Affiliations 

  • 1 Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan. Electronic address: kensak@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp
  • 2 Department of Bioprocess Technology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Laboratory of Processing and Product Development, Institute of Plantation Studies, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor 43400, Malaysia
  • 3 Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabaru 88450, Malaysia
  • 4 Graduate School of Life Sciences and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu 808-0196, Japan
J Biosci Bioeng, 2022 Feb 09.
PMID: 35151536 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2022.01.001

Abstract

Palm oil is a representative and important biomass, not only as the most edible vegetable oil consumed worldwide, but also as a material for chemicals and biofuels. Despite the potential sustainability of the palm oil industry, it has conventionally emitted excess greenhouse gases, waste materials, and wastewater, brought land use change, thus affecting the natural environment. Therefore, the successful development of a sustainable palm oil industry is a touchstone for promoting the bioeconomy. Here, we first review the concept of the bioeconomy and the positive and negative aspects of the palm oil industry. Then, we consider solutions for introducing a green economy into the palm oil industry, such that it may coexist with biodiversity and environmental conservation toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

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