Biodiesel as a promising alternative fuel has a major technical drawback which is its instability during storage. One of the solutions to this problem is the addition of antioxidants to improve sto…
Cocoa beans, as the raw material of chocolate production, are one of the biggest export commodity in Indonesia. The beans are retrieved from the cocoa fruit removing the cocoa pod husk (CPH). CPH i…
Natural gas is one type of energy source that people rely on. With the depletion of natural gas over time, an alternative energy source is needed to replace natural gas and it is biogas. With a hug…
Palm Fatty Acid Distillate (PFAD) is the byproduct of palm oil processing, which is produced massively and underutilized in Indonesia. PFAD contains high amount of FFA, which could be a suitable ra…
Oil Palm production is very important to the economy of Indonesia, it was produced over 34.5 million tons in 2016. High productions of Oil Palm lead to high production of waste. Oil Palm Mesocarp F…
Fossil energy has begun depleting and has to be replaced with alternative energy. One of the alternative energy sources is biomass. Indonesia is the largest palm oil producer in the world. It has h…
Biodiesel has considered as an alternative fuel to replace conventional oil in the world. Biodiesel production raw material mainly came from palm oil that leads to deforestation and food or energy …
The world is full of plastics. However, plastics are not biodegradable and are rather difficult to be decomposed in the environment. The buildup of huge amount of plastic waste in landfills have be…
A chronic exposure to Ultraviolet (UV) from sunlight can cause skin damage or skin disease. Applying cosmetic products such as skin lotions containing antioxidant can protect the skin from UV. Coff…
Urbanization and lifestyle act as driving factors for using disposable plastic bottle for beverages packaging as it is more convenient. Owing to rise consumption, recycle of the disposable plastic …