Indonesian Oil Palm Industry have to be "Zero Waste"

Oil palm plant

Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture requested the palm oil processing industry to apply the pattern does not generate waste or "zero waste" from its production.

Director General of Plantation of Agriculture Ministry, Achmad Mangga Barani  said the palm oil industry to utilize the waste from the processing of either solid or liquid into a more useful products.

Indonesia-Japan cooperation in the processing of oil palm waste for biofuels

The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology or Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi (BPPT) in cooperation with Japan to enhance a variety of research and create a "pilot plan" on the use of waste vegetable oil into fuel (biofuel).

Deputy Energy and Materials Information Technology BPPT Dr. Unggul Priyanto, Monday. in between "7th Asia Biomass Workshop: Biomass as Sustainable Energy" in Jakarta" said that so far only 20 percent of oil palm harvested in Indonesia could be produced to crude palm oil (CPO).

The Indonesian Palm Oil Conference & Price Outlook 2010

The Indonesian Palm Oil Conference & Price Outlook is an annual forum for the palm oil industry, organized by the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (also known as GAPKI). This event will provide detailed information on palm oil price forecasts, market dynamics, as well as discussions on the latest issues in the industry.

Prediksi Gapki: Produksi Minyak Sawit Indonesia 2010 Naik

Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia memperkirakan, produksi minyak sawit Indonesia pada 2010 akan naik melampaui produksi pada 2009. Diperkirakan, produksi tahun ini akan menembus angka 22 juta ton.

Trends, Hurdles, and Potentials of Biofuel

Algae based biodiesel might be the futu

Trends, Hurdles, and Potentials of Biofuel - Recent development in the biofuel market. Few people interested in green technology have missed the large fuss regarding algae biodiesel production from microalgae considered by many the only alternative with potential of replacing the entire world consumption of fossil fuels by its own. It is still quite expensive but bioengineering and more efficient production swiftly reduces the gap. A researcher and friend of mine calculated that 76x76 km area of algae production would cover the entire fuel consumption needed for Sweden.

About Palm Oil

Palm oil from Ghana with
its natural dark colour visible

Palm oil, coconut oil and palm kernel oil are edible plant oils derived from the fruits of palm trees. Palm oil is extracted from the pulp of thefruit of the oil palm Elaeis guineensis; palm kernel oil is derived from the kernel (seed) of the oil palm and coconut oil is derived from the kernel of the coconut (Cocos nucifera). Palm oil is naturally reddish in color because it contains a high amount of beta-carotene.

Palm oil, palm kernel oil and coconut oil are three of the few highly saturated vegetable fats. Palm oil is semi-solid at room temperatures. Palm oil contains several saturated and unsaturated fats in the forms of glyceryl laurate (0.1%, saturated), myristate (1%, saturated), palmitate(44%, saturated), stearate (5%, saturated), oleate (39%, monounsaturated), linoleate (10%, polyunsaturated), and linolenate (0.3%, polyunsaturated). Palm kernel oil and coconut oil are more highly saturated than palm oil. Like all vegetable oils, palm oil does not containcholesterol (found in unrefined animal fats), although saturated fat intake increases both LDL and HDL cholesterol.

LE BIODIESEL: ecologique et revolutionnaire (CHAPITRE 4)

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CHAPITRE 4

Pollution / Écologie / Économie Législation / Cas particulier

Nous arrivons presque au terme de ce dossier, il est donc amplement temps de répondre aux questions que vous vous posez encore concernant le biodiesel. Il y a quelques points que j’aurais pu traiter auparavant, mais vu que la priorité de ce dossier était surtout de faire de l’information sur les risques encourus par une mauvaise utilisation du biodiesel, contrairement à mes collègues collaborationnistes de la presse marchande, après tout, j’ai bien le droit d’orienter mon travail comme je l’entends, question de juste équilibre des choses entre médias aux ordres et contre-propagande. L’essentiel étant que vous puissiez maintenant vous lancer dans l’aventure du biodiesel en toute connaissance de cause.

About Biodiesel (2)

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Energy security

One of the main drivers for adoption of biodiesel is energy security. This means that a nation’s dependence on oil is reduced, and substituted with use of locally available sources, such as coal, gas, or renewable sources. Thus a country can benefit from adoption of biofuels, without a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. While the total energy balance is debated, it is clear that the dependence on oil is reduced. One example is the energy used to manufacture fertilizers, which could come from a variety of sources other than petroleum. The US NREL says that energy security is the number one driving force behind the US biofuels programme.[66] and the White House "Energy Security for the 21st Century" makes clear that energy security is a major reason for promoting biodiesel.[67] The EU commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, speaking at a recent EU biofuels conference, stressed that properly managed biofuels have the potential to reinforce the EU’s security of supply through diversification of energy sources.[68]

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Bus run by biodiesel

Biodiesel refers to a non-petroleum-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl (methyl, propyl or ethyl) esters. Biodiesel is typically made by chemically-reacting lipids (e.g., vegetable oil, animal fat (tallow)) and alcohol. It can be used (alone, or blended with conventional petrodiesel) in unmodified diesel-engine vehicles. Biodiesel is distinguished from the straight vegetable oil (SVO) (sometimes referred to as "waste vegetable oil", "WVO", "used vegetable oil", "UVO", "pure plant oil", "PPO") used (alone, or blended) as fuels in some converted diesel vehicles. "Biodiesel" is standardized as mono-alkyl ester.[1]

INDONESIA: Palm Oil Production Prospects Continue to Grow (3)

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Seeds and Planting Materials

Nearly 100 percent of oil palms growing today in Indonesia are the DxP or Tenera hybrid.  The Tenera, is a hybrid cross of the Dura and Pisifera oil palm varieties. The Dura line is the mother line, while pollen is used from the Pisifera.  Until recently planting material wase only available in the form of germinated hybrid seeds. In the last few years some plantation research and development laboratories have successfully cloned parent lines to produce hybrid seed of high yielding Tenera from young leaf tissue cultures. 

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Indonesia Geography 

The country of Indonesia is a huge archipelagic nation whose extent is roughly 3,200 miles east to west and 1,100 miles north to south.  It encompasses over 10,000 islands. The five main islands of the archipelago are Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, and Western New Guinea. The islands of Borneo and Western New Guinea are shared with other nations.  Borneo (also known as Kalimantan) is shared with Malaysia and Brunei. Western New Guinea  (also known as Irian Jaya) shares the island of New Guinea with Papua New Guinea. Indonesia's total land area is slightly greater than 1.2 million square miles (the equivalent of Alaska, Texas, California and Montana combined).

INDONESIA: Palm Oil Production Prospects Continue to Grow (1)

A significant change in the oil palm industry has taken place during the past season, as Indonesia surpassed Malaysia in production of palm oil and is now the world leader. This designation will continue and Indonesia’s production rate will outpace Malaysia for the foreseeable future. Personnel from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) conducted crop-assessment travel in the main palm oil production regions of Sumatra and West Kalimantan during August and September. The team met with palm oil estate managers, agricultural officials, researchers, and independent commodity analysts.

Palm Oil

Palm Oil | agriculture commodities - commodity prices - food sciences | Palm oil, coconut oil and palm kernel oil are edible plant oils derived from the fruits of palm trees. Palm oil is extracted from the pulp of the fruit of the oil palm Elaeis guineensis; palm kernel oil is derived from the kernel (seed) of the oil palm and coconut oil is derived from the kernel of the coconut (Cocos nucifera). Palm oil is naturally reddish in color because it contains a high amount of beta-carotene.

Non Food Applications of Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil (2)

Oleochemical Applications

1. Personal Cares and Cosmetics

Personal Cares

• Hair Shampoos and conditioners
• Shower gels, shower cream, shower foam
• Toners
• Cleansers
• Moisturizer
• Toothpaste
• Mouthwashs
• Deoderants
• Baby care
• Perfumes and Fragrances

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The environmental benefits of using vegetable oils, especially palm-based products, are many. They are renewable resources with good environmental characteristics, biodegradable, low ecotoxicity and toxicity to humans, and emit no net CO2 to the atmosphere. When supplies are low, more crops can be planted to make up the shortfall, which would be a boon to agricultural economies. Petroleum, on the other hand, is a finite and depleting resource.