The purpose of this research was to process a mixture of paper waste and garden waste based on material flow analysis and to analyze its parameters based on water content, ash content, heating value, along with Thermogravimetry Analysis (TGA)/Derivative Thermogravimetry (DTG). The garden waste treatment process consists of shredding, drying with a rotary dryer, separator, and then shaving with a hammer mill. Paper waste only needs a shredder process. Then, the mixing process and pelletizing of paper waste as well as garden waste are carried out according to the variation (w/w) 100% paper (K100), 75% paper (K75), 50% paper (K50), 25% paper (K25), and 100% garden waste (K0). The water content ranged from 5.8 to 15.25%. From K0 to K100 samples, the ash content increased from 4.54 to 9.85%. A correlation of 0.9047 was found from samples K0 to K100. There was a correlation between increasing calorific value along with the mixture with paper waste. The caloric value in K0 to K100 increased from 13.11 to 19.03 MJ/kg. The TGA/DTG analysis reduced mass due to water evaporation, devolatilization, and carbonization processes.
The Sludge Treatment Plant (STP) in Surabaya produces solid waste in the form of sludge. The STP in Surabaya provides for Solid Separation Chamber (SSC), equalization unit, Oxidation Ditch (OD), final clarifier, distribution unit, polishing pond, sludge Drying Area (DA), Sludge Drying Bed (SDB), and reservoirs. Sludge waste generation is usually collected in DA and SDB units. This sludge is usually reprocessed for the recycling process, one of which is the waste to energy conversion with a thermochemical process. The difference between these two units is that DA is the sludge from preliminary treatment, while SDB is the sludge from secondary treatment, usually producing microbial biomass. This study aimed to evaluate the sludge produced by the two processing units as solid fuel. The water content of the DA sample is lower because the DA unit has mechanical processing, which separates solids from water. The results of the proximate test resulted in a significant difference between the SDB and DA units. The caloric value, water, ash, and fixed carbon values are significant (<0.05), while the volatile values differ for DA and SBD units. This shows that different treatment is needed for each unit to be appropriately processed as fuel.
Urea fertilizers in agricultural operations usually tend to produce large amounts of ammonia due to hydrolysis, therefore contribute to the air pollution. The purpose of this study was to study the potential black liquor from pulp industry as urease inhibitor. Characterization of the black liquor was carried out by Spectrophotometer Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) and Thermal Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA) instruments. Meanwhile, the determination of ammonia levels was carried out using UV-spectrophotometer. The black liquor used in this process contains OH stretching, C=O stretching, an aromatic ring vibration, ring vibration, and guaiacil ring vibration indicating the presence of lignin. TGA primary weight loss in black liquor occurs above 200 °C. The addition of urease enzymes to urea tends to increase the release of ammonia. Meanwhile, the results showed that black liquor could prevent the nitrogen loss of urea.
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