Journal of Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Technology
Vol 5, No 2 (2018)

OPTIMIZATION OF SILICA EXTRACTION OF RICE HUSK (Oryza sativa L.) TO INCREASE ABSORPTION PLANT NUTRIENTS

Dina Wahyu Indriani (University of Brawijaya)
Nunun Barunawati (Department of Agricultural Cultivation Faculty of Agricultural, Universitas Brawijaya)
S H Sumarlan (Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Brawijaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Nov 2018

Abstract

Extraction of silica has now been developed as one of the additional nutrients in the soil. This silica extraction technology is developed from materials that are no longer used as an example of rice husks. As a result of the extraction of rice husk silica is used to nourish the rice plants themselves. The addition of plant nutrients can be optimized by using an encapsulation system. The process of nutritional encapsulation is expected to optimize the absorption of nutrients in the soil in slow reaction. This inhibitory process can also be supported by the use of nutrient remobilization. So the purpose of this research is to obtain the optimum result of silica extract from rice husk and to know the characteristics of capsulation result of silica extract produced. As for this research using the addition of KOH so that this research method using Randomized Block Design (RBD) with KOH 2.5%, 5%, and 7.5%. The analyst has performed mass equilibrium analysis, water content of the material, and SEM analysis for physical analysis. In this study showed that with the addition of 5% KOH treatment to be the best treatment in this study that produced as many as 4.5 grams. Furthermore, the sample was treated with liquid nitrogen as an encapsulation medium. The result of the research showed that the silica value contained in the extract yield on KOH 5% by 19.4% while in addition KOH 7.5% silica content of 21.8%. This shows the highest value of yield that is in the addition of KOH of 5% but the silk content of the most that is in the addition of KOH of 7.5%.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jeest

Publisher

Subject

Control & Systems Engineering Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Energy Environmental Science Mechanical Engineering

Description

JEEST is an interdisciplinary and refereed journal, addresses matters related to environmental engineering and sustainable technology. Its range of themes encompasses ecological studies, field research, empirical work and descriptive analyses on topics such as environmental systems, environmental ...