The potential and environmental ramifications of palm biodiesel: Evidence from Malaysia

Szulczyk, Kenneth R.; Khan, Atiqur Rahman

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.241

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“…Worldwide, palm trees account for around 10% of biodiesel production and are proliferating rapidly (Szulczyk and Khan, 2018). Compared to other oilseeds such as soybeans, rapeseed or sunflower, oil palm is the most efficient and cost-effective biodiesel feedstock measured in terms of oil yield per unit hectare of cultivation land area per annum (Ali et al, 2019;Lam et al, 2019).…”

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Biodiesel production from palm olein: A sustainable bioresource for Nigeria

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Dangerous environmental consequences and market unpredictability of fossil fuels have necessitated the need for sustainable large-scale production of biofuel in Nigeria. Unrefined palm oil (UPO) is a significant product of commercially available oil palm plants in the country. This study experimentally investigates the production of biodiesel from refined, bleached and deodorised (RBD) palm olein extracted from UPO obtained from batch reactors. The transesterification process of the RBD palm olein with methanol and in the presence of potassium hydroxide (KOH) catalyst produced biodiesel with a 62.5% yield, thus confirming its feasibility for mass production. The derived biodiesel has properties equivalent to ASTM D792 standard for biodiesel fuels.

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Biodiesel production from palm olein: A sustainable bioresource for Nigeria

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Adelekan

Mamudu

et al. 2020

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“…Hassan et al [122] mentioned that the oil palm plantation has increased by 12% within a decade, from year 2005 to 2015. Furthermore, the conversion of rainforest to agricultural plantation causes an alteration in carbon storage, as the pristine rainforest can store more carbon per hectare as compared to the agricultural plantation [123]. Specifically, it has been reported that the rainforest is capable to store up to 9.4 tonnes of CO 2 per hectare per year, whereas oil palm plantation can store CO 2 of only 4.0 tonnes per hectare per year [117].…”

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Biomass Energy in Malaysia: Current Scenario, Policies, and Implementation Challenges

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The energy demand in Malaysia has shown a dramatic increase over the last few years: with natural gas and coal being the primary contributors. Nevertheless, due to declining in fossil fuel reserves coupled with negative environmental impacts, shifting to sustainable renewable energy for meeting the future energy demand is recommended. Since Malaysia is rich with natural resources, utilization of biomass energy (bioenergy/biofuel) as the alternative energy is promising to be further explored. Therefore, this review paper intents to discuss the current scenario of different types of biomass energy in Malaysia along with the up-to-date local biomass energy-related environmental policy (from 2016 onwards). In addition, challenges and barriers for large-scale implementation of the biomass energy in Malaysia are to be discussed. Overall, this review paper is interesting as it can assist in promoting the biomass utilization as energy source, and to ensure the future growth of biomass energy market in the country along with its effective implementation while alleviating poor disposal problem and to create job employment opportunities. Furthermore, a collective effort to expand potential biomass feedstocks, apart from oil palm, should be emphasized to encourage the renewable energy production diversification in the nation.

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“…On the global scene, Oil palm accounts for about 10% of biodiesel production and is proliferating. It is the most efficient and cheapest source of biodiesel yield per unit area compared to other oilseed crops such as soybean, rapeseed or sunflower [23]. Figure 3 presented some biodiesel feedstock from crop vegetable oil yield and their world plantation land area.…”

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Nigerian Oil Palm Industry as a Sustainable Renewable Energy Resource

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Nigeria had been standing aloof at exploring her bioresources as a means of combatting her energy cum economic challenges. After some critical examination, the authors showcased Nigerian Palm Industry as a viable biofuel source yet unexplored. Using a combination of some economic and vegetation facts and figures to comparatively analyse, Nigerian oil palm industry to validate the prospect of a sustainable commercial-scale biofuel production that can serve as both affordable alternative cleaner energy fuel for her populace and immense export revenue. The Nigerian government is encouraged to latch onto this bioresource prospect.

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The potential and environmental ramifications of palm biodiesel: Evidence from Malaysia

Cited by 43 publications

References 21 publications

Biodiesel production from palm olein: A sustainable bioresource for Nigeria

Biodiesel production from palm olein: A sustainable bioresource for Nigeria

Biomass Energy in Malaysia: Current Scenario, Policies, and Implementation Challenges

Nigerian Oil Palm Industry as a Sustainable Renewable Energy Resource

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