KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — Malaysia has ventured into the production of second generation biodiesel and biojet fuel, which are expected to be commercialised to the global market in the next four to five years, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin.
The HVO plant has the potential to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuels known as biojet fuels, which involves the cracking and hydrogenation of palm oil is to become hydrocarbon fuel that can be utilised for the aviation industry. Zuraida said a study on the second generation biodiesel and biojet fuel involving green energy technology had been carried out in the past six months and would likely be completed over the next six months.