Lu Aye; Rahmadi, A & Moore, GA 2006 (Accepted 6 November 2006) 'Environmental impact of biodiesel bus program in Jarkata', ICGSI2006, International Conference on Green and Sustainable Innovation: Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Society, 29 November - 1 December 2006, Chiang Mai, pp. 1-6.

Abstract

The evaluation of palm biodiesel program for buses in Jakarta using the method of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is reported. The EIA shows that this program may have potential impacts from the methanol used in the biodiesel production, and social conflict may arise during the land acquisition. The expected improvement on Jakarta's air quality was found to be insignificant. This is due to the relatively small volume of biodiesel used in this program. In addition, the tail pipe emission of NOx pollutant from the use of biodiesel derived from palm oil would be higher than the one from automotive diesel oil. However, other tail pipe air pollutants including total hydrocarbons, CO, PM10, and SO2 are lower.

Keywords: Palm biodiesel; Buses; Jakarta; Environmental impact; Public transport.