The effect of heat compression on mechanical behaviour and moisture content of pineapple leaf fibre and sugarcane bagasse waste for plate disposal

The waste from farming and industry could be reduced and used as raw materials in construction to achieve sustainable technologies. This study focuses on the use of waste products from the pineapple leaf and sugarcane bagasse as compounds in replacing polystyrenes and others plastics glass in the manufacture of plate disposal. This platter is made from pineapple leaf and sugarcane bagasse by six (6) series of mixtures with different percentages namely series 1 (20% of pineapple leaf), series 2 (30% of pineapple leaf) series 3 (40% of pineapple leaf), series 4 (60 % of pineapple leaf), series 5 (70% of pineapple leaf) and series of 6 (80% of pineapple leaf). Two (2) series is N8T2 (80% of pineapple leaf and 20 % sugarcane bagasse waste) and N2T8 (20% of pineapple leaf and 80% sugarcane bagasse waste) focusing on this study for furthermore understanding the effect of replacing plate disposal from pineapple laef fiber and sugarcane bagasse waste material. A platter hot press machine is built with variable adjustment temperature on the surface of the mold according parameters required are 50°C, 100°C and 150°C. The effect of heat compression on physical and mechanical behavior of the pineapple leave and sugarcane bagasse waste plate disposal was evaluated. From observation and results showed the best roughness surface appearance on N2T8.The Optimum percentage pineapple leaf and sugarcane bagasse waste is good present at heat parameter 50°C for specimen N2T8. The best water absorption on specimen series N8T2 because pineapple leaf potential to hydroscopic and water resistance. It can be concluded that pineapple leaf and sugarcane bagasse waste have potential raw material for strength and lightweight of paper disposal composition applications

Penambahan Inokulum yang Berbeda pada Ampas Tebu Fermentasi Terhadap Kualitas Nutrisi

Sugarcane bagasse is an agricultural waste that could be processed into ruminant alternative feed. Sugarcane bagasse processing was very necessary to improve the nutritional as animal feed using fermentation application which was one way to increase the nutritional of sugarcane bagasse using cow feces inoculum and EM-4 (Effective Microorganism-4). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect nutritional quality of fermented sugarcane bagasse using different types of inoculum. This study used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 5 replications that are ; P0: sugarcane bagasse without inoculum addition (control), P1: sugarcane bagasse + 5% cattle feces, P2: sugarcane bagasse + EM-4 10%, P3: sugarcane bagasse + 5% cattle feces + E-4 10%. The parameters measured include dry content, crude protein, crude fiber, and crude fat. The data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and continued with Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT). The results showed that a mixture of 5% cow feces and 10% EM-4 had a very significant effect (P <0.01) to increase crude protein ​​and significantly (P <0.05) to reduce crude fiber. The conclusion of this research was the addition of 5% cow feces inoculum and 10% EM-4 (P3 treatment) was the best treatment because it increased crude protein content and decreased crude fibe

Characterization of sugarcane bagasse and Moringa Oleifera as potential adsorbent for the treatment of wastewater containing heavy metals

Activated carbon from sugarcane bagasse and Moringa oleifera were prepared and their textural properties were evaluated using Fourier transform infra-red (FT-IR) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The chemical composition of sugarcane bagasse and Moringa oleifera was determine with the aid of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) while the surface area, micropore volume and total pore volume were estimated with the aid of structural characterization (SCAC) software using the iodine value and methylene blue number as the input parameters. The calculated iodine value and methylene blue value of sugarcane bagasse was 24.56mg/g and 2.27g/100g while for moringa oleifera, it was 29.48mg/g and 3.02g/100g. Based on these values, the surface area and total pore volume of sugarcane bagasse was estimated as 234m2/g and 0.14cm3/g, for Moringa oleifera it was 277.4m2/g and 0.21cm3/g. Results of the textural analysis revealed the presence of O-H stretching (which is the site for adsorption) in both the sugarcane bagasse and moringa oleifera. In addition, significant morphological differences were observed between the sugarcane bagasse and moringa oleifera with Moringa oleifera exhibiting better irregular and porous surface characteristics of different lamellae sizes.Keywords: Sugarcane bagasse, Moringa oleifera, Adsorption, Textural analysi

A review on strength characteristics of concrete incorporating sugarcane bagasse ash.

Sugarcane bagasse ash is an offshoot of sugar factories found after burning of sugarcane bagasse which itself is found after the extraction of sugar from sugarcane. The disposal of this material causes environmental problems surrounding sugar factories. Sugarcane bagasse ash is rich in silica that can play the role of an effective pozzolana which leads to improve pozzolanic reactions resulting in better performing building materials. Light weight concrete can be prepared from low density bagasse ash. Surface reactions are improved due to its high specific surface area. Some percentage of cement is replaced with bagasse ash to determine the fresh and hardened properties of the concrete mix. Compressive strength of the concrete can be improved tremendously on later stages of addition of bagasse ash. Incorporating sugarcane bagasse ash in concrete can further alter the other various performance of concrete. Keywords—sugarcane bagasse ash, pozzolana, fresh and hardened properties

FRAKSI SERAT AMPAS TEBU YANG DIFERMENTASI DENGAN JENIS INOKULUM YANG BERBEDA

Sugarcane bagasse is an agricultural waste that could be processed into ruminant alternative feed. Sugarcane bagasse processing by fermentation very necessary to improve the nutritional and physical quality as animal feed using fermentation application which was one way to increase the nutritional and physical value of sugarcane bagasse using cattle feces inoculum and EM-4 (Effective Microorganism-4). The purpose of this study was to determine the fiber fraction content in the form of Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF), Acid detergent Fiber (ADF), Acid Detergent Lignin (ADL), Hemicellulose and Cellulose contained in bagasse with different inoculums. This study used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 5 replications i.e ; P0: sugarcane bagasse without inoculum addition (control), P1: sugarcane bagasse + 5% cattle feces, P2: sugarcane bagasse + EM-4 10%, P3: sugarcane bagasse + 5% cattle feces + E-4 10%. The parameters measured include physical quality (pH, texture), NDF (%), ADF (%), ADL (%), Hemicellulose and cellulose. The data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and continued with Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT). The research results showed that EM-4 5%, cattle feces 10% and combination of 5% cattle feces and 10% EM-4 had a very significant effect (P <0.01) in reducing the NDF, ADF, and ADL values. The research conclusion was that the addition combination of 5% cattle feces and 10% EM-4 (P3 treatment) was the best treatment because it had the lowest NDF, ADF, and ADL values compared to other treatment

Heterologous expression and functional characterization of a GH10 endoxylanase from \u3ci\u3eAspergillus fumigatus\u3c/i\u3e var. \u3ci\u3eniveus\u3c/i\u3e with potential biotechnological application

Xylanases decrease the xylan content in pretreated biomass releasing it from hemicellulose, thus improving the accessibility of cellulose for cellulases. In this work, an endo-β-1,4-xylanase from Aspergillus fumigatus var. niveus (AFUMN-GH10) was successfully expressed. The structural analysis and biochemical characterization showed this AFUMN-GH10 does not contain a carbohydrate-binding module. The enzyme retained its activity in a pH range from 4.5 to 7.0, with an optimal temperature at 60°C. AFUMN-GH10 showed the highest activity in beechwood xylan. The mode of action of AFUMNGH10 was investigated by hydrolysis of APTS-labeled xylohexaose, which resulted in xylotriose and xylobiose as the main products. AFUMN-GH10 released 27% of residual xylan from hydrothermally-pretreated corn stover and 14% of residual xylan from hydrothermally-pretreated sugarcane bagasse. The results showed that environmentally friendly pretreatment followed by enzymatic hydrolysis with AFUMN-GH10 in low concentration is a suitable method to remove part of residual and recalcitrant hemicellulose from biomass

Oil-Polluted Water Treatment Using Nano Size Bagasse Optimized- Isotherm Study

The preliminary studies were conducted in order to evaluate the ability and behavior of sugarcane bagasse (generated as waste material from sugar mill) to remove oil by-products from aqueous. In this work adsorption experiments were carried out in a batch reactor to obtain adsorption isotherms of oil by-product on sugarcane bagasse. The capacity of sugarcane bagasse to adsorb oil by-product from aqueous solutions was evaluated at different pH, adsorbent dose and initial concentration. Equilibrium isotherms were analyzed by Langmuir isotherm equations. Compare the result and Langmuir isotherm shown that adsorption of oil by-product on a sugarcane bagasse is favorable. The concentration which was reviewed in this study was much closed to concentration in the industrial water disposal effluents and Langmuir isotherm did describe well the adsorption behavior obtained for these systems

Sugarcane bagasse ash as replacement of cement mortar

Mortar was consisted of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), fine aggregates and water. Blended cement contain pozzolanic reaction cement due to the present of pozzolanic materials like sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA), fly ash ,palm oil fuel ash(POFA) and others. In this research the blended cement used was made up of SCBA. Bagasse is the fibrous residue of sugarcane after crushing and extraction of juice. In sugarcane bagasse it made up of water (about 50 percent), fiber (above 48 percent) and also some small amount of soluble solids. Mostly, bagasse produced is burnt for energy needed for sugar processing The use of sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA) as cement replacement material to improves quality and reduce the cost of construction material such as mortar and concrete pa y ers. In this research, laboratory testing includes tests to determine the compressive strength of mortar containing sugarcane bagasse ash replace the Portland cement with different rates 0%, 5%, 10% and 15%. Portland cement will be used for all samples and mixtures. The project expected to get the result compressive strength by using sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA) as replacement of cements in mortar. This testing is needed to know whether the strength can be acceptable or not when follow ASTM mix design standard. Secondly, this research was to know the porosity of mortar when replaced with different proportion of sugarcane bagasse ash with cement. The porosity test will help to know the porous of the samples when placed in differences condition

Sugarcane Bagasse and Cellulose Polymer Composites

Waste recycling has been the main topic of various scientific researches due to environmental management. Renewable agricultural sources such as pineapple leaf, sisal, jute, piassava, coir, and sugarcane bagasse are among agro waste, normally known as biomass, which is recently used for reinforcing polymeric materials. Sugarcane bagasse fiber residues has been extensively investigated and employed as a source of reinforcement of polymers. The major residue is normally burnt for energy supply in the sugar and alcohol industries and as a result, tons of ash is created. The ash contained inorganic components which are valuable for reinforcement in polymeric materials. This chapter reports on the use of sugarcane bagasse, sugarcane bagasse ash (SBA) and its cellulose as reinforcing fillers for polymers

Efficacy of sugarcane bagasse to produce bacterial biofilm in water for fish culture

The present study has been conducted to understand the efficacy of sugarcane bagasse to produce bacterial biofilm in water. The study period was 90 days. Total Plate count (TPC) in water and substrate was estimated on nutrient agar at room temperature by spread plate method. The TPC in water was the highest (2.10 x 104 ml–1) after 45 days. The average TPC of bacteria on bagasse varied from 140.0 (15d) to 30.25 (90d) x104·g–1. The present study demonstrates that the sugarcane bagasse can produce more bacteria in water thereby the fish can effectively utilize biofilm grown on sugarcane bagasse and provision of a substrate reduces the need for artificial feed.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Efficacy of sugarcane bagasse to produce bacterial biofilm in water for fish culture M.V. Radhakrishnan and E.SugumaranDepartment of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608 002, Tamilnadu, India *Corresponding Author, Email:  [email protected] Cite This Article As: M.V. Radhakrishnan, E. Sugumaran. 2010. Efficacy of sugarcane bagasse to produce bacterial biofilm in water for fish culture. J. Ecobiotechnol. 2(2):41-44