Biodegradation of water hyacinth, sugarcane bagasse and rice husk through vermicomposting

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivek K. Saini ◽  
R.C. Sihag ◽  
R.C. Sharma ◽  
S.K. Gahlawat ◽  
R.K. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Sugarcane Bagasse ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Water Hyacinth

scholarly journals Synthesis of biodegradable films obtained from rice husk and sugarcane bagasse to be used as food packaging material

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 506-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Himanshu Gupta ◽  
Harish Kumar ◽  
Mohit Kumar ◽  
Avneesh Kumar Gehlaut ◽  
Ankur Gaur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Sugarcane Bagasse ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Packaging Material ◽  
Biodegradable Films ◽  
Biodegradable Film ◽  
Biocomposite Film ◽  
Biopolymer Film ◽  
Lignocellulose Biomass

The current study stresses on the reuse of waste lignocellulose biomass (rice husk and sugarcane bagasse) for the synthesis of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and further conversion of this CMC into a biodegradable film. Addition of commercial starch was done to form biodegradable film due to its capacity to form a continuous matrix. Plasticizers such as Glycerol and citric acid were used to provide flexibility and strength to the film. Biopolymer film obtained from sugarcane bagasse CMC showed maximum tensile strength and elongation in comparison to the film synthesized from commercial CMC and CMC obtained from rice husk. It has been observed that an increase in sodium glycolate/NaCl content in CMC imposed an adverse effect on tensile strength. Opacity, moisture content, and solubility of the film increased with a rise in the degree of substitution of CMC. Therefore, CMC obtained from sugarcane bagasse was better candidate in preparing biopolymer/biocomposite film.

scholarly journals PENYISIHAN ION LOGAM MERKURI (Hg2+) MENGGUNAKAN ADSORBEN BERBAHAN BAKU LIMBAH PERTANIAN DAN GULMA TANAMAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miftahurrahmah ◽  
Suhendrayatna ◽  
Muhammad Zaki
Keyword(s):  
Metal Ions ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Water Hyacinth ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Water Phase ◽  
Waste Biomass ◽  
Rice Husks ◽  
Random Surface ◽  
Phase Water ◽  
Short Time

This research was conducted to prepare adsorbents from agricultural and weeds waste biomass to remove Hg2+ metal ions from water phase. Water hyacinth biomass (agricultural waste) and rice husk (weed) was cleaned, dried in an oven dryer, and carbonized in a furnace at 500oC for 2 hours. Then, dried carbon was milled to get 100 mesh of size and was followed by activation using 0.5 N NaOH. The adsorption process was conducted by mix 1 gram of activated adsorbent on a 100 ml water containing 3 ppm Hg2+ metal ions at 100 rpm, pH 5, and 30oC. Hg2+ concentration in water phase were analyzed using AAS, Shimadzu AA-6300 for a specified time within a period of 20-100 minutes. This study shows that at the beginning process of adsorption, adsorbent from rice husk has ability to decrease 69.91% concentration of Hg2+ for 20 minutes, while adsorbent from water hyacinth reaches to 94.26%. The characterization results of FTIR spectra and SEM shows that adsorbent from water hyacinth was able to absorb more Hg2+ metal ions in a short time because it has a functional group that was able to bind heavy metals, and also has a random surface structure, compared with the adsorbent from rice husks that has less functional groups with uniform morphology structure

scholarly journals Development and Formulation of an Organic Fertilizer from Industrial and Agricultural Waste to Study the Growth of Marigold (Tagetes) Plant

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-404
Author(s):  
Subhasish Majee ◽  
Gopinath Halder ◽  
R. N. Krishnaraj ◽  
Tamal Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Rice Husk ◽  
Water Hyacinth ◽  
Rice Husk Ash ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Control Plant ◽  
Chemical Fertilizer ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Bone Meal

The present study focused on the utilization of solid wastes viz. wet blue leather of leather industry, rice husk ash from rice mills, and water hyacinth in addition to a commercial steamed bone meal for the invention of nutrient-enriched organic fertilizer. To produce NPK organic fertilizer, chromium-free wet blue leather (WBL) as nitrogen source was amalgamated with rice husk ash, water hyacinth, and commercial steamed bone meal as a potassium and phosphorus source. The efficiency of such developed organic fertilizer designated as type I was tested as a nutrients source on the marigold plant. Ammonia analysis of fertilizer applied soil samples revealed that the content of liberated free ammonia in the soil fertilized with organic fertilizer was 44.80 %, 20.70 %, and 10.35% higher than the natural soil, chemically fertilized soil and fertilized with vermicompost respectively. Application of developed organic fertilizer and vermicompost designated as type II on marigold plant resulted in significant growth which are comparable to those obtained with commercial Chemical fertilizer. The plant growth increased by chemical fertilizer, Type I fertilizer, and Type II fertilizer in terms of plant height 26.5 %, 20 %, 22.7% and leaf size 21.2 %, 15.4 %, 17.3 % respectively which are observed to be higher than the growth of the control plant.

scholarly journals Economic and environmental feasibility study of water hyacinth briquette in Cirata Reservoir

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 01001
Author(s):  
Tauny Akbari
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Water Hyacinth ◽  
Eichhornia Crassipes ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Coconut Shell ◽  
Environmental Feasibility ◽  
Control Water

The aim of this study was to determine the economic and environmental feasibility of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) briquette. The economic feasibility was determined by the BCR, NPV, Payback Period, and BEP value. While the environmental feasibility was determined by the potential of water hyacinth briquette to control water hyacinth in Cirata Reservoir. Briquette A1P3 (the charcoal combinations of rice husk: water hyacinth 1:1 and the percentage of tapioca binder 5%.) was used in this research. The need of water hyacinth briquettes by a satay (tiny grilled chicken) seller and a grilled fish seller is greater than the need of charcoal and coconut shell charcoal. It shows that water hyacinth briquettes have a lower economic value than charcoal and coconut shell charcoal. A project of water hyacinth briquette processing is economically feasible with the assumption that all products sold because of the BCR value (1.1) > 1, and the NPV value (58,390,711) > 0, with Payback Period in 4.6 years and BEP 95,621.5 kg in 5 years. The use of water hyacinth briquettes by a satay and grilled fish trader at 20,949 kg briquettes/year has the potential to control water hyacinth in Cirata Reservoir of 0.02% per year.

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