THE DEVELOPMENT OF KEMIRI SUNAN IN INDONESIA
Our Company, PT Bahtera Hijau Lestari (BHL) an agro industry company which is focus on Biorenewable, since 2006 has been intensively researching and developing Kemiri Sunan and its production. Based on our research, Kemiri Sunan can produce plant oil as raw material of biodiesel while its canopy functions as conservation crop. The plant oil is not edible oil because it s toxic. it also indicates that Kemiri Sunan has very high potential biodiesel oil compare to other known crops.
What is Kemiri Sunan
(Reutealis trisperma (Blanco) Airy Shaw)?
Introduction
Kemiri Sunan (Reutealis trisperma (Blanco) Airy Shaw) which is known as Philippine tung is a plant species of the family Euphorbiaceae and of the monotypic genus Reutealis. In International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) 2006 Red List, Kemiri Sunan is one of the Threatened Species and it is listed as Vulnerable (VU A1cd v2.3).
PT Bahtera Hijau Lestari (BHL) is an agro industry company which is focus on Biorenewable Energy. Since 2006, we have intensively researched for one crop call Sunan Candlenut (Aleurites Trisperma BLANCO, Kemiri Sunan). In 2008, BHL has planted more than 60.000 trees of Sunan Candlenut in unused land at West Java Indonesia. These plantings are in line with Government program i.e. land Rehabilitation program under Agricultural Department of Republic of Indonesia.
With excellent knowledge and experience in processing from Kemiri Sunan seeds to the end products, Bahtera Hijau Lestari was entrusted for both local govenment and private projects.
