Unlocking the environmental hotspots of palm biodiesel upstream production in Malaysia via life cycle assessment

• Main Authors: Phuang, Zhen Xin, Woon, Kok Sin, Wong, Khai Jian, Liew, Peng Yen, Mohd. Hanafiah, Marlia
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95795/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.121206
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Palm biodiesel has emerged as a potential renewable fuel to substitute vehicle fossil fuel in Malaysia. The embodied environmental impacts due to palm biodiesel upstream production processes are often overlooked and not thoroughly investigated. This study identifies the environmental hotspots of all...