Research topics
Energy use and environmental impact assessment of biomass resources with a focus on Southeast Asia
- Systems analysis of palm oil production process in Indonesia and Malaysia and life cycle assessment (LCA) of biomass energy use
- Microalgae fuel production and wastewater treatment using POME (Palm Oil Mill Effluent)
- Investigation of CO2 emissions from peatland use in palm plantations and implementation of LCA through measures such as groundwater level (GWL) control and land use exchange.
Energy and environmental assessment and LCA of food production systems taking into account human nutritional needs
- Agricultural production systems, energy use and environmental impact assessment taking into account human nutritional needs, particularly in South East Asia
- Environmental assessment of a shift from animal protein (animal products) to plant protein based diets (e.g. plant meat)
Intelligent biomass combustion for carbon sequestration, soil improvement and environmental benefits
- Evaluation of advanced combustion technologies for a decarbonised society, production of soluble silica and bio-carbon sequestration in agricultural soils
- Control of rice husk combustion temperature, combustion time and air supply to reduce calorific value and cristobalite formation
- Suppression of PM, NOx, SOx and CO generation through flue gas treatment with catalysts, etc.
Pesticide sensor technology, intelligent pesticide application
- Developing automatic driving technology for pesticide sprayers in environments where GPS cannot be received, such as orchards, and more precise pesticide application.
- Developing sensing and feedback technology to understand the status of pesticide application in order to optimise pesticide application.
Resource recycling and biomass optimisation through methane fermentation
- Decomposing organic waste, producing biogas and converting digested liquid into fertiliser
- Optimise the timing of fertilizer application to rice crops, spread the demand for liquid fertilizer for vegetables, and efficiently and optimally transport liquid fertilizer from methane fermentation facilities to fields.
Development of soil, plant and environmental sensing and data analysis
- Prediction systems for plant disease outbreaks and growth information
- Plant growth response to temperature, light and water environments in institutional production