The challenges and prospects of palm oil based biodiesel in Malaysia

Energy

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 255-261

  Johari, Anwar ^a   Nyakuma, Bemgba Bevan ^a   Mohd Nor, Shadiah Husna ^a   Mat, Ramli ^a   Hashim, Haslenda ^a   Ahmad, Arshad ^a   Yamani Zakaria, Zaki ^a   Tuan Abdullah, Tuan Amran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Crude palm oil; Esterification; Malaysia; Oil palm

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BIOFUELS; CRUDE OIL; ECONOMICS; ENERGY SECURITY; ESTERIFICATION; INVESTMENTS; OIL SHALE; OILS AND FATS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CRUDE PALM OIL; INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT; MALAYSIA; NATIONAL BIOFUEL POLICIES; OIL PALM; STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

PALM OIL;

BIOFUEL; ENERGY USE; ESSENTIAL OIL; INNOVATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

MALAYSIA;

ELAEIS;

EID: 84924867046     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.12.037     Document Type: Article

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