TOWARD QUALITY CONTROL OF BIOGAS PRODUCT IN INDONESIA: AN OVERVIEW

The quality control of the final product of biogas is essential for providing a maximum level of consumer' satisfaction. The most important criteria for any biogas product are its regulatory compliance and safety. Based on a desk study of documents and laboratory experiment, this paper overviews the development of infrastructure of quality to control the quality of biogas, aiming at summarising the experience, problems and demonstrating development status of quality infrastructure in Indonesia in the hope of providing references for the present condition. The discussion is made to cover issues related to biogas that are emphasised on three pillars of the infrastructure of quality in Indonesia, i.e., standardization, metrology, and conformity assessment. From the overview, the conclusion that can be drawn is that increasing understanding and continuing the development of quality infrastructure as an effort to ensure the safety and quality of biogas in Indonesia remains essential.