oil palm productions. This has been discussed extensively in [39].…”

Section: E) Thrust 5: Biofuel For Cleaner Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is deemed necessary that the policy also contains strategy focusing on the upstream sector in order to disseminate and further improve on best plantation management practices so that sustainable palm oil production in Malaysia becomes the industry norm. Currently the use of palm biodiesel by the transport sector is highly contentious given that oil palm plantations are often linked to environmental degradations such as deforestations and destructions of peat lands [39,44]. Therefore, it is critical that the policy provides greater assurances that only sustainably-produced biofuels are used as substitute for fossil transport fuels.…”

Section: E) Thrust 5: Biofuel For Cleaner Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hence, the biofuel policy in Malaysia is primarily aimed towards the use of palm products as feedstock for the manufacturing of biofuel [19]. Basically, the policy is underpinned by five key strategic thrusts [39] as summarized below: a) Thrust 1: Biofuel for Transport As this sector is the main consumer of subsidized diesel, it has been given priority. Commercial diesel fuel in the country is currently composed of a blend of 5% palm-derived fatty-acid methyl ester and 95% petroleum diesel.…”

Section: -2010: Towards a Greener Pasturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The biofuel policy was largely championed by MPIC in the initial stages, and later the ministry itself was entrusted with the main responsibility to develop and implement the policy [39]. The policy was developed following stakeholder consultations and on the basis of earlier research findings by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) [40].…”

Section: -2010: Towards a Greener Pasturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) had successfully pioneered the R&D activities of palm-based biofuel in diesel engines since 1982 [39]. Palm oil has been the leading edible oil traded in the world market in which Malaysia alone accounts for about 48% of the total production and 58% of the total world trade [41].…”

Section: -2010: Towards a Greener Pasturementioning

confidence: 99%

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Ex-Post Critical Evaluations of Energy Policies in Malaysia from 1970 to 2010: A Historical Institutionalism Perspective

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Ex-post evaluations of energy policies in Malaysia between 1970 and 2010 were conducted. The developments of energy policies in Malaysia were traced from the early 1970s with the introduction of the country's first energy-related policy all the way to 2010 with the country's first endeavour towards a biobased energy system. Analyses revealed that many of the policies were either: (1) directly responding to changes in global/domestic socioeconomic and political events, or (2) provided visions to guide developments of the energy sector in alignment with the country's growth agenda. Critical examinations of the country's actual energy consumptions during these 40 years were also conducted to evaluate the efficacy of these energy-related policies. Three noteworthy successes in Malaysia's energy landscape are: (1) the formation of PETRONAS as the national oil and gas company; (2) reduction of country's over-reliance on oil as a single source of energy by significantly growing the production and use of natural gas in a short span of time; and (3) creation of a thriving oil and gas value chain and ecosystem in the country. However, the country is still critically dependent on scarce petroleum resources, despite having an abundance of renewable reserves. Progress towards renewable energy has been too little and too slow. OPEN ACCESSEnergies 2015, 8 1937

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Section: E) Thrust 5: Biofuel For Cleaner Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: E) Thrust 5: Biofuel For Cleaner Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: -2010: Towards a Greener Pasturementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: -2010: Towards a Greener Pasturementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: -2010: Towards a Greener Pasturementioning

confidence: 99%

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Esterification of Glycerol Derived from Biodiesel with Fatty Acids to Monoglycerides – Malaysian Perspective

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The rapid increase of biodiesel production in Malaysia generates enormous quantities of crude glycerol as the primary co‐product along with the biodiesel which has limited application in local industries. The conversion of glycerol to higher‐value products like monoglycerides seems to be an attractive route. Various heterogeneous catalysts have been investigated to produce monoglycerides via esterification with fatty acids, but the application is limited to short‐chain fatty acids such as lauric acid. Solid catalysts, the parameters affecting reaction mechanisms and pathways, and kinetics of esterification of glycerol reactions are reviewed to highlight the need of superacidic mesoporous catalysts for demonstrating the catalytic activity towards the formation of monopalmitin with high palmitic acid conversion. Esterification of fatty acids to produce monoglycerides is the best approach to reduce the amount of glycerol but it is necessary to synthesize innovative and selective catalysts such as modified mesoporous catalysts to enhance the overall yield of monoglycerides. This would not only solve the problem of crude glycerol but also lead to sustainable biodiesel production especially in the context of Malaysian economy.

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