Abstract
Biomass from oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) has the potential to be developed into bio-DME that can replace fossil fuels such as diesel fuel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The OPEFB has the potential to be developed into biofuel, especially because Indonesia is the world’s number one palm oil producer. The biggest OPEFB potential in Indonesia comes from the Kalimantan and Sumatra islands. This study aims to determine the potential of OPEFB to be converted into bio-DME on the island of Kalimantan, one of the largest palm oil-producing islands. The potential of OPEFB in Kalimantan is obtained by calculating biomass potential in a specific area or location; after the OPEFB potential is known, the bio-DME potential is also known. The potential of bio-DME that can be produced for the Kalimantan region is 1.21 million tons. The total demand for LPG in Kalimantan is 0.55 million tons per year. With a bio-DME potential of 1.21 million tons per year, it far exceeds the annual DME demand in Kalimantan. The total demand for diesel is 0.99 million tons per year for the Kalimantan region, and this need can be met by utilizing bio-DME as a substitute for diesel.
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