A Mini Review of Palm Based Fertiliser Production in Malaysia

Malaysia is the second largest exporter of palm oil products (crude palm oil, etc.) after Indonesia. Along with oil palm processing, abundance of lignocellulosic palm biomass is produced annually. Currently, more than 85 % of the total biomass in Malaysia is derived from the oil palm industry. Ineff...

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Main Authors: Ng, Wendy, Chong, M., Ng, D., Lam, H., Lim, D., Law, Kah Haw
Format: Journal Article
Published: The Italian Association of Chemical Engineering 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/61001
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author Ng, Wendy
Chong, M.
Ng, D.
Lam, H.
Lim, D.
Law, Kah Haw
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Chong, M.
Ng, D.
Lam, H.
Lim, D.
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description Malaysia is the second largest exporter of palm oil products (crude palm oil, etc.) after Indonesia. Along with oil palm processing, abundance of lignocellulosic palm biomass is produced annually. Currently, more than 85 % of the total biomass in Malaysia is derived from the oil palm industry. Inefficient management and disposal of such biomass might threaten the environment. On the contrary, wise utilisation of the biomass by applying ‘waste-to-wealth’ concept can strengthen the economy and sustainable development in agriculture sector. This paper reviews the progress, potential and technologies used to convert palm biomass into fertiliser in Malaysia. In overall, palm biomass exhibits great potential to be converted into fertiliser to substitute portion of the country’s fertiliser import fraction for efficient utilisation.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-610012018-04-10T05:52:55Z A Mini Review of Palm Based Fertiliser Production in Malaysia Ng, Wendy Chong, M. Ng, D. Lam, H. Lim, D. Law, Kah Haw Malaysia is the second largest exporter of palm oil products (crude palm oil, etc.) after Indonesia. Along with oil palm processing, abundance of lignocellulosic palm biomass is produced annually. Currently, more than 85 % of the total biomass in Malaysia is derived from the oil palm industry. Inefficient management and disposal of such biomass might threaten the environment. On the contrary, wise utilisation of the biomass by applying ‘waste-to-wealth’ concept can strengthen the economy and sustainable development in agriculture sector. This paper reviews the progress, potential and technologies used to convert palm biomass into fertiliser in Malaysia. In overall, palm biomass exhibits great potential to be converted into fertiliser to substitute portion of the country’s fertiliser import fraction for efficient utilisation. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/61001 10.3303/CET1761262 The Italian Association of Chemical Engineering fulltext
spellingShingle Ng, Wendy
Chong, M.
Ng, D.
Lam, H.
Lim, D.
Law, Kah Haw
A Mini Review of Palm Based Fertiliser Production in Malaysia
title A Mini Review of Palm Based Fertiliser Production in Malaysia
title_full A Mini Review of Palm Based Fertiliser Production in Malaysia
title_fullStr A Mini Review of Palm Based Fertiliser Production in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed A Mini Review of Palm Based Fertiliser Production in Malaysia
title_short A Mini Review of Palm Based Fertiliser Production in Malaysia
title_sort mini review of palm based fertiliser production in malaysia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/61001