Development Software to Evaluate Environmental Impact for Palm Oil (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) Industry using Life Cycle Assessment Approach in Indonesia

Abstract

Palm oil in Indonesia are producing the Crude Palm Oil (CPO) with the highest export in the world. CPO production in Indonesia are increasing from 17,77 million to 31,49 million tons from 2013 to 2013 and still increases. Currently Indonesian government projected to use palm oil as source to produce biodiesel to replace the fossil fuel. However, to evaluate the production of biodiesel from palm oil should consider the environmental aspect. Life cycle assessment are appropriate tools to evaluate the overall productions environmental impact in palm oil industry. In this research, we proposed a software to life cycle assessment application in palm oil industry in Indonesia. The method was used in this study are prototyping that consist of the iteration analysis, design, coding and testing. The result of this study was the software to evaluate the environmental impact using life cycle assessment approach. Software was able to perform life cycle assessment activity such as goal scope definition, inventory data, life cycle impact assessment and interpretations.