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R Saidur - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a review on Palm Oil biodiesel as a source of renewable fuel
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2011Co-Authors: Saad Mekhilef, S Siga, R SaidurAbstract:The demand of increasing price in fossil fuel has prompted the global Oil industry to look at the alternative sources of fuel from renewable energy source which is biodiesel. Biodiesel is considered as better option because of its environmental friendly characteristics while giving almost the same functional properties like fossil fuels. This paper will focus on the biodiesel produced in Malaysia. Palm Oil is the main raw stock for biodiesel production in Malaysia as the country is one of the leading Palm Oil producers in the world. There are many advantages and disadvantages from the economical social and environmental aspects in the Malaysian biodiesel production in specific Palm Oil biodiesel. The aim of this paper is to analyze the past, current and future of Palm Oil biodiesel industry in Malaysia. This paper includes the technology aspect used in the Palm Oil biodiesel production and characteristics of pure Palm Oil biodiesel to meet the international market standard. Malaysia faces tough competition from other biodiesel producers like Indonesia and Brazil. The scope of this study covers the worldwide biodiesel development in brief in continuation with the challenges faced by Malaysia in becoming the top biodiesel exporter in the world with the advantages and disadvantage of using Palm Oil as the feedstock.
Peck Yean Gan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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econometric study on malaysia s Palm Oil position in the world market to 2035
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014Co-Authors: Peck Yean GanAbstract:Abstract Malaysia is currently the world׳s second largest producer of Palm Oil. With its large and growing Palm Oil industry, combined with a strong global demand for Palm Oil, Malaysia has the potential to play a major role in the world food and biofuel markets. As a result of environmental concerns and reservations concerning the net effect of deforestation in some countries such as Indonesia, a restricted expansion of Palm Oil plantation area has been analyzed. This paper aims to perform a quantitative analysis on (1) the domestic supply and demand outlook for Malaysia׳s Palm Oil, including biodiesel demand and (2) its ability to supply the global markets by 2035, in the context of restricted plantation area. Domestic Palm Oil production is projected to rise by about 50% to 26.6 million tons in 2035. Domestic demand of Palm Oil for food consumption, industrial non-food uses and biodiesel is anticipated to increase by more than 200% to 1.4 million tons in 2035, up from 0.4 million tons in 2009. Domestic demand, however, amounts to only a very small portion (5%) of total Palm Oil production in 2035, with an expected exportable surplus of over 25 million tons. With such surplus capacity, Malaysia will become a formidable competitor in the world vegetable Oil and biofuel markets.
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A STUDY ON MALAYSIA'S Palm Oil POSITION IN THE WORLD MARKET TO 2035
2012Co-Authors: Peck Yean GanAbstract:Malaysia is now the world’s second top producer of Palm Oil. With its large and growing Palm Oil industry, and strong global demand for Palm Oil, Malaysia has the potential to play a major role in the world food and biofuel markets. This paper aims to perform quantitative analysis on (1) domestic supply and demand outlook of Malaysia’s Palm Oil, including biodiesel demand; and (2) its ability to supply to the global markets to 2035 in the context of restricted expansion of Palm Oil plantation area. Domestic Palm Oil production is projected to rise by about 55% to 25 million tones in 2035. Domestic demand of Palm Oil for food consumption, industrial non-food uses and biodiesel is anticipated to increase to 1.4 million tones in 2035, up from 0.4 million tones in 2007. This however, only amount to 5% of total crude Palm Oil production in 2035. With an expected exportable surplus of over 23 million tones in 2035, Malaysia will remain a formidable competitor in the world vegetable Oil and biofuel markets.
Douglas H S Tay - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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fuzzy optimisation for retrofitting a Palm Oil mill into a sustainable Palm Oil based integrated biorefinery
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2012Co-Authors: Harresh Kasivisvanathan, Douglas H S TayAbstract:Abstract In a typical Palm Oil processing plant, which is also known as Palm Oil mill, various types of Palm based biomasses (e.g., empty fruit bunch (EFB), Palm press fibre (PPF), Palm kernel cake (PKC), Palm kernel shell (PKS), sludge cake, etc.) are generated from the processing of fresh fruit bunches (FFBs) to produce crude Palm Oil (CPO) as the main product. At the initial stage, these biomasses are considered as low-value by products or waste. However, due to the maturity of Palm biomass processing technologies and new initiatives given by Malaysian government, many of the Palm Oil mills have started to further process those biomasses into higher value products, such as biofuels, biochemicals, and bio-based food. This paper presents a novel application of the concept of systematic optimisation approach to retrofit a Palm Oil mill into a sustainable Palm Oil-based integrated biorefinery. In this work, the retrofit of an existing Palm Oil processing plant is analysed based on economic performance and the total potential environmental impact of the entire plant. In this context, the challenge lies in maximising the former whilst minimising the latter simultaneously. In the light of addressing this concern, fuzzy optimisation approach is adapted into this work to synthesise a sustainable Palm Oil-based integrated biorefinery which fulfils the two important objectives. Pareto optimum analysis is also performed to this new retrofit design case in order to determine the optimum pathway with the consideration of both objective functions. Sensitivity analysis is also conducted in this work to determine the effects of cost and price fluctuations on the economic performance. A Palm Oil mill case study is presented to collectively illustrate the proposed approach.
Andrew T Knight - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Palm Oil supply chain complexity impedes implementation of corporate no deforestation commitments
Global Environmental Change-human and Policy Dimensions, 2018Co-Authors: Joss Lyonswhite, Andrew T KnightAbstract:In recent years, many Palm Oil companies have committed to eliminating deforestation activities from their operations. NGO reports and companies’ self-identified challenges indicate that barriers exist that impede the implementation of these commitments. Here we show that complexity across the extent of the Palm Oil supply chain poses a major barrier that hinders companies from being able to secure guaranteed no-deforestation commitments. Other barriers include the lack of consensus on definitions of deforestation, inadequate government support and persisting markets for unsustainably-produced Palm Oil in China and India, which undermine companies’ efforts to achieve supplier engagement and compliance. Current certification standards, meanwhile, require amendment to help overcome barriers posed by supply chain complexity. In conclusion, the existing model used to address Palm Oil-driven deforestation, based on NGO shaming campaigns and unilateral adoption of commitments by individual companies, is unlikely to achieve no deforestation in the current context of Palm Oil production and trade. Instead, a broader set of complementary mechanisms is required to overcome supply chain complexity and ensure that no-deforestation commitments can be implemented successfully.
Saad Mekhilef - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a review on Palm Oil biodiesel as a source of renewable fuel
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2011Co-Authors: Saad Mekhilef, S Siga, R SaidurAbstract:The demand of increasing price in fossil fuel has prompted the global Oil industry to look at the alternative sources of fuel from renewable energy source which is biodiesel. Biodiesel is considered as better option because of its environmental friendly characteristics while giving almost the same functional properties like fossil fuels. This paper will focus on the biodiesel produced in Malaysia. Palm Oil is the main raw stock for biodiesel production in Malaysia as the country is one of the leading Palm Oil producers in the world. There are many advantages and disadvantages from the economical social and environmental aspects in the Malaysian biodiesel production in specific Palm Oil biodiesel. The aim of this paper is to analyze the past, current and future of Palm Oil biodiesel industry in Malaysia. This paper includes the technology aspect used in the Palm Oil biodiesel production and characteristics of pure Palm Oil biodiesel to meet the international market standard. Malaysia faces tough competition from other biodiesel producers like Indonesia and Brazil. The scope of this study covers the worldwide biodiesel development in brief in continuation with the challenges faced by Malaysia in becoming the top biodiesel exporter in the world with the advantages and disadvantage of using Palm Oil as the feedstock.
