The British Council Indonesia has published an e-book of case studies featuring the projects funded by the Newton FundLink opens in a new window. The book highlights the impactful research and innovative collaborations that have been supported through the Newton Fund.

One of those case studies, "Advanced materials for future energy and environmental applications in Indonesia", covers how scientists from Indonesia have received training at Warwick to harness biomass for energy and chemicals.

The Newton Fund funded five researchers to travel from Indonesia to Warwick to carry out interdisciplinary work, using facilities in the Department of Chemistry, Research Technology Platform X-ray instrumentation, and assessment of catalysis properties in the School of Engineering.

Prof Richard Walton, Warwick Chemistry, said as a co-leader of the project:

"Through this collaboration we have already developed new functional materials that can catalyse specific chemical reactions needed to convert biomass into fuels and feedstocks for chemical manufacturing."

The plan is for the most effective materials to be developed in follow-on projects in Indonesia, for eventual use at industrial scale.

Download the brochure at the British Council websiteLink opens in a new window to Discover how Newton Fund projects delivered by the British Council tackle developmental challenges and contribute to economic growth and social welfare in Indonesia, and read more on this Warwick case study.