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8 - Towards Environmental and Economic Sustainability via the Biomass Industry: the Malaysian Case Study

from Part II - Sustainable Biomass Resources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2016

By
Kok Mun Tang ,
Wan Asma Ibrahim  and
Wan Rashidah Kadir
Edited by
Viktor J. Bruckman ,
Esin Apaydın Varol ,
Bașak B. Uzun  and
Jay Liu
Viktor J. Bruckman
Affiliation:
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Esin Apaydın Varol
Affiliation:
Anadolu University, Turkey
Bașak B. Uzun
Affiliation:
Anadolu University, Turkey
Jay Liu
Affiliation:
Pukyong National University, South Korea
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Abstract

Despite the rapid industrialization of Malaysia, the agriculture sector remains one of the major economic contributors. Important crops include oil palm, rubber, short rotation forestry and paddy. Biomass has always been used for the upstream generation of steam and power at the milling and primary processing stage in Malaysia. The production and utilization of biochar from agro-based biomass is one of the major research areas in Malaysian universities and research institutions. The biomass sector in Malaysia has the potential to satisfy the three key pillars of sustainable development, that is environment, business and social benefits. Biochar can be used as a soil enhancer where it can be mixed into compost with other ingredients to produce high performance bio-fertilizers. The use of biochar in the urban landscape and green building sector is also being explored as it has been successfully applied for tropical rooftop greening as far back as 2004. Nevertheless, there are still challenges and gaps that need to be addressed via a combination of policy and legal instruments as well as actions and strategies with a focus on the biomass sources.

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Biochar
A Regional Supply Chain Approach in View of Climate Change Mitigation
 , pp. 162 - 183
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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