Environmental Assessment on Methyl Ester Production From Palm Feedstock: A Case Study

Zolkarnain, Noorazah

doi:10.21894/jopr.2017.2903.14

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“…Whether this component is included or excluded in estimating GHGs is a serious matter when considering the use of biodiesel as a strategy since a high ratio of bioenergy is produced by palm oil. In some articles on ASEAN countries, it has been argued that the continued land use practice in the palm oil industry serves to minimize land use changes and biodiversity losses in Malaysia [52], Thailand [53]. That is, the land use change associated with the industry was not considered.…”

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Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Petrol, Biodiesel and Battery Electric Vehicles in Malaysia Based on Life Cycle Approach

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A steady rise in the ownership of vehicles in Malaysia has drawn attention to the need for more effective strategies to reduce the emissions of the road transport sector. Although the electrification of vehicles and replacing petrol with biofuel are the strategies being considered in Malaysia, these strategies have yet to be fully evaluated from an environmental perspective. In this study, a life cycle assessment was conducted to compare the greenhouse gas emissions of different types of transportation means (passenger cars, two-wheelers (motorbikes), and buses) with several types of powertrains (petrol, biodiesel, electricity) based on multiple lifecycle stages in Malaysia. The impact of considering land use change for the biodiesel production in the LCA was also considered in this study. It was found that the transition from internal combustion engine vehicles fueled by petrol to electric vehicles would reduce the greenhouse gas emission for passenger cars, two-wheelers, and buses. However, because the greenhouse gas emissions of biodiesel-fueled vehicles are higher than those of petrol-fueled vehicles, even without considering land use change, the results indicate that the transition from a 10% to 20% biofuel blend, which is a current strategy in Malaysia, will not result in a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for the transport sector in Malaysia.

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“…To-date, several LCA studies on production of basic oleochemicals and derivatives have been completed and some are still on-going, including study on palm-based polyol (Noorazah et al, 2015), methyl ester sulphonates (Noorazah et al, 2016), methyl ester (Noorazah et al, 2017), fatty acids and glycerol.…”

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Palm-based Oleochemicals in Non-Food Applications: Meeting the Environmental Regulatory Challenges

Ghazali¹,

Ishak²,

Zolkarnain³

2021

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The oleochemical manufacturing is one of the industrial sectors that contributed significantly to the economic growth of the country. Palm oil (PO) and palm kernel oil (PKO) have been utilised as feedstocks for production of the five basic oleochemicals, namely fatty acid, methyl ester, fatty alcohol, fatty amine and glycerol. These basic oleochemicals could be used without further treatment or they could be processed further for the purpose of purification and improving functionality, and then formulated with other ingredients into finished products. The industries, however, are challenged with the growing concern on safety, toxicity and eco-toxicity level, biodegradability profile and hence marketability of the products and new technologies developed. While Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)’s R & D focused on developing various oleochemicals derivatives, the method to assess the environmental impact of the production of these products are also being looked into together with process feasibility and technology viability study. With a complete entity comprises of laboratories, facilities and expertise, MPOB can now assist Malaysian manufacturers/exporters to establish a complete dataset on biodegradation, ecotoxicity and life cycle assessment (LCA) to facilitate the market access of their products and ensure conformation to regulation set by importing countries.

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Unlocking the environmental hotspots of palm biodiesel upstream production in Malaysia via life cycle assessment

Phuang

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Wong

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Environmental Assessment on Methyl Ester Production From Palm Feedstock: A Case Study

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Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Petrol, Biodiesel and Battery Electric Vehicles in Malaysia Based on Life Cycle Approach

Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Petrol, Biodiesel and Battery Electric Vehicles in Malaysia Based on Life Cycle Approach

Palm-based Oleochemicals in Non-Food Applications: Meeting the Environmental Regulatory Challenges

Unlocking the environmental hotspots of palm biodiesel upstream production in Malaysia via life cycle assessment

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