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5. Environmental Sustainability Assessment of Biofuel Production from Oil Palm Biomass

Authors : Keat Teong Lee, Cynthia Ofori-Boateng

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Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

With the aim of minimizing the dependency on fossil fuels whilst improving the economic viability and environmental performances of oil palm production for biofuels production, emission control from these systems become invincible. However, with best management practices couples with stringent adherence to basic environmental sustainability principles, these hurdles may be surmounted. The environmental sustainability dimension of impact assessment for this chapter is based on life cycle assessment for common palm biofuels like biodiesel, bioethanol, bio-methanol via BtL route, biogas and bio-electricity from oil palm biomass. Possible improvement options are also outlined in this chapter to ensure more positive energy balance and almost zero emissions from each of the biofuels production systems considered.

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Title: Environmental Sustainability Assessment of Biofuel Production from Oil Palm Biomass
Authors: Keat Teong Lee
Cynthia Ofori-Boateng
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Book: Sustainability of Biofuel Production from Oil Palm Biomass
Print ISBN: 978-981-4451-69-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-4451-70-3

Copyright Year: 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4451-70-3_5