Abstract:Oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) can be utilized as a feedstock for dimethyl ether (DME) production through the gasification route. DME has similar characteristics to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Therefore, it can be used as a substitute for LPG. Some research has been conducted on DME as a substitute for LPG from various aspects. However, little research was focused on the economic study of OPEFB-based DME as an LPG substitute and its contribution towards saving the LPG import budget. This study aims to f… Show more
“…Several researchers have conducted studies regarding the use of DME as fuel. Zhang et al (2020), Heryadi et al (2023), Kusnandar et al (2020), and Anggraini et al (2013) said that DME can be used as a fuel or as a mixed LPG fuel. Masudi et al (2020)…”
Dimethyl Ether (DME) utilization as an LPG fuel mix policy has become a polemic among several groups. The purpose of this research is to analyze the effectiveness of narrative constructed by Government, analyze the counter narrative, and formulate a strategy to strengthen the Government narrative regarding the use of DME as an LPG mixed fuel. This research uses the Narrative Policy Analysis (NPA) method. The counter narrative is compared with Government narrative to obtain a meta narrative. The level of analysis in this research is meso. The conclusions from this research are: 1) Indonesia Government continues to use DME as a mixed fuel for LPG; 2) The obstacles of policy narrative constructed by the Indonesia Government are differences viewpoints regarding the availability and use of coal as raw material for DME and differences in belief system regarding greenhouse gas emissions. The recommended strategy to strengthen the Government’s policy narrative are: 1) Comprehensive discussion by involving groups that oppose the narrative, 2) present the result of the feasibility study on greenhouse gas emmision resulting fro DME production process from coal which has been carried out by the Government by providing socialization regarding tax policy carbon as well as technical implementation of carbon economic value and controlling greenhouse gas emmision.
“…Several researchers have conducted studies regarding the use of DME as fuel. Zhang et al (2020), Heryadi et al (2023), Kusnandar et al (2020), and Anggraini et al (2013) said that DME can be used as a fuel or as a mixed LPG fuel. Masudi et al (2020)…”
Dimethyl Ether (DME) utilization as an LPG fuel mix policy has become a polemic among several groups. The purpose of this research is to analyze the effectiveness of narrative constructed by Government, analyze the counter narrative, and formulate a strategy to strengthen the Government narrative regarding the use of DME as an LPG mixed fuel. This research uses the Narrative Policy Analysis (NPA) method. The counter narrative is compared with Government narrative to obtain a meta narrative. The level of analysis in this research is meso. The conclusions from this research are: 1) Indonesia Government continues to use DME as a mixed fuel for LPG; 2) The obstacles of policy narrative constructed by the Indonesia Government are differences viewpoints regarding the availability and use of coal as raw material for DME and differences in belief system regarding greenhouse gas emissions. The recommended strategy to strengthen the Government’s policy narrative are: 1) Comprehensive discussion by involving groups that oppose the narrative, 2) present the result of the feasibility study on greenhouse gas emmision resulting fro DME production process from coal which has been carried out by the Government by providing socialization regarding tax policy carbon as well as technical implementation of carbon economic value and controlling greenhouse gas emmision.
“…Further, no studies are exploring the potential of bio-DME from OPEFB in the Kalimantan region. There are various studies about using OPEFB as raw material for bio-DME and other chemical production in Indonesia, but mostly related to the conversion of OPEFB into bio-DME, process simulation, state of the arts, and economic analysis [1, 21,[23][24][25][26]. A specific study that discusses the potential of bio-DME in a particular region in Indonesia, especially in Kalimantan, has never been discussed; therefore, this study aims to explore the potential of OPEFB-based bio-DME in the Kalimantan region.…”
Biomass from oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) has the potential to be developed into bio-DME that can replace fossil fuels such as diesel fuel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The OPEFB has the potential to be developed into biofuel, especially because Indonesia is the world’s number one palm oil producer. The biggest OPEFB potential in Indonesia comes from the Kalimantan and Sumatra islands. This study aims to determine the potential of OPEFB to be converted into bio-DME on the island of Kalimantan, one of the largest palm oil-producing islands. The potential of OPEFB in Kalimantan is obtained by calculating biomass potential in a specific area or location; after the OPEFB potential is known, the bio-DME potential is also known. The potential of bio-DME that can be produced for the Kalimantan region is 1.21 million tons. The total demand for LPG in Kalimantan is 0.55 million tons per year. With a bio-DME potential of 1.21 million tons per year, it far exceeds the annual DME demand in Kalimantan. The total demand for diesel is 0.99 million tons per year for the Kalimantan region, and this need can be met by utilizing bio-DME as a substitute for diesel.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.