Malaysia University Research Partnership — Gasification R&D

A formal research partnership with a consortium of Malaysian university researchers — including seven PhD-level scientists and professors — to optimise our biomass gasification process for tropical feedstocks, validate syngas quality parameters, and publish findings to establish industry technical benchmarks.

Tropical biomass feedstocks — particularly palm EFB and mixed plantation residues — have highly variable moisture content, fibre structure, and calorific value compared to the temperate biomass types on which most gasification literature is based. Process parameters need systematic optimisation for tropical conditions.

Our research partners designed a structured experimental programme testing gasification performance across 12 feedstock configurations, 3 gasifying agent compositions, and 4 moisture levels. Results were used to refine our nine-stage process design, optimise the syngas purification train, and establish quality acceptance criteria for island and plantation projects.