Multi-beneficial Measure for Mitigation of Climate Change in Vietnam and Indochina Countries by Development of Biomass Energy
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Osaka Prefecture University / Ehime University / Osaka City University / Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi), etc.
FY 2011
5 Years
Revitalizing devastated land + Preventing atmospheric pollution + Creating jobs + Mitigating climate change
Vietnam faces serious problems: 9 million ha of land contaminated by defoliants or devastated by activities such as slashand- burn agriculture, the atmospheric pollution in urban areas resulting from rapid economic development, and the poverty in mountainous regions. The goal of this project is to plant trees in the devastated land and use them to produce oil as a feedstock for fossil-fuel alternatives, manufacturing clean fuels that can be used in urban areas. Not only would this resolve three issues at once ─ revitalize devastated land, prevent atmospheric pollution and create local jobs ─ it would also create a biomass energy production and utilization system that would be an effective means of mitigating climate change.
Producing high-grade fuels from a variety of oils, and finding uses for byproducts
A newly developed co-solvent process to manufacture high-grade biodiesel(BDF) from a variety of oils- Jatropha oil, catfish oil, and rubber seed oil- is successfully producing fuel, which can be used to power cars and boats without mixing it with conventional diesel fuel. Researchers are now working on making the method more economical for the production of BDF which is competitive to petro-diesel. To realize this final goal Now we are studying on the extraction of Vitamin E and other medicine from oil seeds and also on the effective utilization of byproducts.
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Department of International Affairs
SATREPS Group
TEL : +81-3-5214-8085
Environment / Energy
(Carbon Neutrality)
Integrated Sustainable Energy and Food Production from Microalgae-based Carbon Capture and Utilization
Environment / Energy
(Global-scale environmental issues)
Establishing Sustainable Water Supply System Resilient to the Contamination of Drinking Water Sources
Environment / Energy
(Global-scale environmental issues)
Utilization Technology of Rubber Seeds for Green Products to Mitigate Global Warming and Plastic Pollution
Environment / Energy
(Carbon Neutrality)
Development of a Decarbonized Heat Energy Supply System using Ground Heat Source