Waste-to-wealth: Green potential from palm biomass in Malaysia

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 34, Issue , 2012, Pages 57-65

  Ng, Wendy Pei Qin ^a   Lam, Hon Loong ^a   Ng, Foo Yuen ^b   Kamal, Mustafa ^c   Lim, Joseph Heng Ee ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

^b Malaysian Palm Oil Council   (Malaysia)

^c MALAYSIA JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^d Global Green Synergy Sdn Bhd   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Green potential; Palm biomass; Waste to wealth

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS INDUSTRY; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; BUSINESS TREND; ECOLOGICAL HEALTH; ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENTS; ECONOMIC AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; GREEN POTENTIAL; GREEN PRODUCTS; GREEN TECHNOLOGY; MALAYSIA; MALAYSIANS; PALM OIL; POLICY MAKING; PRODUCTION PROCESS; PUBLIC INSTITUTION; SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES; WASTE-TO-WEALTH;

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; ETHANOL; INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84863982815     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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