2.1. Case study and data collection
This analysis is based on information from a biochar plant
designed to process palm oil EFB for biochar in Selangor, Malaysia.
The plant is funded by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
(MOSTI) of the Government of Malaysia, in cooperation with
the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the
Faculty of Engineering at the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in
Malaysia. The plant started to operate in January 2010. Since then,
it has been operated by the private company Namstech Sdn Bhd,
Selangor, Malaysia.