Effect of Rice Husk Ash on the Physicochemical Properties of Compost

Recently, the increase in demand for rice has led to the numerous availabilities of rice husks (RH) in Malaysia. RH is being utilized as industrial fuel to generate electricity through incineration process in the boiler. During the incineration process, rice husk ash (RHA) is being produced as the b...

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Main Authors:	Nur Ezyan, Badrul Hisham, Nor Hanuni, Ramli
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Language:	English
Published:	Department of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta 2019
Subjects:	TP Chemical technology
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spelling	ump-251042019-06-18T06:37:09Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25104/ Effect of Rice Husk Ash on the Physicochemical Properties of Compost Nur Ezyan, Badrul Hisham Nor Hanuni, Ramli TP Chemical technology Recently, the increase in demand for rice has led to the numerous availabilities of rice husks (RH) in Malaysia. RH is being utilized as industrial fuel to generate electricity through incineration process in the boiler. During the incineration process, rice husk ash (RHA) is being produced as the by-product and caused environmental pollution. RHA has the potential of being utilized as organic fertilizer through a composting process to control environmental pollution. Thus, this study investigated the effect of different compositions on the duration of the composting process and physicochemical properties of compost. The raw materials and finished compost were analyzed in terms of elemental composition, pH, water holding capacity, and moisture content. The obtained results showed that addition of 7.5 wt.% of RHA can improve composting process due to the presence of silica which can maintain the moisture content within 50–60% and water holding capacity of compost at the range of 61-73%. The results of this study have clearly shown the potential of the compositing process in treating RHA. However, further studies are required to provide a deeper understanding of the mechanisms involved in facilitating the development of an optimum treatment system applicable to the industry. Department of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta 2019 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25104/1/Effect%20of%20Rice%20Husk%20Ash%20on%20the%20Physicochemical1.pdf Nur Ezyan, Badrul Hisham and Nor Hanuni, Ramli (2019) Effect of Rice Husk Ash on the Physicochemical Properties of Compost. Indonesian Journal of Chemistry. pp. 1-8. ISSN 1411-9420 (Print); 2460-1578 (Online) (In Press) https://journal.ugm.ac.id/ijc/article/view/39704
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description	Recently, the increase in demand for rice has led to the numerous availabilities of rice husks (RH) in Malaysia. RH is being utilized as industrial fuel to generate electricity through incineration process in the boiler. During the incineration process, rice husk ash (RHA) is being produced as the by-product and caused environmental pollution. RHA has the potential of being utilized as organic fertilizer through a composting process to control environmental pollution. Thus, this study investigated the effect of different compositions on the duration of the composting process and physicochemical properties of compost. The raw materials and finished compost were analyzed in terms of elemental composition, pH, water holding capacity, and moisture content. The obtained results showed that addition of 7.5 wt.% of RHA can improve composting process due to the presence of silica which can maintain the moisture content within 50–60% and water holding capacity of compost at the range of 61-73%. The results of this study have clearly shown the potential of the compositing process in treating RHA. However, further studies are required to provide a deeper understanding of the mechanisms involved in facilitating the development of an optimum treatment system applicable to the industry.
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author	Nur Ezyan, Badrul Hisham Nor Hanuni, Ramli
author_facet	Nur Ezyan, Badrul Hisham Nor Hanuni, Ramli
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title	Effect of Rice Husk Ash on the Physicochemical Properties of Compost
title_short	Effect of Rice Husk Ash on the Physicochemical Properties of Compost
title_full	Effect of Rice Husk Ash on the Physicochemical Properties of Compost
title_fullStr	Effect of Rice Husk Ash on the Physicochemical Properties of Compost
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of Rice Husk Ash on the Physicochemical Properties of Compost
title_sort	effect of rice husk ash on the physicochemical properties of compost
publisher	Department of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta
publishDate	2019
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25104/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25104/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25104/1/Effect%20of%20Rice%20Husk%20Ash%20on%20the%20Physicochemical1.pdf
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