Scientific Contribution Oil and Gas
Vol. 36 No. 1 (2013): SCOG

15 PALM OIL BIODIESEL: CHALLENGES, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR REDUCING AND REPLACING THE NON-RENEWABLE FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDANCY - A REVIEW

Erinto Simbolon (Unknown)
Lies Aisyah (Unknown)

Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2013

Abstract

Biodiesel is a renewable source of energy which is expected to play a signifi cant role for reducing and replacing the existing non-renewable fossil fuels. Palm oil is one source of biodiesel feed stock which has been used for many years and gave so many advantages such as high oil yield, cheap to produce and to refine, has similar characteristics with petroleum-derived diesel, and has lower emission. However, some issues, such as food stock security, land use changes, and biodiversity extinction, have arisen which need to be considered and solved wisely. Life cycle assessment (LCA) study shows a positive net energy and a net positive sequestration on GHG emission (up to some level of conversion from palm oil to biodiesel)which means biodiesel from palm oil has a high potential to replace fossil fuel and also an environmental friendly fuel.

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Scientific Contribution Oil and Gas
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SCOG

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LEMIGAS

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Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Earth & Planetary Sciences Energy Engineering Environmental Science

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The Scientific Contributions for Oil and Gas is the official journal of the Research and Development Center for Oil and Gas Technology (LEMIGAS) for the dissemination of information on research activities, technology engineering development and laboratory testing in the oil and gas field. ...