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Malaysia is one of the major producers and exporters of Crude Palm Oil, producing roughly 31% of world\’s production. Over 5 million hectares are being utilized and the Palm Oil industry contributes 8% of Malaysia\’s Gross National Income. As such, it is one of the critical industries for the livelihood of Malaysians. This industry also leaves behind to the tune of 100 million dry tons of Oil Palm Waste.

One of the key challenges facing any battery chemistry is energy density. How does one increase energy density without compromising on safety? While this is important for all batteries in general, this is even more important for micro batteries that are to power critical sensors and implanted device.

Electrochemical machining at one point was termed “Action at a distance”. Now there is truly an electrochemical action being designed, where in we can carry out an electrochemical process on a conductive substrate without ever connecting an electrical lead. Yes, recent research and investigations on bipolar electrochemistry makes this possible.