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  • Can oil palm empty fruit bunches be used as bioenergy?
  • Dwi Erma Rahayu; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) utilization of oil palm empty fruit bunches as bioenergy. 18 December 2019; 2194 (1): 020019. The vast area of oil palm plantations makes Indonesia the largest producer of palm oil in the world. Thus, it has the potential to be a source of biomass waste, especially empty fruit bunches.
  • Does palm biodiesel production affect environmental impacts in Malaysia and Thailand?
  • The results obtained from the study reflect the relationship between the type and quantity of inputs used and their influence on the environmental impacts generated in the production of palm biodiesel in Malaysia and Thailand. Thailand recorded higher impact values for all the damage categories compared to those in Malaysia.
  • What are the environmental impacts of palm oil production systems?
  • Table 5. Environmental impacts of the two palm oil production systems. The abiotic depletion potential (ADP) of the advanced palm oil production system is approx. 10% lower because nutrients are recovered in the composting process. If the produced compost is applied 41% Mg, 68% K, 14% P and 22% N are recycled .
  • Can oil palm plantations meet the 5% biodiesel target?
  • GHG emissions for each land types converted to oil palm plantations in meeting the 5% biodiesel share in the fossil diesel transportation sector. Chin (2009), Department of Agriculture Malaysia (2009), EarthTrends (2000). The level of emissions expected in obtaining the 5% biodiesel target is dependent on the choice of land brought into production.
  • Why is Malaysia blending palm oil in petroleum diesel?
  • To encourage renewable energy development and relieve the country's emerging oil dependence, in 2006 the government mandated blending 5% palm-oil biodiesel in petroleum diesel. Malaysia produced 16 million tonnes of palm oil in 2007, mainly for food use.
  • Is palm oil a viable feedstock for biodiesel production?
  • From various oil sources used as the feedstock in biodiesel production plants, palm oil has been reported to be the most promising option (Sani, 2009). Palm oil has the potential to fulfill the high demand for biodiesel in the world market due to its production rate and high oil content compared to other oilseeds (Sumathi et al., 2008).