TY  - JOUR
N1  - cited By 22
SP  - 167
TI  - Sustainable bio-economy that delivers the environmentâ??foodâ??energyâ??water nexus objectives: The current status in Malaysia
AV  - none
EP  - 186
SN  - 09603085
PB  - Institution of Chemical Engineers
N2  - Biomass is a promising resource in Malaysia for energy, fuels, and high value-added products. However, regards to biomass value chains, the numerous restrictions and challenges related to the economic and environmental features must be considered. The major concerns regarding the enlargement of biomass plantation is that it requires large amounts of land and environmental resources such as water and soil that arises the danger of creating severe damages to the ecosystem (e.g. deforestation, water pollution, soil depletion etc.). Regarded concerns can be diminished when all aspects associated with palm biomass conversion and utilization linked with environment, food, energy and water (EFEW) nexus to meet the standard requirement and to consider the potential impact on the nexus as a whole. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the detail interactions between all the components in the nexus once intended to look for the best solution to exploit the great potential of biomass. This paper offers an overview regarding the present potential biomass availability for energy production, technology readiness, feasibility study on the techno-economic analyses of the biomass utilization and the impact of this nexus on value chains. The agro-biomass resources potential and land suitability for different crops has been overviewed using satellite imageries and the outcomes of the nexus interactions should be incorporated in developmental policies on biomass. The paper finally discussed an insight of digitization of the agriculture industry as future strategy to modernize agriculture in Malaysia. Hence, this paper provides holistic overview of biomass competitiveness for sustainable bio-economy in Malaysia. © 2019
KW  - Bioconversion; Deforestation; Economic analysis; Optimization; Supply chains; Sustainable development; Water pollution
KW  -  Agriculture industries; Biomass supply chain; Environmental features; Environmental resources; Standard requirements; Techno-Economic analysis; Value added products; Value chains
KW  -  Biomass
ID  - scholars11173
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85072886513&doi=10.1016%2fj.fbp.2019.09.002&partnerID=40&md5=1d350bf7cac7cb19c964d91dd9643985
JF  - Food and Bioproducts Processing
A1  - Wan Ab Karim Ghani, W.A.
A1  - Salleh, M.A.M.
A1  - Adam, S.N.
A1  - Shafri, H.Z.M.
A1  - Shaharum, S.N.
A1  - Lim, K.L.
A1  - Rubinsin, N.J.
A1  - Lam, H.L.
A1  - Hasan, A.
A1  - Samsatli, S.
A1  - Tapia, J.F.
A1  - Khezri, R.
A1  - Jaye, I.F.M.
A1  - Martinez-Hernandez, E.
VL  - 118
Y1  - 2019///
ER  -