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DOST-GIA Report
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Tubang Bakod for Biodiesel? |
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With the increasing cost of oil and petroleum-derived oil products, the search for alternative sources of fuel has been the trend in the world today. Thus, exploratory researches on the use of many interesting plant species as potential energy source have increased substantially in the past years. |
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Locally known as tubang bakod, Jatropha curcas is a neglected and underutilized crop in the Philippines. The plant is commonly used as hedges or fence in peripheral areas. Studies have shown, however, that it has a wide array of uses. Its seeds were discovered recently to yield up to 33% oil, which can be esterified to produce Jatropha Methyl Ester. With the recognition of the potential of tubang bakod as biofuel, there has been an increasing interest in its production despite the fact that there are no available processing plants and inadequate information on its production, processing, and utilization.
Thus, DOST-GIA provided a funding of about P19M for the first year of implementation of the five-year Integrated R&D Program on Jatropha curcas for Biofuel. The program endeavors to integrate research and development efforts on the utilization of Jatropha curcas for fuel to support the development of the biofuel industry in the Philippines geared towards energy independence and cleaner environment for the country while providing rural employment and income.
The program’s expected outputs include technology innovation, research results, and systems/mechanisms/processes in support of a Jatropha-based industry.
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Mitigating Disaster Impacts of Tsunami |
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In 2004, a terrible disaster shocked the world when sudden large ocean waves triggered by an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 hit Indonesia, India, Thailand, Maldives, and Somalia destroying countless homes and claiming nearly 200,000 lives. Tsunami poses a major threat to the coastal populations of the Pacific and inland seas. |
| Regarded among the tsunami vulnerable countries, the Philippines is situated along an active belt in the Pacific, which has the potential to generate large-magnitude earthquakes that may induce transoceanic and local tsunamis. During the last few centuries, at least 56 tsunamis visited the archipelago. |
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| Central to the successful tsunami hazard mitigation is the implementation of various research activities and information dissemination that would improve the level of awareness and preparedness of at risk communities. In response to this, the Tsunami Risk Mitigation Program with a DOST-GIA funding of P10M from 2005 to 2006 endeavored to establish a national framework for tsunami risk mitigation anchored on scientific hazard and risk assessment, education and information campaigns, and capacity building at both national and local government levels. |
| This comprehensive research program was able to produce digitize bathymetric maps that provided size, shape, and distribution of underwater features for tsunami modeling in coastal areas in the Philippines. Numerical modeling of tsunami wave heights was conducted at four target sites in Moro Gulf, Northern Mindoro, Western Luzon, and Western Visayas. Furthermore, run-up heights and inundation distances for tsunami hazard mapping were identified. The program also prepared earthquake and tsunami information materials for information dissemination. To enhance the capacity of PHIVOLCS to respond to earthquake and tsunami emergencies, a training module was designed. Moreover, prototype simple sensors were developed for tsunami detection and warning.
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