Malaysia sends palm waste to Italy for cellulosic biofuels tests

Biofuels Digest
Meghan Sapp
May 30, 2012

In Malaysia, twelve tons of waste oil palm tree biomass is en route from Malaysia to a plant in Italy for tests on its suitability for conversion into industrial sugar. Successful results could one day result in commercial scale production of high-value green chemicals from the non-edible residue of Malaysia’s vast oil palm plantations.

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