A RESEARCH team from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) is working on developing biofuel by processing an invasive plant species in the country.
“Acacia is a plant species that is invasive in Brunei. These species grow very fast and after a forest fire, it is usually the first thing that would grow (back),” said Dr Muhammad Saifullah Abu Bakar, UBD lecturer in Chemical and Process Engineering from the Faculty of Integrated Technologies.
According to Dr Muhammad Saifullah, Brunei currently disposes of the plant as waste material after cutting them down.