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A year-long collaboration between the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Diamond and the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source has enabled scientists from Indonesia to conduct ground-breaking work on sustainable biofuels.
This research has the potential to have an immense impact on the Indonesian economy. Along with Malaysia it supplies 85% of the world’s palm oil, but also faces a growing need for fuel, most of which is currently imported. By developing a catalyst that uses the waste produce of palm oil, Ferensa and his team aim not only to support the country’s fuel supply, but also make the production of biofuels much more sustainable.
A resident of South Tangerang, Ferensa’s normal place of work is at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences where he forms part of the catalysis group. He moved to South Oxfordshire in June last year where both he and his wife have been part of the Newton Fund project looking at the structure and design of biofuel catalysts.
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