Biomass fuel resources in Malaysia

1.     Palm oil biomass:

a.     Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB)

b.     Shell

c.      Fiber

d.     Palm oil mill effluent (POME)

2.     Paddy residues

a.     Rice husk

b.     Rice straw

3.     Sewage sludge

4.     Agricultural crops e.g. sugarcane, cassava, corn

5.     Agricultural residues e.g. corncobs

6.     Woody biomass e.g. fast-growing trees, wood waste from wood mill, sawdust

7.     Industrial wastes e.g. rice husks from rice mills, molasses and bagasse from sugar refineries, residues from palm oil mills

8.     Municipal solid waste

9.     Livestock manure