Novi Syaftika is currently a Researcher at Research Centre for Industrial Process and
Manufacturing Technology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN/Badan Riset dan
Inovasi Nasional)
Previously, she became a junior staff in BPPT for 4 years, with a background in biology. She
found it challenging to keep up with the work that is more of the engineering field so she
decided to take a master's and doctoral course at Hiroshima University in 2013 and completed
her study in 2018. She received support from Monbukagakusho (MEXT Japan) and Taoyaka Program
(Hiroshima University) for the full scholarship. During the study, Ms. Syaftika learned
about biomass conversion especially the utilization of agriculture waste (rice husk, rice
straw, palm oil empty fruit bunch) to obtain raw material (sugars) for bioethanol
production. After graduating, Ms. Syaftika back to working in BPPT and was involved in some
engineering projects such as Biogas Plant from POME, Integrated Salt Industry, also some
feasibility studies and assessments related to the bioenergy field. Her recent research
topic is the utilization of macroalgae (seaweed) for bioenergy and other valuable products.
Macroalgae are very attractive as resources are less explored compared to terrestrial
plants.
Padjadjaran University, Indonesia, Biology (Industrial Microbiology).
Working Experiences Timeline
2022Coordinator
Study on Biomass Supply for Co-firing in Fertilizer Factory.
2022Coordinator
Aquatic biomass utilization using sub-critical water gasification to produce
hydrogen rich gas and biocha r(Research Grant from Energy and Renewable Energy
Program, BRIN).
2021 - 2024Co-investigator
High-value chemicals and syngas production from Indonesian marine macro-algae
under sub- and supercritical conditions (Grant from Endowment Fund, LPDP under
the Scheme of International Research Collaboration).
2021Team Leader
Biomass Potential Study for an International Industry in West Java.
2019Group Leader
Biogas Utilization for Boiler Fuel Equal to 700 kW.
Experience
Biogas Utilization in Indonesia: Lesson Learned & Future Development | World
Renewable Energy Congress – Indonesia, International Conference on Renewable
Energy and Energy Efficiency.
Electricity Potential of Biogas for Rural Area Industrialization in Indonesia 8th
Biomass Asia Workshop Hanoi, Vietnam.
Biogas Utilization for Electricity Generation in Indonesia Asia High-Technology
Network for Bio Hydrogen Workshop Osaka.
Optimization of enzyme mixture for cellulose hydrolysis. Joint Conference of
Renewable Energy and Nanotechnology 2014 December 22-23, 2014,
Kanchanaburi,Thailand.
Hydrothermal Pretreatment of Palm Oil Empty Fruit Bunch with Palm Oil Mill
Effluent: the effect of temperature. Pacifichem 2015 December 15-20, 2015,
Hawaii, USA.
Experience
Green algae to green fuels: Syngas and hydrochar production from Ulva lactuca via
sub-critical water gasification.Algal Research 67, 102834.
Slow Pyrolysis of Ulva lactuca (Chlorophyta) for Sustainable Production of
Bio-Oil and Biochar. Sustainability 14 (6), 3233 2022.
Recent advancement on hydrogen production from macroalgae via supercritical water
gasification. Bioresource Technology Reports, 16, 2021.
The Utilization of Pure Plant Oil (PPO) from Palm Oil to Reduce Diesel Fuel
Consumption of Diesel Power in Talang Padang M.I.P.I. Vol.13, No 3, December
2019 - (257-264).
Comparative study of hydrothermal pretreatment for rice straw and its
corresponding mixture of cellulose, xylan, and lignin Bioresource Technology Vol
255, 2018, p 1-62.
Simple Equation for Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose Using Cellulase Complex and
ß- glucosidase Mixture. Regular Paper, Vol 60 (6), Page322-328. Journal of the
Japan Petroleum Institute (International Journal).
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