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Design Of a Feeding System with a Capacity Of 3 Tons/Hour at the Npk Plant to Improve Feeding Efficiency and Automation Tsuroyyaa, Zakiyyah; Christianti, Christianti; Trirahayu, Dhyna Analyes; Chamidy, Harita Nurwahyu
Journal of Green Science and Technology Vol 9 No 3 (2025): Journal of Green Science and Technology Vol. 9 No. 3 December 2025 Special Editio
Publisher : Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33603/jgst.v9i3.10549

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An NPK plant is a facility that produces NPK fertilizer through a manufacturing process specifically designed to create fertilizer with a special formulation. However, in the production process, the feeding of raw materials is still done manually, resulting in low productivity and high operational costs. Based on production performance tests conducted on September 15, 2024, the manual system only achieved an average of 1.34 tons/hour, or 47% of the production target of 3 tons/hour. Therefore, a transportation system is needed to transport the materials, given the limitations of human labor capacity in terms of material handling and employee safety. This study aims to design an automatic feeding system to maximize production capacity up to 3 tons per hour. The system design begins with analyzing losses due to low productivity of the manual system, analyzing factory requirements, designing the main components of the feeding system, such as the hopper, weigher, and conveyor belt, equipped with an on-off control-based system to ensure consistent raw material flow. Technical design was carried out through visualization using AutoCAD and Visio software, solid flow simulation using Altair EDEM software, and economic feasibility analysis by calculating the Return on Investment (ROI) and Payback Period (POT). The calculation results show that this feeding system has a ROI of 40.8% and a POT of 2.05 years, indicating that the designed system is economically viable for implementation.
Optimization Of Coffee Grounds and Fly Ash Based Adsorbent Composition with Phosphoric Acid Activator for Tofu Industry Liquid Waste Purification Alfithroh, Mustika Agustini; Fattah, Khalaida Fania; Zulfikar, Yusup Muhammad; Tsuroyyaa, Zakiyyah; Zaharani, Feby Nurghaida; Adhitasari, Alfiana
Journal of Green Science and Technology Vol 9 No 3 (2025): Journal of Green Science and Technology Vol. 9 No. 3 December 2025 Special Editio
Publisher : Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33603/jgst.v9i3.10662

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The direct disposal of tofu industrial wastewater without treatment can have negative impacts on the environment due to its organic content. One effort that can be done is to process tofu liquid waste using the adsorption method. Nowadays, coffee shops are growing rapidly in indonesia, resulting in a lot of coffee grounds waste which can be used as raw material for activated charcoal because of its carbon content. In addition to coffee grounds, other waste in the form of fly ash is also used as an adsorbent because of its silica content. This study aims to determine the optimization of the composition of coffee grounds and fly ash adsorbents in the purification of tofu industry liquid waste and to determine the optimum contact time so that liquid waste is obtained in accordance with quality standards. Observation parameters include acidity (ph) and chemical oxygen demand (cod). Coffee grounds charcoal is activated using 0.1 n h₃po₄ solution then mixed with fly ash in a ratio of 20:80; 30:70; 50:50; 70:30; and 80:20. The adsorption process is carried out in batches for 60, 90, and 120 minutes. The results of the study showed the optimum composition of the adsorbent 20:80 and contact time 120 minutes with a final cod of 2,761 mg/l, ph 6.21, and a cod reduction of 80.46%.