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Soil Physical Properties of Oil Palm Plantations in Tidal Areas of Peatland Herbin Dinto Simanullang; Dean Denaneer; Suratni Afrianti
Jurnal Teknik Pertanian Lampung (Journal of Agricultural Engineering) Vol 13, No 4 (2024): December 2024
Publisher : The University of Lampung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23960/jtep-l.v13i4.1101-1108

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Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) is a plant with a higher vegetable oil content than other oil-producing plants, so palm oil is widely used as the main raw material for processed vegetable oil. The increasingly limited land area and the larger land area in Indonesia so that the space for plantation companies to expand the land is increasingly limited, so that the expansion of oil palm plantations began to change from optimal land to suboptimal land. Soil physical properties are properties related to the shape or original condition of the soil. This study aims to determine the physical properties of soil (texture, porosity, moisture content, soil color, particle density, and bulk density) on peatlands in the tidal area of PT Sinar Gunung Sawit Raya. This research used survey method with descriptive analysis. The soil samples taken were peat soil in the tidal area with purposive random sampling method at a depth of 30 cm. This research was conducted in November 2023 and continued in the laboratory for testing each soil physical properties. The results of the research on soil physical properties at PT Sinar Gunung Sawit Raya on peatlands in tidal areas show that the soil texture is loamy sand, soil porosity is good, moisture content is relatively normal, soil color looks relatively dark, particle density is still low and bulk density value shows low. Keywords: Loamy sand, Oil palm, Peat soil, Soil color, Soil texture.
PREPARATION AND BASIC CHARACTERIZATION OF LIQUID SMOKE FROM EMPTY OIL PALM FRUIT BUNCHES (EFB): INITIAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT BEFORE REFINING Seno Aji; Yakin Berdikari Waruwu; Suratni Afrianti
Agriprimatech Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): Agriprimatech
Publisher : Prodi Agribisnis Fakultas Agro Teknologi Universitas Prima Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34012/agriprimatech.v9i1.8731

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Empty oil palm fruit bunches (EFB) are a solid waste from the palm oil industry that are produced in large quantities and have the potential to be converted into liquid smoke through a pyrolysis process. This study aims to produce liquid smoke from EFB and characterize its basic properties—including pH, total acid, phenolic content, yield, and color—as a reference for initial quality before the purification stage. The pyrolysis process was carried out at a temperature of 400°C for ±3 hours without further purification. The results showed that the liquid smoke produced was pitch black, stable without sediment after 7 days of storage at room temperature, with a pH value of 3.10, total acid of 2.08%, phenolic content of 15.61 ppm, and a yield of 2.97%. The low pH value indicates a high content of organic acids resulting from the degradation of lignocellulose components, while the dark black color indicates that the product still contains tar compounds, thus categorizing it as grade 3 liquid smoke. Compared with previous studies on similar raw materials, the total acid value and phenolic content in this study were relatively lower, which is thought to be related to differences in process conditions and the absence of a purification stage. OPEFB liquid smoke products have the potential to be developed as natural preservatives and botanical pesticides, but require further purification stages in the form of precipitation, filtration, and distillation to improve the quality to a higher grade before being applied on an industrial scale. Further research with analytical repetition, characterization of compound composition (GC-MS), and optimization of the purification process is recommended to strengthen the validity and applicability of the results.