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[EnE-040] ~ 427 ~ Eco-Labeling Program (ELP) Eco-labels refer to a product's collective overall environmental performance [19]. The benefits of eco-label include enhanced export market opportunities, improved product quality through the removal of substances that may be harmful, financial saving through the process of optimization and improvement [18] and prevent consumers from being confused over claims of environmental friendliness [20]. The International Standards Organization (ISO) has classified the existing environmental labels into Type I, II and III as in Table 4 [21]. Table 4. Types of environmental labels Type/Descriptions Type I: Ecolabels (ISO 14024) Ecolabels are based on ambitious criteria of environmental quality, and they guarantee that the awarded products respect the highest environmental standard in that market segment. The criteria are usually developed through the involvement of a large number of stakeholders and awarded after an independent process of verification. Ecolabels labels take into account all adverse environmental impacts of a product throughout its life cycle. Type II: Self-declared environmental claims (ISO 14021) The labels belonging to this group do not share some of the usual characteristics of environmental labels, the main difference being that they are not awarded by an independent authority. These labels are developed internally by companies, and they can take the form of a declaration, a logo, a commercial, etc. referring to one of the company‟s products. Type III: Environmental impact labels (ISO 14025) Type III labels consist in qualified product information based on life cycle impacts. Environmental parameters are fixed by a qualified third party, then companies compile environmental information into the reporting format and these data are independently verified. The environmental impacts are expressed in a way that makes it very easy to compare different products and sets of parameters. Type III labels do not assess or weight the environmental performance of the products they describe. Source: [21] In actual fact, SIRIM Eco-labeling scheme Type I that verify products according to environmental criteria was started in the year 2005. As of October 2011, SIRIM has developed 31 eco-label products criteria namely (i) ECO01-Environmentally Degradable Non-Toxic Plastic Packaging Material; (ii) ECO02-Hazardous Metal-Free Electrical and Electronic Equipments and Parts; (iii) ECO03-Biodegradable Cleaning Agents; (iv) ECO04-Recycled Paper; (v) ECO05-Bio-Fiber Composite Construction Material; (vi) ECO06-Food Grade Lubricants; (vii) ECO07-Floor Mate; (viii) ECO08-Fabric Care Product; (ix) ECO09-Tableware from Biomass; (x) ECO10-Adhesives; (xi) ECO11-Water-based Adhesives; (xii) ECO12-Paper-based Packaging Product; (xiii) ECO13-Organic Fertilizer; (xiv) ECO14-Recycle Rubber Products; (xv) ECO15-Shampoo Products; (xvi) ECO16-Shower Liquid Products; (xvii) ECO17-Solid Body Soap Products; (xviii) ECO18-Recycled Plastic Products; (xix) ECO19-Paints; (xx) ECO20- Clay Roof Tiles; (xxi) ECO21-Fiber Cement; (xxii) ECO22-Ceramic Tiles; (xxiii) ECO23-Masonry Units; (xxiv) ECO24-Energy Saving Electronic Ballast; (xxv) ECO25-Fluorescent Lamp; (xxvi) ECO26-Printing Ink; (xxvii) ECO27-Luminaries and Light Source for Interior Lightings; (xxviii) ECO28-Paper Printed Material; (xxix) ECO29-Cement; (xxx) ECO30-Ballpoint; and (xxxi) Flat Glass. Four products criteria have been upgraded to Malaysian Standards as in Table 5. Table 5. Eco-label products criteria upgraded to Malaysian Standards No. Code Product Criteria 1 ECO 01 Environmentally Degradable & Non-toxic Plastic Packaging Material (MS2073:2008 - Eco-labeling Criteria for Environmentally Degradable Plastics Packaging Material) 2 ECO 02 Hazardous Metal-free Electrical & Electronic Equipments & Parts (MS2237:2009 - Eco-labeling Criteria for Electrical & Electronic Equipment & Components With Restricted Hazardous Substances) 3 ECO 03 Biodegradable Cleaning Agents (MS2225:2009 - Eco-labeling Criteria for Biodegradable Cleaning Agents) 4 ECO 04 Recycled Paper (Malaysian Standards MS2080:2008 - Eco-labeling Criteria for Recycled Paper) Source: Malaysian Green Technology Corporation (2011)

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Eco-Labeling Program (ELP)

Eco-labels refer to a product's collective overall environmental performance [19]. The

benefits of eco-label include enhanced export market opportunities, improved product quality through

the removal of substances that may be harmful, financial saving through the process of optimization

and improvement [18] and prevent consumers from being confused over claims of environmental

friendliness [20]. The International Standards Organization (ISO) has classified the existing

environmental labels into Type I, II and III as in Table 4 [21].

Table 4. Types of environmental labels

Type/Descriptions

Type I: Ecolabels (ISO 14024)

Ecolabels are based on ambitious criteria of environmental quality, and they guarantee that the awarded products respect

the highest environmental standard in that market segment. The criteria are usually developed through the involvement of

a large number of stakeholders and awarded after an independent process of verification. Ecolabels labels take into

account all adverse environmental impacts of a product throughout its life cycle.

Type II: Self-declared environmental claims (ISO 14021)

The labels belonging to this group do not share some of the usual characteristics of environmental labels, the main

difference being that they are not awarded by an independent authority. These labels are developed internally by

companies, and they can take the form of a declaration, a logo, a commercial, etc. referring to one of the company‟s

products.

Type III: Environmental impact labels (ISO 14025)

Type III labels consist in qualified product information based on life cycle impacts. Environmental parameters are fixed by

a qualified third party, then companies compile environmental information into the reporting format and these data are

independently verified. The environmental impacts are expressed in a way that makes it very easy to compare different

products and sets of parameters. Type III labels do not assess or weight the environmental performance of the products

they describe.

Source: [21]

In actual fact, SIRIM Eco-labeling scheme Type I that verify products according to

environmental criteria was started in the year 2005. As of October 2011, SIRIM has developed 31

eco-label products criteria namely (i) ECO01-Environmentally Degradable Non-Toxic Plastic

Packaging Material; (ii) ECO02-Hazardous Metal-Free Electrical and Electronic Equipments and

Parts; (iii) ECO03-Biodegradable Cleaning Agents; (iv) ECO04-Recycled Paper; (v)

ECO05-Bio-Fiber Composite Construction Material; (vi) ECO06-Food Grade Lubricants; (vii)

ECO07-Floor Mate; (viii) ECO08-Fabric Care Product; (ix) ECO09-Tableware from Biomass; (x)

ECO10-Adhesives; (xi) ECO11-Water-based Adhesives; (xii) ECO12-Paper-based Packaging

Product; (xiii) ECO13-Organic Fertilizer; (xiv) ECO14-Recycle Rubber Products; (xv)

ECO15-Shampoo Products; (xvi) ECO16-Shower Liquid Products; (xvii) ECO17-Solid Body Soap

Products; (xviii) ECO18-Recycled Plastic Products; (xix) ECO19-Paints; (xx) ECO20- Clay Roof

Tiles; (xxi) ECO21-Fiber Cement; (xxii) ECO22-Ceramic Tiles; (xxiii) ECO23-Masonry Units; (xxiv)

ECO24-Energy Saving Electronic Ballast; (xxv) ECO25-Fluorescent Lamp; (xxvi) ECO26-Printing

Ink; (xxvii) ECO27-Luminaries and Light Source for Interior Lightings; (xxviii) ECO28-Paper Printed

Material; (xxix) ECO29-Cement; (xxx) ECO30-Ballpoint; and (xxxi) Flat Glass. Four products criteria

have been upgraded to Malaysian Standards as in Table 5.

Table 5. Eco-label products criteria upgraded to Malaysian Standards

No. Code Product Criteria

1 ECO 01 Environmentally Degradable & Non-toxic Plastic Packaging Material (MS2073:2008 - Eco-labeling

Criteria for Environmentally Degradable Plastics Packaging Material)

2 ECO 02 Hazardous Metal-free Electrical & Electronic Equipments & Parts (MS2237:2009 - Eco-labeling Criteria

for Electrical & Electronic Equipment & Components With Restricted Hazardous Substances)

3 ECO 03 Biodegradable Cleaning Agents (MS2225:2009 - Eco-labeling Criteria for Biodegradable Cleaning

Agents)

4 ECO 04 Recycled Paper (Malaysian Standards MS2080:2008 - Eco-labeling Criteria for Recycled Paper)

Source: Malaysian Green Technology Corporation (2011)

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So far, 14 companies have received eco-labeling certification. In addition, Malaysia has

also become a member of the Global Eco-Labelling Network (GEN) on October 2010.

Malaysia Green Directory (MDC)

Malaysia Green Directory (MDC) is an online directory/database that comprises of

information on green products, services, technical experts, research, development and innovation

projects and testing labs. MDC will facilitate potential users and buyers to quickly and easily find

products and services that take into account environmental criteria for their procurement and

reference. In order to be listed in MDC, the companies must comply with minimum criteria as stated in

Table 6. MTGC is given the task to evaluate, verify, maintain, validate and produce the database

for MGC. Application, registration and publication can be made online via MGC website

www.greendirectory.my. As of October 2011, there are 160 published items from 40 respective

companies.

Table 6. Minimum Criteria for MGD

Categories/Minimum Criteria

Products

A product that contributes to environmental sustainability such as saving energy, saving water, minimizing waste,

complying with eco-labeling requirements or improving ecological biodiversity

Services

A company showing clear environmental leadership by incorporating environmental management standard, energy

management standard or code of practice and „Corporate Social Responsibility‟ principles throughout their operations and

complying with international requirements for carbon management or carbon trading

Technical Experts

An expert or a consultant with key capabilities in the environmental sustainability field and able to refer to green projects as

examples

Testing Labs

A laboratory that provide services to test and verify any product or system using certified Malaysian Standards or any

International Standards that support environmental sustainability

Research, Development & Innovation

A research and development project that drive the adoption of new clean and efficient technologies and promote

sustainability economy as a whole

Source: Malaysian Green Technology Corporation (2011)

CONCLUSION

GGP is in line with Malaysia‟s national policies, where the growth objectives of the nation

will be in balance with environmental consideration. The three initiatives discussed are important

components in supporting the implementation of GGP. However, each initiative should be evaluated

of its effectiveness so that improvement and remedial measures can be taken. As GGP can be a

significant source of support to sustainable development policy goal, its implementation need to be

accelerated.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This study is sponsored by the Malaysian government under the Federal Training Award Scheme.

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on Sustainable Development. New York: United Nations.

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green business growth in Asia, Europe and the United States, Japan: IGPN.

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the context of SMEs in Malaysia, International Business Management 4(1): 20-27.

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environmental sustainability, Operation Supply Chain Management, 2: 93-110.

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South Africa, TSAR 2008.1 31-50

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procurement (GGP) in Malaysia: Issues and challenges, In the Proceeding of the International

Symposium on Environment and Natural Resource 2011 (ISENAR 2011) „Harnessing Natural

Resource for Sustainability‟, 15-17 November, Hotel Equatorial Bangi, Selangor.

[10] Ministry of Finance Malaysia (MOF), 2010, Malaysia Procurement Regime. Government

Procurement Division, Ministry of Finance Malaysia http://www.treasury.gov.my/pdf/lain-lain/

msia_regime.pdf [2 April 2011]

[11] Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia (KeTTHA), 2009, National Green

Technology Policy, Putrajaya: Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia

[12] Geng, Y. & Doberstein, B., 2008, Greening government procurement in developing countries:

building capacity in China, Journal of Environmental Management, 88: 932–938

[13] Economic Planning Unit (EPU) Malaysia, 2010, 10th Malaysia Plan 2011-2015, Economic

Planning Unit, Prime Minister Department. Kuala Lumpur: Percetakan Nasional Malaysia

Berhad

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Transformation Program, Performance Management and Management Unit, Prime Minister

Department. Kuala Lumpur: Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad

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Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad.

[16] Ministry of Finance (MOF), 2010, 2010 Budget, Putrajaya: Ministry of Finance

[17] International Green Technology and Eco Products Exhibition and Conference (IGEM), 2011,

Malaysia‟s Prime Minister Speech, 8 September, Kuala Lumpur

[18] Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), 2011, Reaping the benefits of

green business in TradeMart January & February 2011, Kuala Lumpur: Berita Publishing Sdn.

Bhd. 4-5

[19] Giridhar, T.R., 1998, Eco-labelling: A comparative analysis. Chemical Business, 12(7): 95

[20] Childs, C. & Whiting, S., 1998, Eco-labeling and the green consumers, Department of

Environmental Science, University of Bradford, West Yorkshire,

http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/envsci/SB/init.htm [29 July 2011]

[21] UNOPS, 2009, A guide to environmental labels for procurement practitioners of the United

Nations System, UNOPS.

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND

CONSUMPTION: TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT OF THE 3Rs TECHNOLOGIES

Kyungsun Lee1

1Program in History and Philosophy of Science, Seoul National University

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

To achieve sustainable development in developing countries, they should consider

sustainable production and consumption. The 3Rs (Reduce, Re-use, Recycle) strategy is an effective

way to encourage sustainable production and consumption by reducing waste and resource. While 3Rs

strategy widely discussed, however, 3Rs technology have known as crucial part of 3Rs strategy. This

paper argued about 3Rs technology, especially technology transfer which is way to develop technical

capacity in developing countries. To successful transfer of technology, this paper discuss about how to

assess technologies and find out appropriate technology by considering what is environmentally

sustainable technology and sustainable development. In short, new technology assessment factor

should be considering not only economic growth,

Keywords: Sustainable development, Sustainable Production and Consumption, 3Rs, Technology

Transfer, Technology Assessment

BACKGROUND

Developing countries are facing an extreme challenge regarding resource depletion and

waste management with instance of rapid economic growth. To overcome those challenges and

achieve sustainable development, these countries should consider sustainable production and

consumption. The 3Rs (Reduce, Re-use, and Recycle) strategy is an effective way to achieve both

sustainable production and consumption. Several Asian countries have already recognized the 3Rs

strategy and started to promote and adapt that strategy to their countries. (IGES, 2009) However, 3Rs

technology has not been utilized widely yet even though one of biggest barriers to its use in

developing countries is lack of recognition and information regarding the technology, and existing

lower technical capacity.

International technology transfer can contribute to developing technical capacity through

time and money when developing new technology. Technology transfer is always a complex process

because it involves many stakeholders and different technologies. Only a well prepared process of

technology transfer can be successful and contribute to achieving the desired sustainable development.

This paper discusses about the most important key to success technology transfer, namely, needed

technology assessment.

In the context of technology transfer, especially environmentally sustainable technology,

technology refers not only to hardware, such as equipment, but also to software for know-how and

knowledge. (IPCC, 2000) Technology transfer includes several steps, namely a needs assessment,

technology assessment, transfer of equipment, and final implementation. To successfully transfer

technology, it is important that researchers develop a needs assessment and a technology assessment..

(K. Kebede & K. Mulder, 2008)

In the case of 3Rs technology, there needs assessment has already been completed in the

developing countries already done need assessment in developing countries; they share a common

need for 3R technology. The problem that remains, however, is lack of information about that

technology. In this paper, I investigate what kind of 3Rs technology is needed and how to assess to

find the appropriate technology and produce successful technology transfer.

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THE 3Rs TECHNOLOGY

Reduce Technologies

Reduce means to lower waste by using things you already have until the very end of their life

cycles and thus avoid waste generation. There are three types of reduction, waste reduction, resource

reduction and energy reduction. The reduction process can be applied to both the consumption and

production process.

As mentioned, 3Rs technologies consider software as technology. For instance, any system

or service such as servicizing, service provider owned service and managed products can be part of the

attempt to reduce technologies. (EPA, 2009)

Reuse Technologies

Reuse means re-utilization of resource materials and goods. Technologies applied to reuse in

agriculture and industry can be examples of reuse technology. There are special technologies in each

industry, i.e. steel slug reuse in the steel industry. Regarding goods reuse, it is possible to reuse parts of

production. In this case, diagnosing a life cycle and dismantle technology will be the necessary

technology.

Recycle Technologies

Recycle means re-utilization of waste as resources. This technology can be divided into

material recycling and non-material recycling. Non-material recycling calls for recovering energy like

heat and electricity produced by incineration. With material recycling, there is variety of technologies

applicable to different materials.

THE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT NEEDED FOR SUCCESFUL TECHNOLOGY

TRANSFER

Technology Assessment Factors

In traditional technology transfer, there are four core assessment factors; Technical,

economical, environmental and institutional factor. (K. Kebede & K. Mulder, 2008) The most

important of these is the economic factor because the main purpose of technology transfer is to

encourage economic growth in the developing countries. Unlike traditional technology transfer,

environmentally sound technology transfer must be understood in the context of sustainable

development. The air of applying 3Rs technologies, however, is to achieve not only economic growth,

but also environmental protection and social progress. Therefore these assessment factors must be

adjusted.

The new core assessment factors will have five categories. The first category is technology

factors, which assess the nature of technology itself, such as the complexity of technology, including

its infrastructure, operation and maintenance. The second category remains economic factor, which is

related with resources, including human, capital, land and raw materials. The first and second

categories are almost the same as the more traditional technology assessment factor. The third category

is the environmental factor, which is a bit different from a traditional technology assessment. In

traditional assessment, the focus is environmental conditions like geographical and climate. However,

to have an environmentally sound technology, environmental factors are evaluated for the impact of

technology on the environment. For example, the technology assessment should consider how

effective a technology is for mitigating climate change and reducing air and water pollution. The

fourth factor is the institutional factor. It consists of organizational factors and policy frameworks like

laws and regulation. Also, it considers global cooperation and partnership. The final factor is the social

one. The traditional factor was a part of the institutional factor. However, in the context of sustainable

development, that factor should be assessed for to balance both the economic and environmental

factors. It means that appropriate and environmentally sound technology should contribute toward

improving the general quality of life and support the capacity for building in the receptor countries.

The social is factor considered as a contribution that will improve the public health, training and

education for better capacity building.

Assessment of the 3Rs Technologies

There are two types of model to assess and describe regarding the 3Rs technology by

discussing assessment factors. The first model is assessing and describing each technology through the

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five core factors. [Figure 1] The advantage of this model is that it can be easily combined with needs

assessment. If the receptor countries have their own databases for what they have and what they still

need, it is easy to find an appropriate technology for them by combining the needs assessment with the

technology assessment. However, this model is hard to use for a comparison of similar technologies.

The second model however is a comparative model. [Figure 2] Here each technology is located within

a coordinated system. In this model, it is easy to compare similar technologies and note and revise or

add to their strong and weak points.

Figure 1 Illustration of Model 1 and Model 2 for technology assessment

CONCLUSION

The transfer of 3Rs technologies presents a different characteristic from any usual traditional

technology transfer. Unlike traditional technology transfer that has only focused on economic growth,

the 3Rs technology transfer process considers economic growth, environmental protection, and social

progress within the overall framework of sustainable development.

In this paper, I examine how to develop a proper technology assessment of 3Rs technology

for successful technology transfer. This assessment factor should be adjusted in the context of

environmental sound technology and sustainable development. First of all, any new assessment factor

should consider environmental sound technology for not only hardware but also for software. Second,

any new technology assessment should be evaluated in terms of economic growth, environmental

protection and social equity as a part of long-term sustainable development. By considering all these

factors, receptors countries can evaluate using 3Rs technology and thus learn the appropriate

technology for each country while reducing risk.

References

[1] EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency), 2009, “Green Servicizing” for a Key concepts,

tools and analyses to inform policy engagement More Sustainable US Economy, Washington

D.C, USA, Available online:

http://www.epa.gov/osw/partnerships/stewardship/docs/green-service.pdf (accessed on 29th July

2011).

[2] GEC (Global Environment Centre Foundation), 2006, 3Rs Technologies and Techniques in Japan

2009, Available online: http://gec.jp/gec/EN/publications/ecotown-3R.pdf (accessed on 29th July

2011).

[3] IGES (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies), 2009, National 3R Strategy Development –

A progress report on seven countries in Asia from 2005 to 2009, Kanagawa, Japan

[4] IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), 2000, IPCC Special Report –

Methodological and Technological Issues in Technology Transfer (Summary for Policy Makers)

[5] Kassahun Yimer Kebede, Karel F. Mulder, 2008, Needs Assessment and Technology Assessment:

Crucial Steps in Technology Transfer to Developing Countries, Revista internacional de

sostenibilidad, tecnología y humanismo, Numero 3, 85-104.

[6] UNCRD (United Nations Centre for Regional Development), 2010, 3R Sourcebook, Nagoya,

Japan.

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY MODEL IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK

(CASE STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL PARK IN WEST JAVA PROVINCE)

Aviasti

1*, T. Yuri Zagloel

2, Roekmijati W.S

3,Budi Darmadi

4

1Doctoral Student in Programs of Environmental Science, University of Indonesia and

Lecturer in Industrial Engineering Department, Bandung Islamic University 2 Lecturer in Industrial Engineering Department, University of Indonesia

3Lecturer in Chemistry Engineering Department, University of Indonesia

4 Ministry of Industry Indonesia

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

In this decade we are faced with problems that threaten all aspects of human life which is

damaging the environment. The cause of this damage, one of which is to manufacture products that are not

environmentally friendly and inefficiensi in the use of its resources. Green Design is defined as an activity

carried out in designing a product by considering the impact on the environment caused by the product life

cycle, to reduce waste, manage materials, preventing pollution and product improvements. The purpose of

this research is to develop a model of energy efficiency in one area of industry resulting in the utilization of

industrial waste in running a sustainable industry. So the ultimate goal of this research will be realized and

generate profits for business, welfare of society and development success for the government.

Keywords: green design, energy sources, energy efficiency, sustainability

I.INTRODUCTION

All the activities of human life from a few hundred years ago is highly dependent on energy derived

from fossil (coal, oil and gas) and demand for energy is increasingly rising. These resources are used

constantly and rarely think about their impact to life in the future. At this time everyone felt the vulnerability

of fuel supplies due to man's dependence on energy derived from fossil fuels. Besides its impact on the

processing of energy derived from fossil may cause environmental pollution, as well as utilization.

But other than that there is another hierarchy that is determined by market trends or interest in the

company or the surrounding communities. And perhaps one of the criteria is that the products produced is

clean environment and minimize harmful exhaust for surrounding communities. Another problem, whether

the energy required to run the industry are available? At this time all the nations dependence on fossil fuels as

a source of considerable energy, while reserves of energy sources is very limited, especially petroleum.

The success of a manufacturing company depends on the company's ability to identify customer

wants and then translate them into technical characteristics as well as quickly create the desired product with

low cost. But not as easy as imagined because companies often forget one thing if the manufacturing

processes and resulting product environmentally friendly? Because in this decade we are faced with problems

that threaten all aspects of human life that is damaging the environment, and one reason is to manufacture

products that are not environmentally friendly and ineffesiensi in the use of its resources.

By considering the problems facing the world about the energy on the Sustainable Development

Summit in Johannesburg South Africa at September 2002 agreed to supply system and the Sustainable

Energy Utilization. To responding this issue the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources issued a

Renewable Energy Development Policy and Energy Conservation (Green Energy) in December 2003.

II. LITERATUR REVIEW 2.1. Ecological Industry

The term industrial ecology was first introduced by Robert Frosch along with Nicholas

Gallopolous in 1989 in the Journal of Scientific American with the title Strategic for Manufacturing. Frosch

developed concept of Industrial Metabolism introduced by Robert Aynes to improve a systematic

change of the ingredients in a modern economy. Frosch and Gallopolous suggest the need for an ecosystem

as an industrial energy use and material optimally, waste and pollution are minimized, and there is an

economic potential for each product in the manufacturing process (Frocsh, 1989; 152).

The definition of industrial ecology by Robert Frosch on paper Industrial Ecology: A Philosopical

Introduction published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 1989: “In the industrial

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context we may think of organism will manage as being use of products and waste products”

According to Chertow in Industrial symbiosis: Literature and Taxonomy in 2000 said that

industrial ecology is divided into 3 (three) levels that are focused on the facility level, the level of inter-firm

and level on regional or global scale. The division of this level for more details can be seen in figure 1 ..

Figure 1. Industrial Ecology Operates at Three Levels

The concept of industrial ecology is the concept of raw material utilization and optimal energy

without spoiling the environment. Integration between the industry is needed for the prevention of

environmental damage while increasing profits for the industry. In designing an industrial ecology area

consists of several stages of the process analysis of material and energy flow analysis, analysis of regional

natural resource availability, re-analysis of actual problems encountered and setting priorities. In the

analysis of material flow and energy is used to identify raw materials and energy at every stage of the

production process. This analysis also includes the analysis of mass and energy integration process. The

purpose of this analysis are saving the use of natural resources, analyzing the use of raw materials are more

environmentally friendly and reducing environmental impact. Analysis of the regional availability of

natural resources used to analyze the availability of raw materials, the negative impact of their use of other

resources. After knowing the results of the above analysis it can be re identification of actual problems

encountered. Settlement of existing problems should be communicated with other related industries in the

region. Eventually the industry will be composed of mutually beneficial symbiosis between industry.

2.2. Eco Industrial Park

The emergence of the words sustainability in development planning makes all the sectors also

provides direction to the development of more environmentally friendly. Not only that all parties who are

interested try to incorporate elements of environmentally friendly, because it tastes konsumenpun tend to

prefer products that are green and clean. Green Design is defined as an activity undertaken in product

design by considering the impact on the environment caused by the product life cycle, to increase the level

of kompetititif, increase value-added market, lower costs or to meet the demands of sustainability and

environmental settings (Karlson, 2001). The main purpose of the Green Design is issued by the company to

reduce waste, reduce materials, prevent pollution and product improvements..

SUSTAINABILITY

INDUSTRIAL

ECOLOGY

FACILITY OR FIRM Design for environment

Pollution prevention

“green accounting

o kkeen accounting”

INTER FIRM Industrial Symbiosis (Eco Industrial Park)

Product life-cycles

Industrial Sector Intiative

REGIONAL/GLOBAL Budgets and cycles

Material and Energy flow studies (industrial metabolism)

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The concept of Eco Industrial Park (EIP) is expected can answer the problems associated with

environmental contamination caused by an industrial estate. The purpose of the EIP is nothing but improve

the economic performance of industries through the minimization of environmental impact. Approach

was done on green infrastructure design, planning and implementation of the concept of net product,

pollution prevention, energy efficiency and the relationship between the companies.

Eco Industrial Park is a collection of industry (producers of products / services) which are located

in a place where the actors in it trying to improve environmental performance, economic and social

development. Principles of eco industrial park was born in 1992 and implemented in developed countries

such as Germany, Britain, Australia, the United States, and Canada. Starting in 1999 applied in Asian

countries such as Japan, China, Thailand, the Philippines, and Korea and is proven to increase economic

benefits, environmental, and social.

Examples of successful implementation of the Eco Industrial Park is the Industrial Symbiosis in

Kalundborg Denmark have emerged since 1970 as a partnership of the industries that try to reduce costs

and try to comply with applicable regulations. More than two decades, spontaneous cooperation between

companies develop into bilateral exchanges involving several companies. Another example is, Symbiosis

Cane Sugar Refining Industry in Guitang China. Initially only producing sugar industry, is currently

Guintang Group makes alcohol, cement mills, and produce fertilizer, raw materials derived from waste of

sugar. Another success is also shown with the development of Eco Industrial Networking in the Industrial

Zone Naroda Gujarat India, one goal is to establish a cooperation in the prevention of pollution.

Some of the fundamental principles required to develop an EIP is based on the experience of several States

according to Lowe (2001) are as follows:

a. Integrated with the natural system; have a relationship with the natural setting by minimizing impacts on

the environment.

b. Energy systems; eficiency of energy use will reduce costs and impact on the environment.

c. Material flow and waste management in the region; the companies that are in the area of EIP seeks to

optimize the use of all materials and minimize the use of toxic materials. Moreover, it can be developed

infrastructure that aims to transform a byproduct of an industry to other industries, collect byproducts

that may be utilized by other industries outside the region and facilitate the processes of toxic waste.

d. Water, waste water from one plant might be used by other manufacturers. This can be done directly or

can also be passed through a pretreatment. Infrastructure built can only include the water management.

e. Collection Management Services and Support Services; management plays a role in the EIP must support

the exchange of inter-product companies and helps companies adapt to change and maintain the

exchange of side chains and keep the fabric of communication within the region.

f. Design and construction of sustainable; building design and infrastructure to be constructed with the

aim of optimizing the use of resources more efficiently and minimize the possibility of widespread

pollution.

g. Integrated with the surrounding area; this project should be able to return value for the surrounding

community through such things as the existence of the institution as a business incubator for new

businesses.

2.3. Industrial Metabolism

Perspective of social flow is necessary for modern environmental management. Analysis of

material flow, such as industrial metabolism and research on the life cycle have an important role in

the environmental debate and management. This is a consequence of the new situation in developed

countries where industrial pollution has been radically reduced emissions and consumption becomes

much more important. To meet the challenges of modern environmental management, needed an

efficient way between industrial metabolism with the economy, ethics and environment.

Environmentally Industrial Area will be very influenced by the industrial metabolism model contained

in the region (Stefan Anderberg).

The concept of industrial metabolism was launched by Robert U. Ayres in 1988. He views the

„metabolism of industry‟ as „„the whole integrated collection of physical processes that convert raw

materials and energy, plus labour, into finished products and wastes…‟‟ (Ayres, 1994: pp.3). The aim of

industrial metabolism studies is to gain improved knowledge and understanding of the societal uses of

natural resources and their total impact on the environment. The basic idea isto analyze the entire flow of

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materials and identify and assess all possible emission sources and other effects in connection to these

flows.

Allenby and Richards (1994), mentioned in industrial metabolism as a comprehensive integration

of a set of physical processes that convert raw materials and energy, plus labor into final products and

wastes in a steady-state conditions. Side of the production (supply), can not walk by itself, there must be a

control system is performed by human component. In this industry the human metabolic process has two

main roles: (1) directly, as the labor input (labor input), and (2) indirectly, as a consumer outputs (eg as a

determinant of final demand). This system lasted at least in the form of a decentralized market competition,

by balancing supply and demand, both product and labor through the price mechanism..

Manahan (1999) states for a system of industrial metabolism can take place in accordance with its

function, then there are some important key components that must exist in every process operation are:

a. At least one major producer that operates on a large scale

b. At least one secondary material processing that utilizes the waste with a large volume as primary

producers, both waste from other manufacturers and also from the consumer

c. Each company ensures cooperation and exchange of information between all members within the system.

Three main key to establishing an industrial metabolism that are optimization, system integration

and eco-efficiency

Environmentally Industrial Area will be strongly influenced by the industrial metabolism model

contained in the region. Metabolism is the overall industry and the energy flow of materials through

industrial systems. Metabolism industry must pay attention to resource conservation and environmental

protection, including the industrial transition, emphasizing the reuse of materials used, production of

sustainable, renewable energy, efficient transportation, and the need for human relationships, especially the

interaction between individuals or industries that are outside clusters but affects the survival of the

industrial park.

III. DATA AND METHODS

Application of the concept of Eco Industrial Park will produce industrial symbiosis, which is a

form of industrial cooperation which has a level of interdependence between firms which exchange

material, energy and other things that are mutually beneficial to each other and can provide shared

prosperity. At this time industrial symbiosis, especially for environmentally sound industrial area in

Indonesia has not managed to make mutually beneficial cooperation with good. According Djajadiningrat

and Melia (2004) challenges faced by the developers of the Eco Industrial Park area at the moment is

breaking the ice during this emerging communication is communication between the actors, governments,

and surrounding communities.

Yet according to Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia No.. 41 1996 and

Government Regulation of Republic of Indonesia number 24 year 2009 concerning Industrial Zone, Section

1 of Article 2 states that the purpose of the industrial area in addition to accelerating the growth of the

industry, is also increasing efforts of environmentally sound industrial development. In article 4 of Decree

of the President of the Republic of Indonesia No.. 41 in 1996 stated that the development does not reduce

the industrial area of agricultural land and carried on the land that has the function to protect natural

resources and cultural heritage. Also in Chapter I, Article 1 of Regulation No government of the Republic

of Indonesia. 24 of 2009 concerning Industrial Area designation states that the area is a stretch of industrial

land designated for industrial activities based on Spatial statutory regulations.

Based on data from the Ministry of Industry in 2007 the industrial park have been scattered in 13

provinces in Indonesia region, listed 81 areas that have been operating from 203 industrial park that is

licensed to exploitation. The impact of positive and negative impacts arise with the existence of the

industrial area. The positive impact arising among others absorb a number of local employment and rising

incomes surrounding communities. While the negative impact is the pollution of the environment, labor

issues, issues of cultural change in society, and other social problems.

Industrial area managers try to pay attention to and cope with the impacts arising from

industrial activity by building environmentally sound industrial park. But the development of Eco Industrial

Park in Indonesia is very slow and Jababeka industrial area is the only industrial park initiatives to develop

the concept of Eco Industrial Park. Based on studies that have been done Jababeka industrial area was not

yet able to apply the principles of Eco Industrial Park as a whole. But the industrial area manager's attention

to the environment continue to be followed by participants Corporate Performance Assessment Program

(PROPER), so as to obtain PROPER certificate issued by the Ministry of Environment. This was followed

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by other industrial areas in Indonesia, although of the 81 new industrial area 14 industrial zones that have

been getting PROPER. Given the breadth of the research problem of this study is restricted to industry

metabolism that occurs in 6 areas in West Java especially waste treatment for energy efficiency.

IV. RESULT AND DISCUSSION

Figure 2 will be demonstrated linkage industries contained in a region in terms of

utilization of industrial waste one to the other industries as alternative energy sources or as inputs

for the manufacture of its products .

Example :

Figure 2. Conceptual framework

In the table 1 based on previous research and conceptual framework be proposed an

alternative model for energy efficiency by taking into account the type of industry, industrial potential,

and a source of energy in the industrial park in West Java Province

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Table 1. Alternative Model of Efficiency Energy in the Industrial Park in West Java Province Province District Type of industry/

Industrial Potential

Energy sources Alternative energy

West Java Tanggerang - Wood

- Chemical

- Coal

- Rubber

-Biomass

-Coal*

-Sun

Energy used for industrial wood

is the sun. Industrial waste

generated from wood used as

energy for the coal industry.

While waste from reprocessed

coal industry so that it becomes a

byproduct or a source of energy

for other industries. (alternative

1)

Bandung - Textile

- Clothing

- Shoes

- Food/beverages

-Tobacco

-Biomass

-Geothermal

Geothermal energy used for

industrial food, beverages and

tobacco. Waste generated from

this industry to be processed

biomass energy for the textile,

clothing and shoes. Waste

generated from the textile,

clothing and footwear

reprocessed as byproducts or

energy for other industries

(alternative 2)

Bogor - Textile

- Clothing

- Shoes

-Biomass Waste from agricultural and

livestock are used as a biomass

energy industry for textile,

apparel and footwear. Waste

generated as a byproduct or

source of energy for other

industries (alternative 3)

Bekasi - Textile

- Clothing

- Shoes

-Biomass

-Sun

Household and industrial trash

besides solar energy can be used

as biomass energy for textile ,

clothing and shoes industry. And

waste generated as a byproduct

or source of energy for other

industries (alternative 4)

Cirebon -Wood -Biomass

-Sun

For the timber industry using

the sun's energy. While the

waste is generated as a biomass

energy for other industries.

(Alternative 5)

Cianjur -Food/beverages

-Metal/engine

-Biomass

Agricultural waste into energy

sources for food and beverage

industry. The resulting waste

into energy for metal goods and

industrial machinery. While

industrial waste from metal

goods and industrial machinery

processed into byproducts.

(Alternative 6)

CONCLUSION

The emergence of words of sustainability in development planning makes all sectors also provide a

more environmentally friendly development. Not only that all parties felt compelled trying to incorporate

elements of environmentally friendly, because it customer tastes tend more want products that are green and

clean. If all industrial activities undertaken in designing of products considering the impact on the

environment and utilization of energy resources is good, then the path of sustainable industrial wheels will

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come true. So that it can generate profits for businesses, welfare for the people and the success of

development for the government.

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NEW LEARNING APPROACHES IN DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS

GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP ENERGY TECHNOPRENEUR IN

GREEN ECONOMICS ERA

Rachmawan Budiarto and Susetyo Hario Putero

Department of Engineering Physics, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

Every country is exploring its own sources for solving the energy problems. Most of them

are focused on developing the utilization of new and renewable energy sources. Vision of New and

Renewable Energy 25/25 declared by Indonesian Government in 2010 states that by 2025 new and

renewable energy should fulfill 25% of total Indonesia energy demand Human resources with

appropriate competence are needed in fulfilling the target. The engineering education could play the

important role in this field within the frame of three mission of higher education (Tridharma Perguruan

Tinggi). In the learning field, the department implements Student Centered Learning (SCL) and

Research Based Learning (RBL) methods for improving the student‟s knowledge based on real energy

problem solving. The main idea is to bring the students into the real problem by designing the synergy

of several courses. The new learning approaches successfully encouraged the student‟s

technopreneurship in order to answer the real community‟s energy problems. More than 10 new and

renewable energy system based products/year are produced within the new learning approaches.

Several of them have been installed in and utilized by the community. Simultaneously, it is also an

answer for a challenge of creating green jobs.

Keywords: engineering education, new and renewable energy, technopreneur, green economics.

INTRODUCTION

The world is now facing up complex problem due to the over exploitation on fossil fuel and

excessive dependence on that non-renewable resources. It also takes place in Indonesia. The problem

could be solved by increasing energy efficiency and increasing use of new and renewable energy

technology to build sustainable energy system. Human resources with appropriate competence are

needed in fulfilling the purpose. Higher education, especially the engineering education could play the

important role in this field.

The Department of Engineering Physics of Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia focusing on

development of all types of new and renewable energy is able to play significant role in solving

Indonesia‟s energy problems. Within the frame of three mission of higher education (Tridharma

Perguruan Tinggi), the department conducts activities in innovative and comprehensive way as a part

of its effort to be one of main players in developing sustainable energy system. This paper describes

those experiences.

POSITIONING OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY IN INDONESIA

Vision of New and Renewable Energy 25/25 declared by Indonesian Government in 2010

states that by 2025 new and renewable energy should fulfill 25% of total Indonesia energy demand.

This is significantly more progressive compared than target in Presidential Decree No. 5/2006

declaring that fossil based energy should fulfill around 89.5% of total Indonesian primer energy

demand. For example based on data of Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, in 2010 84% of

energy for electrical generation in Indonesia is still powered by fossil based energy resources

(Budiarto, 2011). It needs significant systematic breaktrough in all aspects of energy development;

technology, bussiness, social, and politics. Therefore, Indonesian high quality human resource in new

and renewable energy is a vital condition to fulfill the target.

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TECHNOPRENEURSHIP IN GREEN ECONOMICS ERA

Many believe that the crisis is an opportunity to amend economic organization – so that it no

longer prioritizes economic growth over environmental sustainability, social justice and equity. A

green economics is typically understood as an economic system that is compatible with the natural

environment, is environmentally friendly, is ecological, and for many groups, is also socially just. It is

the system that is dominated by investing in, producing, trading, distributing, and consuming not only

environmentally friendly but also environmentally enhancing products and services (UNEP, 2010).

According to Saumya (2007) the green economics includes ecological and environmental

impact in addition to the economical impact of a transaction. It then includes externalities ignored by

conventional economics.

Business activities are encouraged to be more environmental friendly. Business players are,

for instance, demanded to manage and use waste from their activities. They are also encouraged to

increase the energy efficiency in their business as well as to use new and renewable energy to power

business activities. It needs businessman having strong commitment to implement the above principles

of green economics.

Meanwhile, in rapid globalization characterized by intense competition, each person must

demonstrate their excellence and uniqueness. Everyone should be able to find their comparative

advantage. Empowering the creative abilities of students is one way to help them find their

comparative advantage. Jackson et al (2006) explained that the students will become more effective

learners and, ultimately, successful people if they can recognize and harness their own creative

abilities. In the context of engineering education, creativity should not only generate new technologies

that useful to the users but also have economic value to the inventors. Technopreneur student should

be able to merge their knowledge and the entrepreneurial ability to produce new useful products.

Patterson and Mitchell (2007) note that engineers today should not only understand the physical

design characteristics of a product or system, but also the business perspective that has traditionally

been the territory of management.

Any education institutions define their unique position. One of main focuses targeted by

Department of Engineering Physics of Gadjah Mada University is development of new and renewable

energy as a vital component of green economics development. Its curriculum is designed to develop

students to be technopreneur having ability to build sustainable energy systems.

NEW LEARNING PARADIGM IN GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY

Gadjah Mada University has declared to shift the teaching method from teacher-centered

learning into student-centered learning (SCL) in 2004. This new method drives lecturer to optimize

student‟s learning capability. There are several techniques could be selected by lecturers to implement

SCL in the courses, such as problem based learning, collaborative learning and cooperative learning.

Gadjah Mada University had stated in its strategic plan that three missions of higher

education called Tridharma Perguruan Tinggi (learning, research and community empowerment) have

to be pursued completely and comprehensively. One of the implementation is research-based learning

(RBL). Basically RBL is a SCL Plus that integrates research into learning process.

RBL is developed to improve the learning quality that uses authentic learning,

problem-solving, cooperative learning, contextual and inquiry-discovery approach guided by the

constructivism philosophy (Diah Tri Widayati, et.al, 2010).

In this context, the mentioned design of learning method is aimed to prepare competent

human resources in green economics implementation as one of the answer to serious complex problem

due to recent unsustainable energy system.

THREE MISSIONS IN DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS

In the learning context, course development in the department is a part of implementation of

new teaching paradigm in Gadjah Mada University in order to encourage students to become more

competence and skillful in problem identification and problem solving along with to empower them to

come up with new ideas and innovation. The main idea is to bring the students into the real problem.

In fact, most of problems could only be solved by interdisciplinary approaches due to its complexity.

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To simulate this fact, the synergy of several courses has been designed. In this case, synergy is

conducted by using a common purpose to unite them. According to this basic idea, several targets

could be built, such as:

1). Generating technopreneur in the field of new and renewable energy system to solve energy

problems faced by micro, small and medium enterprises (SME).

2). Generating conceptual industries based on advanced reactor‟s fuel cycle to prepare the nuclear era

in Indonesia.

3). Generating quality assurance systems of local resources and wisdoms based hydro energy

engineering to improve its utilization in Indonesia.

The scenarios are shown in Table 1 below.

Table 1. The scenarios. Courses Synergy Purposes Activities Outputs

Synergy Scheme 1

Renewable energy engineering

Energy policy

Research methodology

Industrial management

Technopreneur in the field

of new and renewable

energy system for solving

SME‟s energy problems.

Lecturing

Internship

Independent

work

“Company”

Feasibility study report

Business plan

Prototypes

Products

Synergy Scheme 2

Advanced reactor technology

Nuclear fuel management

Waste treatment technology

Engineering Management

Technopreneur in the field

of advanced reactor‟s fuel

cycle based industries.

Lecturing

Independent

work

“Company”

Feasibility study report

Business plan

Conceptual product design

Synergy Scheme 3

Hydropower engineering

Structure & properties of

materials engineering

Quality assurance

Quality assurance systems

of local resources and

wisdoms based

hydropower engineering

Lecturing

Independent field

study

Product design

Quality assurance

programs

In above scenarios, student is systematically encouraged to be an inventive technopreneur

who will discover problems, originate creative ideas and innovative solutions. Within the group, they

are stimulated to discuss and produce new ideas in order to solve their finding problems (5th RBL

strategies). Student group members should come from several course‟s students that mentioned in

Table 1.

Subject matters, for instance hand outs, papers, short films, animations, have been available

at GMU‟s Elisa (e-Learning System for Academic Community). So, the presence of students in the

class is emphasized to obtain sufficient knowledge from both lecturers and other students to solve

problems they face in developing ideas. Lecturers have to dedicate time to provide consultation or

guidance to students at any time. For simplicity, lecturers must prepare their e-mail and e-learning to

provide this.

For improving the quality of RBL, lecturers continually enrich their knowledge and lecture

materials through research and community empowerment. Recently, the community empowerment is

being conducted efficiently and effectively by merging with Student Community Services -

Community Empowerment Program (KKN PPM) that shows the main characteristic of GMU as a

community oriented university.

Application and development of the course synergy scheme are also linked to the renewable

energy projects run by Centre for Energy Studies (CES) Gadjah Mada University, as well as many

projects on renewable energy and development of SME run by two institutions: Institute for Research

and Community Services (IRCS) Universitas Gadjah Mada and Business Technology Centre (BTC)

Yogyakarta. The linkage between the courses synergy provided by the Department of Engineering

Physics and activities run by the above three institutions directly involve the students in various

activities of research and community development in the framework of green economics. The course,

research and community development are comprehensively conducted. This integrated scheme applies

mutual feedback in mechanism of continuous improvement (Budiarto et all, 2011).

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

The synergy course is developed in stages, utilizing a variety of grant programs and

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availability of networks with external stakeholders. The table 2 shows the development stage of one

synergy course.

Table 2. Development Evolution of The Synergy Scheme

Year Innovation Source of Funding or Partners

2006 Innovation on content and method of

course of energy policy

Grant on Lecture Content

Inherent – UGM

2007 Synergy of 2 Courses: Energy policy

and Management of Industry

Grant on Lecture Plan

Duelike – UGM

2008

Synergy of 4 Courses: Renewable

energy, energy policy, management of

industry and research methodology

Grant on Lecture Innovation

PHK A2 - UGM

2009

Integration of Synergy of 4 Courses

between and Technology Injection

Program for SMEs in Yogyakarta

BTC – BPTIY Yogyakarta

2010

Development of Technopreneurship in

Renewable Energy trough Synergy of 4

courses

Grant on Technopreneurship RAMP-IPB.

Curriculum 2005 implemented by the Department provides several subjects directly aimed

to increase application of new and renewable technologies. They are 1) renewable energy engineering,

2) new energy engineering, 3) hydropower engineering, 4) wind energy enegineering, 5) biomass

energy engineering, 6) power generation optimation, 7) energy policy, and a set of courses in nuclear

engineering. New curriculum 2011 introduces several new courses, for instance: 1)

technopreneurship, 2) geothermal engineering, and 3) integration of renewable energy. The new course

number 3 that subtitutes course of energy policy contains subjects as follow: character in use

renewable energy resources, energy policy, renewable energy industry, energy security, green

economics, and roadmap of energy system. So, the new synergy needs to create based on new courses

introduced in new curriculum and the present energy problems.

The stages in devoping scheme of synergy course and new curriculum are examples in

implementation of continuous improvement mechanism in Department of Engineering Physics of

Gadjah Mada University.

BENEFIT FOR COMMUNITY

The new learning approach mentioned above successfully increases the utilization of

renewable energy in the community, particularly rural communities. There are more than 10 new and

renewable energy system based products/year that means energy business embryos produced by above

methods. Some products have been installed and used in several SMEs in Yogyakarta in order to solve

their energy problems, such as rocket stove for tofu industry and solar drier for banana chips industry.

Several conceptual industries in the field of nuclear fuel cycle are also produced by students,

for instance nuclear grade heat exchanger industry, MSR fuel fabrication and yellowcake industry, etc.

Some of concepts that are guided tightly by lecturers were sent to the Indonesia government as a

reference in developing nuclear industries in Indonesia for supporting future energy demands.

The other outputs are several hydro technology designs based on community problem, such

as hydram pump for water lifting, micro hydro for electricity, home industry‟s water wheel etc.

Therefore, the realization of those designs will helpful the community.

By taking KKN PPM, students also could disseminate effectively the renewable energy

based products to the community. By direct contacting to the community as the last user, students

could refine and improve their products. Executions of some KKN PPM had been awarded and

supported by the other institutions including international institutions, for instance local governments,

Mondialogo, Innovations for the Base of the Pyramid (iBoP) Asia etc. It shows that the community

development activities successfully enlarge network resulting in increasing the role of the department

to improve capability of relevant stakeholders in answering energy problems.

In order to disseminate the technology, student was also encouraged to publish their designs

on seminar or conference. Several students‟ papers were accepted to present their paper on several

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international conference abroad.

Besides, the new approach in the learning method creates many benefits as follow (Putero

and Budiarto, 2011):

1). Synergy scheme is inherently supported by material enrichment from various renewable energy

based programs. It brings the class session closer to the field dynamics. Providing problems based

on real projects in the field gives students opportunity to experience challenge in developing real

renewable energy applications.

2). In other direction, learning content which is given and discussed in class session supports project

activities.

3). Result and challenge occured within synergy scheme and project activities stimulates various

themes for research activities. Research activities will then give supporting input for the synergy

schemes and projects.

4). Financial support needed for development of synergy schemes could be obtained also from

various programs conducted by CES, IRCS and BTC.

CONCLUSIONS

The new learning approaches successfully encouraged the student‟s technopreneurship in

order to answer the real community‟s energy problems. More than 10 new and renewable energy

system based products/year are produced within the new learning approaches. Several of them have

been installed in and utilized by the community. Simultaneously, it is also an answer for a challenge of

creating green jobs.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The supporting of the Department of Engineering Physics, Gadjah Mada University is acknowledged.

We also thank to Gadjah Mada University, especially Faculty of Engineering for permitting this

publication.

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THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP AND THE DILEMMA IN

THE ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY MANAGEMENT

-A case study at a convenience store in Japan-

Shino Koda

Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

In response to the raising of the environmental awareness, the need to transform modern

society away from being an energy waster has been growing. Environment-friendly action,

environment-friendly activities, environment-friendly products - all these things are deeply related to

people's daily life.

In this context, this paper focuses on the behavior of the customers at convenience stores and

the relationship among the franchiser, the franchisee and the customers. This paper attempts to

introduce a case study conducted at a convenience store and argues the dilemma in the relationship

between the franchiser and the franchisee and the influence of it on the behavior of the franchisee and

the customers. In order to gain further understanding of the approach I applied for this paper, the

methodology of group dynamics is overviewed. A case study conducted by the participant observation

is introduced as well as the features of convenience stores in Japan. Then, as a result of the participant

observation, according to the qualitative data, it was found that the inconsistent orders for the

franchisee from the franchiser and the fear of the franchisee for the opportunity loss caused the

dilemma in the relationship between the franchiser and the franchisee. This dilemma is discussed as

well as the norm created by the franchisee and the customers. In conclusion, for the betterment of the

environment-friendly management, the solution of the dilemma is a key. The fundamental conversion

of the norm and the creation of the new meaning of the environment-friendly action leading people to

the environment-friendly behavior at convenience stores are needed for the environment-friendly

management. This will eventually lead people to the environment-friendly daily life.

Keywords: dilemma, convenience store, opportunity loss, participant observation, group dynamics

INTRODUCTION

In response to the raising of the environmental awareness, the need to transform modern

society away from being an energy waster has been growing. Companies run in the

environment-friendly way have begun getting more reputation. Environment-friendly products have

been more popular among people. Under such circumstances, there has also been a growing need for

convenience stores to conduct the environment-friendly activities. Environment-friendly action,

environment-friendly activities, environment-friendly products ― all these things are deeply related

to people's daily life. In this context, with the thorough participant observation, this paper focuses on

the behavior of the customers at convenience stores and the relationship among the franchiser, the

franchisee and the customers, for convenience stores are something that Japanese people cannot live

without nowadays.

Japanese lifestyle has drastically changed since the first convenience store was launched.

The first convenience store was launched in Japan in 1969 [1]. Since then, convenience stores have

affected the way Japanese people live.

Convenience stores in Japan have some environmental problems. Incorrect disposal of waste

as well as copious amounts of food waste, for instance, is one of the issues that has generated a major

discussion. Franchisers promote the environment-friendly management and they order their

franchisees to follow their policy.

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However, their attempt doesn‟t work very well. Why do the franchisees refuse to follow the

manuals given by the franchiser that show them what should be done as the environment-friendly

activities? This paper attempts to investigate and analyze the cause of the problem by conducting the

thoroughgoing participant observation with the methodology of group dynamics.

This paper builds upon the methodology of group dynamics newly proposed by Sugiman.

The next section provides an overview of its methodology and convenience stores in Japan are briefly

explained. Then, this paper shows a case study conducted at a convenience store in Japan. Following

the results of the case study, the dilemma which was observed in the relationship between the

franchiser and the franchisee is discussed. The last section provides the conclusion of this research.

METHODOLOGY

In this paper, the methodology of group dynamics is applied. Group dynamics newly

advocated by Sugiman highly stresses collaborative practice by researchers and people, maintaining

social constructionism as its meta-theory [2]. It differs from traditional group dynamics created by

Kurt Lewin. This new group dynamics underlines the nature of the collectivity while the traditional

group dynamics puts an emphasis on the psychological process of individuals [3][4]. Sugiman defines

group dynamics as “a field of study in which the dynamic nature of human collectivities or groups is

investigated by examining the collectivities as wholes on the one hand, and the dynamic bilateral

relations between the collectivity and the lives, or the psychological states, of individuals who belong

to these collectivities on the other” [5].

In group dynamics proposed by Sugiman, holding social constructionism as its meta-theory,

communication is defined as what produces something communal, provides a basis of meaning and

enables our life world to be less ambivalent in the end [6]. Following this definition, this paper regards

communication as what provides people with the basis of the meaning of the practice of the

environment-friendly behavior and activities. Communication reflects the relationship. Thus, during

the participant observation, the considerable attention was given to every conversation and dialogue

among the franchiser, the franchisee and the customers.

This research does not attempt to find the universal fact but develop the social construction

of the “fact” in locale [7]. Thus, this paper considers the relationship and the norm with the qualitative

data and the ethnography at the convenience store where I conducted the participant observation and

proposes the betterment of the environment-friendly behavior at the store.

CONVENIENCE STORES IN JAPAN

According to the Statistics Bureau of Japan, convenience stores are defined as small-sized

retailers whose space is more than 30 ㎡ and less than 250 ㎡, opening 24 hours a day or for longer

hours with the self-service style and selling a limited range of goods mainly foods and beverages for

daily consumption[8]. At convenience stores in Japan, people can buy all kinds of hot and cold foods

and beverages as well as commodities for daily use. Moreover, they even offer postal service and

private home delivery service. People can pay even the utility bills. In short, convenience stores in

Japan are truly convenient. Japanese lifestyle is based on the convenience, thus Japanese society can

be regarded as “a convenience-oriented” society.

It is plausible to say that going to convenience stores is almost a habit for Japanese people.

In Japan, one of the typical daily activities is to go to convenience stores to buy daily commodities as

well as foods and beverages. According to the statistics conducted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade

and Industry of Japan, the number of the convenience stores in Japan is more than 42,000 [9]. Other

surveys support that going to convenience stores is essential to Japanese people's daily activities. For

instance, more than 60% of Japanese men and women who are over 20 years old go to convenience

stores at least once a week, men in the 20s go to convenience stores every two days, and more than

80% of women in the 20s go to convenience stores every day [10][11][12].

Convenience stores in Japan have developed differently from the ones in other countries [13].

Since the first convenient store was established in the late 1960s, the number of the convenience stores

has kept increasing. Convenience stores in Japan pursue, literally, “the convenience”. People can get

almost everything and they can do almost everything that they have to do in their daily life at a

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convenience store ― posting, payment, and so on―. Most of the convenience stores in Japan are

open 24 hours. Convenience stores in Japan are literally convenient.

CASE STUDY

Based on the methodology of group dynamics, the thoroughgoing participant observation

was conducted at a convenience store in Kyoto, Japan from June to August in 2008. I worked as a

part-timer. I did just the same as co-workers as a job. I was mainly a casher and cleaner. When there

were not so many customers inside the store, I had to do many things such as displaying goods and so

on. Working just like other employees, I collected the ethnography and recorded the dialogues between

the employees and the customers, their behavior and every conversation in the store as well as the

manuals given by the franchiser.

The main purposes of this participant observation are to collect the ethnography, to observe

the behavior of the customers and the workers, and to analyze the communication and the relationship

among the franchiser, franchisee and the customers based on the ethnography I obtained during this

participant observation.

Responding to the recent growing environmental awareness, convenience stores have

engaged in a variety of efforts to conduct the environment-friendly management, and the convenience

store where I conducted the participant observation was no exception. This convenience store received

various manuals given by the franchiser about the enhancement of the environment-friendly activities

which had never been followed.

RESULTS

The inconsistent orders for the franchisee from the franchiser and the fear of the franchisee

for the opportunity loss were observed. The franchiser ordered the franchisee to conduct

environment-friendly activities. The franchisee, however, disobeyed the orders from the franchiser

although the franchisee tried to follow the orders at first.

It was also found that the franchisee had the belief that the customers did not expect the

franchisee to conduct the environment-friendly activities for the reason that the franchisee knew that

most of the customers were convenience-oriented. Thus, the franchisee put priority on satisfying the

needs of the customers, which means making more profit by avoiding the opportunity loss, rather than

practicing the environment-friendly activities according to the manuals given by the franchiser.

DISCUSSION

It is affirmed that the dilemma mainly caused by the inconsistent orders by the franchiser

and the fear of the franchisee for the opportunity loss was a factor of the franchisee‟s unwillingness to

conduct the environment-friendly activities. Let us discuss this dilemma through the lens of each side.

The franchiser cares about the profit and it believes that practicing environment-friendly

activities leads to more profit because it thinks the customers prefer the company which is keen on

environment-friendly activities. It also believes that satisfying all the needs of the customers also leads

to more profit. Therefore the franchiser orders the franchisee to carry out the environment-friendly

activities as well as to make more profit and satisfy all the needs of the customers at the same time.

The franchiser, however, does not follow the orders. The franchisee tries to follow the orders from the

franchiser at first, but eventually it begins concentrating on only making more profit and satisfying the

needs of the customers. Under such circumstances, through the lens of the franchiser, the franchisee

does not make any effort to make more profit with the disobedience to their orders.

The franchisee cares about the profit, however, unlike the franchiser, the franchisee believes

that carrying out environment-friendly activities leads to less profit. Through the lens of the franchisee,

the orders from the franchiser are deeply conflicting because carrying out environment-friendly

activities does not mean making more profit and satisfying the needs of the customers. That is to say,

the orders from the franchiser are incompatible. At first, the franchisee tries to conduct the

environment-friendly activities according to the manuals given by the franchiser, but the franchisee

soon gives up following the manuals and concentrates on satisfying the needs of the customers because

the franchisee fears the opportunity loss.

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This causes the dilemma. Behind the convenience-oriented norm lies this dilemma. It leads

the franchisee to the disobedience to the orders from the franchiser, the environment-unfriendly

management and the convenience-oriented norm.

CONCLUSION

The dilemma mainly caused by the inconsistent orders by the franchiser and the fear of the

franchisee for the opportunity loss was found in the relationship between the franchiser and the

franchisees, wielding the bad influence on the behavior of the employees and the customers.

For the betterment of the environment-friendly management, the solution of the dilemma is a

key. Then, the fundamental conversion of the norm and the creation of the new meaning of the

environment-friendly action leading people to the environment-friendly behavior at convenience stores

are needed for the environment-friendly management. This will eventually lead people to the

environment-friendly daily life.

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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHEMICAL COMPONENTS OF WOOD AND THEIR

SUGAR RELEASED

Wahyu Dwianto1*, Fitria1, Ika Wahyuni1, Danang Sudarwoko Adi1, N. Sri Hartati2,

Rumi Kaida3, and Takahisa Hayashi3 1Research and Development Unit for Biomaterials, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, INDONESIA

2Research Center for Biotechnology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, INDONESIA 3Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, JAPAN

Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

A study on the relationship between chemical components of wood and their sugar released

for ethanol production has been carried out. About 100 hardwoods collected from three botanical

gardens in Indonesia, i.e. Cibodas, Purwodadi and Bali were taken as the samples. Three major wood

components were analysed, i.e. cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. The sugar released from

enzymatic saccharification of woods was determined using Nelson-Somogyi method. The results show

varied relationships between sugar released and chemical components of wood. As for cellulose, it can

be seen that the content of cellulose in wood was not exactly related to its sugar released. This trend

was also occurred for the relationship between hemicellulose and sugar released. However, lignin

content in woods gave an expected trend where the less lignin content, the higher the sugar released.

Keywords: lignocellulosic, enzymatic saccharification, chemical components, sugar released, lignin.

INTRODUCTION

Woody biomass is considered as one potentially important renewable source of bioethanol.

This type of energy is called the second-generation biofuel, which is biofuel derived from

lignocellulosic materials [1]. The goal of making woody biomass feasible as bioethanol feedstock

might now seem to be impossible in the near future. However, as fossil-based energy is becoming

limited, this wood-based ethanol could be a good alternative due to its renewable characteristic. Many

researches to unlocking the feasible process for this wood-to-ethanol energy are currently on going,

which is conducted in various ways and points of importance.

The conversion of wood to ethanol is preferred to be environmentally friendly since this new

source of energy is not only regarded as promising source but also expected to significantly reduce

negative environmental impact due to greenhouse gas emission. Therefore, bioconversion involving

enzymatically hydrolysis is considered as a good option as it requires low energy and less pollution [2].

This enzymatic hydrolysis is used to enable the release of sugar derived from cellulose and

hemicellulose even though the simultaneous hydrolysis of both polymers is currently difficult to take

place. On the other hand, the structure of woody biomass is recalcitrant to sugar released, makes this

process very challenging to take place in a cheap and efficient way. The study of the primary barrier to

releasing sugar from lignocellulosic biomass would support the improvement of lignocellulosic

bioethanol production.

Wood is mainly comprised of cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin where the crystalline

bundles of cellulose are embedded in a covalently linked matrix of hemicellulose and lignin [3]. The

cellulose and hemicellulose fractions that comprise about two-thirds to three-quarters of

lignocellulosic materials can be hydrolysed enzymatically to release the sugars that in turn can be

converted into ethanol. Nevertheless, cellulose is considered as the most important ethanol source

since it can be broken down into glucose that is further fermented into ethanol. Unlike cellulose,

hemicellulose releases two forms of sugars, the pentoses and hexoses, where the pentoses are not

readily fermented to ethanol, making the cellulose the only preferable component for hydrolysis. The

condition of close association of the three major wood components resulted in many researches on

effective pretreatment process to disrupt this association as its main goal is to increase the enzyme

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accessibility improving digestibility of cellulose [1,4,5,6,7]. Therefore, the chemical components of

certain materials are understandable to be the major consideration in choosing the most suitable

feedstock for bioethanol. Hence study on the relationship of wood chemical components and its sugar

released is important to confirm the effect of this association.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Xylem Preparation

Branches of 101 hardwood species were cut out from mature trees collected from Cibodas,

Purwodadi, and Bali Botanical Gardens. Their barks were peeled and their xylems were dried in an

oven at 70°C. The xylems were then milled into powder (40-60 mesh) using a ball mill. The powder

was used as a xylem preparation for saccharification.

Chemical Analysis

Chemical analysis was carried out to determine three wood components, i.e. cellulose,

hemicellulose, and lignin. Xylem preparation was ground in liquid nitrogen and the resulting fine

powder was successively extracted 4 times with water and 24% KOH containing 0.1% NaBH4. The

insoluble wall residue (cellulose fraction) was washed twice with water. The amount of cellulose was

determined by measuring the acid-insoluble residue; the samples were extracted with acetic/nitric

reagent (80% acetic acid/concentrated nitric acid, 10:1) in a boiling water bath for 30 min [8] and the

resulting insoluble material was washed in water and freeze-dried. Total sugar in each fraction was

determined by the phenol-sulfuric acid method [9]. Lignin content was determined by the Klason

method [10].

Enzymatic Saccharification

The enzymatic sacharification was conducted through hydrolysation of wood meal by

commercial cellulose [11]. One hundred milligrams of meal was autoclaved at 120°C for 3 min to

impregnate it with water, and washed once with water by centrifugation. A commercial cellulase

preparation (Meicelase, Meiji Seika, Tokyo, Japan) derived from Trichoderma viride was used to

digest the meal samples. Enzymatic hydrolysis of the meal samples was performed in 2 ml of 50 mM

sodium acetate buffer, pH 4.8, containing 0.02% Tween 20 and 0.4 filter paper units of the cellulase

preparation (2.0 mg). The mixture was incubated at 45°C in a rotary shaker set at 135 rpm. About 100

μl of the supernatant was collected at 6, 24, and 48 h after the start of hydrolysis and used for sugar

analysis. The quantity of sugar released was estimated as reducing sugar by the Nelson-Somogyi

method [12].

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The results were plotted on the graphs of chemical components against sugar released as

shown in Figure 1. Analysis of relationship between wood compositions and sugar released of all

wood samples tested revealed various patterns among cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin content.

Cellulose and hemicellulose contents demonstrated weak correlation with sugar released. Correlation

between lignin content and sugar released was more pronounced, were the lower the lignin content of

wood samples, the higher the sugar released. The complexity of wood structure and high lignin content

were estimated to be the major cause that inhibits contact between cellulose and the enzyme in

sacharification process. We assumed that lignin was the primary obstacle to releasing sugar in several

wood samples tested. The wood with lower lignin content will give higher cellulosic ethanol

production which ultimately will reduce the processing cost. This statement goes along with some

previous researches [13,14,15] saying that removal of lignin can effectively increase cellulose

hydrolysis, in other words result in higher sugar-released. The structure of lignin which is made up of

cross-linked network polymers, gives the plant structural support, impermeability, resistance against

microbial attack, and oxidative stress, limits the accessibility of enzymes and the rate of hydrolysis by

acting as a shield, preventing the digestible parts of the substrate from being hydrolyzed [15].

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Figure 1. Relationships between major chemical components of wood and their sugar released.

Since we expect woods with higher cellulose content should produce higher sugar released,

this research confirmed that any wood should be investigated individually to see its suitability for

bioethanol production. It might occur that even though the wood has high level of cellulose, the

composition of its other chemical components such as hemicellulose and lignin may act as inhibitors

in the conversion of its cellulose into reducing sugar that will be further converted into ethanol.

However, even though this study shows lignin is the main factor affecting the sugar released with the

same result is also obtained by many other studies stated above, other study shows that improving the

surface area accessible to cellulase is a more important factor for achieving a high sugar yield [16].

Since the cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin are present in varying amounts in the different parts of

the plant and form the structural framework of the plant cell wall which depends on plant species, age

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and growth conditions [13], their contribution on the amount of sugar released is not just in the matter

of their quantity on plants, especially woods, but also on how they are distributed and on growth

condition involved. It is also mentioned by Chandra et al. [17] that the chemical, physical and

morphological characteristics of the heterogeneous lignocellulosic substrates influenced the

effectiveness of enzymatic hydrolysis.

CONCLUSIONS

High cellulose content of wood is not the only indicator of its high ability to produce high

sugar released. The complexity of wood structure makes it necessary to always examine the other two

components, hemicellulose and lignin where lignin seems to be the most prominent component that

affects the sugar released.

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A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF ADSORPTION AND DESORPTION CHARATERISTICS OF

ORGANIC SORBENT POWDER IN

TWO CONNECTED FLUIDIZED BEDS

Akihiko HORIBE1, Sukmawaty1*, Naoto HARUKI1, Daiki HIRAISHI1

1Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

Desiccant air conditioning system using organic sorbent in two fluidized bed chambers

which connected with spiral tube was experimentally studied. While one fluidized bed removes

moisture from the supply air, the other is regenerated by a heated air flow. The experiments were

carried out under the various conditions such as air flow rate, desorption air temperature and spiral

speed. Adsorption and desorption characteristics of the organic sorbent materials show that adsorption

and desorption performance promoted by increasing air flow rate and desorption air temperature. For

spiral revolution speed, it was found that the optimal value depend on the driving conditions.

Keywords: sorption, desorption, organic sorbent, fluidized bed chambers, spiral.

INTODUCTION

Desiccant air conditioning system has been continuously growing during the past several

years. This system is considered as a good alternative for air conditioning because it can be a good

system to overcome the disadvantages of traditional vapor compression air conditioning system.

Desiccant air conditioning system can be reduce the use of CFCs that known as ozone destroyer.

Desiccant can be regenerated (reactivated) by application of heat to release the moisture where the heat

can be from abundant waste heat energy that classified as new energy source which is free and harmful

to the environment. Decreasing the cost of desiccant dehumidification system and improving their

performance can be providing more opportunities for this technology.

The inorganic adsorbent such as silica gel and zeolite etc. have been used generally in this

system, but this adsorption heat cycles has been pervaded to a lesser extent due to degradation

phenomenon of powdering the inorganic adsorbent caused by expansion and shrinkage of the

adsorbents under the adsorption and desorption processes. One of the adsorbents for solving this

problem against the inorganic adsorbents is an organic adsorbent like adsorption polymers. Sorption

polymers as an organic adsorbent (HU720PR) are used as desiccant material.

Heat and mass transfer characteristics of a packed fluidized bed with organic powder with

result that the completion time for the adsorption process was increase with decreasing the air

temperature and the air flow rate and by increasing the air relative humidity (1), dynamic sorption

characteristics of organic sorbent (2) and sorption process of organic sorbent in fluidized bed with

cooling pipe, the measured result revealed that the sorption process was accelerated and the water

uptake ability was improved by the cooling effect of water flowing through multiple pipes (3) had

been investigated in our laboratory.

The main section of the desiccant cooling system is the desiccant bed. The cooling system

capability is mainly affected by the characteristics of heat and mass transfer of the desiccant. One of

the advantages of fluidized bed is the rate of heat and mass transfer between gas and particle high

compare with other modes of contacting (4).

Differently from previous work that desorption process occur after sorption process finishes.

At the present work, to make the system working continuously, sorption and desorption process take

place at the same time. Sorption process in one chamber and desorption process in the other one, and

sorbent is transferred from desorption chamber to sorption chamber or vise versa continuously. The

objective of this study was to investigate the operation of continuous fluidized bed in sorption and

desorption process (humidity, temperature and flow rate). In this study Heat and mass transfer were

considered to evaluate the effect of air velocity and sorbent mass on the sorption and desorption rates.

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EXPERIMENTAL SET UP AND PROCEDURE

The set-up of the experimental apparatus for adsorption and desorption operation on

continuous fluidized bed of organic sorbent is depicted in Figure 1. The experimental apparatus mainly

consists of air compressor, an after cooler, filter, membrane dryer, humidifier and temperature

controller, heater, flow meter, adsorption and desorption chambers and spiral tubes that connected the

two chambers.

Air compressor compressed the air into a desired pressure (regular output power of 3.7 kW,

maximum output pressure 0.93 MPa, maximum output air flow rate 0.4 m3/s). The air pass through the

after cooler for eliminating the heat that generated by air compressor. Then, the air went through the

air purifier system that is composed an air filter that capable to eliminate dust over 0.3 μm in diameter

The air is blown through the membrane dryer to reduce its humidity.

The humidity of air is controlled by the operation of air bubble distributor in the moisture

control unit of the humidifier. The temperature of the hot water in the humidifier could be controlled

by adjusting output electric power of an electric heater. The before enter the test section moisture

control unit is made from stainless steel. After passing the humidifier, and, there is another heater

that the temperature could be controlled by adjusting output electric power with a PID control unit.

Figure1. Experimental set up

Flow rate control valve and flow rate meter functioned to control the air flow velocity at the

desired value. For low velocity, the measuring accuracy 2.5 % and with velocity measuring range 0.02

m3/s – 0.1m3/s. At the air controller, the inlet air temperature and the inlet air relative humidity have

become possible to flow the air to the test section. Pressure gauge is used to measure the air pressure at

the inlet of the test section.

K type of thermocouple, with diameter 0.32 mm and measuring accuracy of ± 0.1 °C, was

used to discover the test powder sorbent profile temperature. One of them was set at the inlet of test

section, at the center of the sorbent powder chamber and the other one was set at the exit point of the

sorbent at the screw. To obtain the temperature of inlet and outlet air, K type thermocouples with 0.32

mm in diameter and measuring accuracy of ± 0.1 °C was used. The humidity of inlet and outlet air was

measured with dew-point hygrometer with measuring accuracy of 0.2°C.

The experiment procedure is as follows. First of all, sorption material is dried in dry oven

with temperature 105°C until water vapor completely removed. Then the sorption material with

specified mass is filled into the test section. After that air with certain temperature, humidity and

velocity is exhaled into the desiccant chamber. After the condition that set is reached, spiral switch on

with the desired speed. Temperature, humidity and dew point temperature inlet, at the chamber and

outlet are recorded every 30 seconds. Experimental data was taken until the sorption and desorption

reaction reaches equilibrium level.

Amount of dehumidification was calculated from absolute humidity differences multiplied by

air mass flow rate.

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Dryer

Air Heater

Flow Meter

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RESULT AND DISCUSSION

Figure 2. Sorption isotherm diagram

Sorption material that use in this research is HU720PR, type powder of organic sorbent.

Mean diameter of the sorbent is 113 μm with density 931 kg/m3. Figure 2 shows the sorption isotherm

diagram of silica gel (type A and type B) and powder of organic sorbent. Ratio mw/m0 means the

mass ratio of sorbed water vapor, mw to the dried organic sorbent, m0 and it was named

non-dimensional sorption ratio. The data of mw/m0 for the organic sorbent is greater than that of

silica gel over the whole relative humidity range; shows that this material can sorb more water vapor

by the expansion phenomena. It could be concluded that this organic sorbent is the suitable material

for high relative humidity range because it can uptake water vapor more than 2 times than silica gel

with running condition 80%RH.

The experimental examinations have been carried out to investigate the heat and mass

transfer behavior in the sorption and desorption process. Test conditions are desorption inlet air

temperature TD is 50°C, dew point temperature 21.4 °C and absolute humidity 0.016 kg/kg, sorption

inlet air temperature TS is 30°C, dew point temperature 21.4 and 0.016 kg/kg. Spiral speed is 100 rpm

that can carry about 50 g/minutes sorbent from desorption to sorption chamber or vise versa. Sorbent

mass is varied depends on the treatment.

Figure 3. Amount of dehumidification with difference air velocity

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If a good contact between the sorbent particle and air is important, high speed of air velocity is

tried. But the high speed of air does not assure good contact between sorbent particle and the air. To

investigate the effect of inlet air velocity, desorption and sorption experiments were conduct for air

velocity 0.033, 0.042 and 0.048 m/s. The effect of process air velocity on the sorption and desorption

capacity can be seen in Figure 3. The inlet condition of desorption and sorption chambers are as

follows: TD 50 °C, TS 30 °C, dew point temperature is 21.4 °C, sorbent mass rate about 50 g/minute.

As shown in figure, higher sorption and desorption capacity is attained at air velocity 0.048 m/s.

Increasing the air flow velocity indicates a larger amount of air passing through the fluidized bed per

unit time, this causing the amount of bubble increase, so the contact surface area between air and

sorbent increase which will increase the performance of the sorbent. Increasing air velocity also effect

the decreasing of boundary layer concentration between air and sorbent which will increase the

sorption and desorption capacity. This result accordance with Hamed (4), which increasing the velocity

will increase sorption ratio of the sorbent particle.

Figure 4. Typical apartment figure

The regeneration temperature is a key parameter for desorption process. Figure5 shows the

effect of desorption inlet temperature to sorption and desorption process. The test conditions are:

sorption inlet temperature 30 °C, moisture content of both chambers are 0.016 kg/kg, sorbent mass is

400 g and spiral speed is 100 rpm. Since sorption inlet temperature is constant, the experiment result

shows that desorption inlet temperature effect to the amount of dehumidification of desorption and

adsorption process. Increased desorption inlet temperature will be increase sorbent temperature

balance in both chambers, this caused sorption performance also increased. These phenomena can be

explained as increasing desorption temperature decrease the moisture content of the sorption materials

and also removed their surface moisture content where can be improved the ability of sorption

materials at sorption chamber to sorbed the water vapor of the flow air. Rong-Luan (11) explained that

uptake capacities of silica gel of desiccant-based air conditioning system increase marginally with the

increased of regeneration temperature over the range of 379-441 K. Ramzy (12) also explained that

lower values of the humidity of air at bed exit could be attained with increase in regeneration

temperature.

In this part, we discuss the consideration of revolution spiral impact and examined it at

various experimental conditions. The basic conditions of the experiments are as follows, desorption air

condition: temperature 50 ℃, superficial velocity 0.033 m/s, sorption air condition the: temperature

30 ℃, superficial velocity 0.033 m/s, the amount of sorbent filling 400 g.

40 50 60 70-0.02

0

0.02

0.04

[D inlet condition] [other condition] 40,50,60,70℃ 0.016kg/kg' spiral speed : 100rpm[S inlet condition] sorbent mass: 400g 30℃ 0.016kg/kg' each chamber 200g) flow rate : 0.033 m/s

Desorption Sorption

TDin [℃]

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/min

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Figure 5. Amount of dehumidification with difference spiral speed

Figure 5 shows the effects on the spiral revolution speed ω= 10, 20, 30, 50 and 100 rpm. It is

seen that the highest amount of dehumidification is achieved at the lowest spiral speed. These

phenomena can be explained by Figure 6. For low spiral revolution speed, the difference temperature

of the sorbents ΔT is high that can be affect the sorbent performance. Temperature difference at low

spiral revolution speed is the highest and accordance with the sorbent performance.

Figure 6. Sorbent temperature difference with difference spiral speed

CONCLUSIONS

• Adsorption and desorption performance are promoted by increasing air flow rate and

desorption inlet temperature.

• Spiral speed revolution effect the adsorption and desorption performance.

• Temperature difference between the sorbent accordance with the adsorption and desorption

performance.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Sukmawaty, lecturer in Mataram University, is grateful to Directorate General Higher Education

Indonesia for the scholarship support.

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ω [rpm]

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[1] H Inaba, A Horibe, K Kameda, N Haruki, and T Kida, 2000, Heat and Mass Transfer of a

Fluidized Bed Packed With Organic Powder Type Adsorption Material. Proceeding of the

Symposium on Energy Engineering in the 21st Century, Hong Kong, Jan. 9-13.

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Advanced Adsorption Cycle. Therm. Sci.Eng. 6(1), pp. 11-18.

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Process in Fluidized Bed with Cooling Pipe. Journal of Heat Transfer, 130, pp. 114509-1 –

114509-4.

[4] D Kunii, O Lavensviel, 1977, Fluidization Engineering. Robert E. Krieger publishing Co, New

York.

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characteristics of water vapor adsorption on silica gel. J. Chem. Eng. Data 1992, 37, 259-261.

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cyclic operation of radial flow desiccant bed dehumidifier. J. Eng. And Tech. Research Vol.2(6),

96-110.

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DECAY TIME EFFECT OF SPENT FUEL LWR ON FBR FUEL BREEDING

CAPABILITY

Sidik Permana

Department of Science and Technology for Nuclear Material Management (STNM),

Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)

Nuclear Physics and Biophysics Research Group, Physics Department,

Bandung Institute of Technology

*Corresponding author: [email protected]; [email protected]

ABSTRACT

Decay time effect of spent fuel (SF) light water reactors (LWR) on fuel breeding capability of

fast breeder reactor (FBR) has been evaluated. Accumulated SF LWR in term of isotopic composition

gives a different composition during decay time process due to a different half time of nuclides and

converted nuclide from one nuclide to another. Those accumulated SF LWR are loaded into FBR core

as initial fresh fuel in MOX fuel form. Fuel breeding capability is strongly depending on the fuel

composition of initial fuel as well as changing fuel composition due to irradiation process of the

reactors and some design specifications. Longer decay time of SF LWR fuel composition as initial

loaded fuel in FBR core, shows better breeding capability of FBR, especially in beginning of cycle and

slightly higher at equilibrium condition. Building-up of plutonium composition from the initial loaded

process and during irradiation process is the important item.

Keywords: Decay time, SF LWR, fuel breeding, FBR core, Plutonium

INTRODUCTION

Sustainability of nuclear fuel in term of fuel breeding and recycled and reused nuclear

material as well as reduction of nuclear waste material becomes one of the important issues for nuclear

renaissance. Spent fuel or used fuel of the reactors can be treated as waste to be reduced or as new fuel

to be reused or recycled. Some recycling transuranic materials can be used for increasing the level of

proliferation resistance in relation to intrinsic aspect of nuclear non-proliferation issue [1-4]. In

addition, recycling transuranic material will also increase the fuel breeding capability of the reactors

which is mainly comes from the increase of plutonium productions [5]. The optimization option can be

adopted for Recycling transuranic material program to achieve a reduction of waste, high proliferation

resistance level as well as better fuel breeding capability as shown in Fig. 1. This evaluation intends to

investigate the effect of decay time to the composition of spent fuel (SF) from discharged fuel LWR.

This SF LWR will be adopted to be loaded into the FBR core. Some compositions of SF LWR which

depend on the decay time of cooling process will give some different capability of fuel breeding in

FBR. From the evaluation, it can be estimated the significant impact of SF LWR composition from

different decay time as initial fuel loaded into the fuel breeding capability of FBR design.

Waste

Spent Fuel

Burnt

Fuel

Recycle

U,Pu

MA,FP

Reduce SF

Volume and

Radio-Toxicity

Increasing Fuel

Breeding and

Nuclear

Nonproliferation

SF Recycling Option

Optimization

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METHODOLOGY

Investigation of SF composition of LWR will be conducted by adopted well established code,

ORIGEN code for standard PWR fuel burnup and different decay times after the fuel are discharged

from the LWR. Those compositions of SF LWR will be loaded into FBR design and whole core and

burnup analysis will be done by CITATION Code. Fuel breeding capability is evaluated based on the

reaction rate of fissile and fertile materials of uranium and plutonium including additional contribution

from Pu-238.

DISCUSSIONS

Each actinide has its own composition and it changes as a function of decay time. The

change of composition due to the change of decay process is depend on individual half-life and shorter

half-life will give significant changes during decay process such as Pu-241 and Pu-238 as shown in

Fig. 2. Other actinides show a constant composition during decay process which means their half-life

much longer than the shorter one. SF LWR composition of longer decay time as initial loaded fuel into

FBR design gives an increase of breeding capability especially for the beginning of cycle (BOC) of

FBR. Initial composition give a significant value for increasing fuel breeding capability is estimated

from the high vector composition of fissile materials from converted fertile materials especially for

plutonium composition. In case of equilibrium condition for all initial fissile material composition,

additional fissile material compositions are also produced during reactor operation which give almost

the same level of breeding, although slightly higher level for longer decay time composition as shown

in Fig. 3.

100

1000

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106

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CONCLUSIONS

Decay time effect on SF LWR composition as initial loaded material to the fuel breeding

capability of FBR design have been carried out. The results show that longer decay time of SF LWR

fuel composition as initial loaded fuel in FBR design, gives better fuel breeding capability of FBR,

particularly in the BOC and slightly higher at equilibrium condition. Increasing fissile Plutonium

composition from the initial loaded process and during irradiation process is the important item.

References

[1] M. Saito, et al., 2002, Prog. in Nuc. Energy, 40 (3-4), 365-374

[2] International Atomic Energy Agency, 1972, Information Circular, INFCIRC/153

[3] B. Pellaud, 2002, J. Nucl. Mater. Managements, XXXI(1),30-38

[4] G. Kessler, 2007, Nucl. Sci. and Eng., 155, 53-73

0.5

0.6

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5 10 15 30

BOC

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Rati

o [

-]

Decay Time [Years]

Fig. 2 Actinide composition of SF

LWR as a function of decay time

Fig. 3 Breeding Ratio of FBR for different

decay time of initial SF LWR composition

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[5] P. Sidik, 2011, Nucl. Eng. and Des., 241, 101-117

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FUTURE NATURAL GAS PRICE PREDICTION IN INDONESIA

USING NETBACK MARKET VALUE METHOD

Erwin Gitarisyana1 Athikom Bangviwat1* Jaruwan Chontanawat2 Djoni Bustan3 1 The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, KMUTT, Bangkok, Thailand

2 Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, School of Liberal Arts, King Mongkut‟s University

of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand 3 Department of Chemical Engineering of the Graduate Program of Sriwijaya University, Palembang

Indonesia

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

Natural gas prices in most countries are determined based on crude oil prices. The natural gas

price may not reflect the actual cost especially when crude oil prices spike sharply. This study

employed the netback market value (NMV) method to calculate natural gas price using weighting

factors for competitive fuels of each sector. From data for 2000 – 2009, it was found that natural gas in

Indonesia was sold to end users in the domestic market at average prices 15% - 96% cheaper than the

calculated market values, and 16% - 145% lower than the export prices. By using data from Agency

Assessment and Application of Energy in Indonesia or Badan Pengkajian and Penerapan Teknologi

(BPPT), and adopting NMV and econometric forecasting methods, future gas market prices are

calculated. From the calculation, the netback market value during 2010 – 2015 is 5.22 to 8.86 USD/

MMBTU. The calculated prices are useful to control supply and demand for natural gas, because

Indonesia has plans to increase natural gas supply in the domestic market by building an LNG

receiving terminal, which is targeted to be in operation in 2012.

Keywords: Natural gas price, Netback market value (NMV)

INTRODUCTION

The world proven reserves of gas as of January, 1, 2010 amounted to 6,609 TCF(trillion

cubic feet)[1]. Indonesia was ranked 14th among the countries with natural gas reserves, of which its

proven natural gas reserves totaled 108.40 TCF[2], while its natural gas production was 3.1 TCF. If the

production is assumed to be constant, then reserve will last 37.4 years[3]. This could be less, because

energy demand tends to increase each years, which will affect the energy security of the country. In the

current year, Indonesia is the biggest natural gas exporter in Asia, and the second biggest natural gas

exporter in the world after Qatar. Figure 1 shows natural gas production and consumption in Indonesia

from 1980 to 2009, of which 50% of its production was exported to other countries[4]. From oil and

gas exports which gives major effect to economic growth, Indonesia has earned more than 30% of it‟s

national income in 2008[5]. In most countries, the natural gas price are determined by crude oil prices.

This may not reflect the actual cost of the natural gas, especially when crude oil prices spike sharply as

in the year 2008[6, 7].

In Indonesia the price of natural gas in the domestic market has been much lower than the

export price, which causes the natural gas producer to export rather than to sell in the domestic market.

Moreover, natural gas demand in Indonesia is still high, especially in the power plant sector where the

electrification ratio in Indonesia is still low, around 66% in 2009. The ratio between natural gas for the

export market and natural gas for the power plant sector in 2009 is still 3.54 : 1, of which 100% of

LNG production was exported to other countries[8]. Despite of the export of LNG, Indonesia plans to

operate the first LNG receiving terminal in 2012 in order to increase domestic natural gas

consumption[9]. If the price of natural gas is not attractive to the gas producers, then they tend to give

priority to the export market over the domestic market which requires a large investment cost to

generate a higher rate of return.

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Figure 1 Natural Gas Production and Consumption in Indonesia in 1980-2009

Natural gas price prediction using netback market value is used to determine the value of

natural gas on producer side in perspective of domestic market. This prediction will be useful to

analyze the competitiveness of natural gas value in Indonesia compared to export. If the gap between

export price and domestic price can be minimized, the producer will tend to deliver more natural gas to

the domestic market, and the government‟s target to increase domestic consumption could be achieved.

METHODOLOGY

By applying the netback market value (NMV) method which calculates the price of natural

gas by using the prices and the weighting factors of the competitive fuels, with data from

2000-2009[10] to determine the market price of natural gas on the same period, it has been found that

the calculated market value is higher than the average selling price of the natural gas in the domestic

market, but is still competitive to the export price. The NMV method is used to determine natural gas

price at producer side with respect of domestic and export market by calculating the market price less

its delivery cost.

Transportation

Household Commercial

Other sectorIndustrial

EXPORT MARKET

Distance <

1,000km

Pipeline

Distance >

1,000km

Distance >

1,000km

Voyage transportation

Voyage transportation

DOMESTIC MARKET

NMV FOR GAS

PRODUCER PRICE

GAS DELIVERY

COST

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Natural gas prices for 2010 to 2015 are predicted by using netback market value method

and trend analysis. First, the share of other fuels competitive to natural gas for each sectors are

determined. BPPT as agency assessment and application of energy in Indonesia provides data for

future fuel consumption prediction for 2010 to 2015[11]. The data is used to calculate weighting

factors[6, 7] for competitive fuels, using formula (1):

WF = ESS × CES (1)

where:

ESS : Energy sector share is the share of each sector in the total energy consumption. The main

sectors are industrial, household, commercial, transportation, power plant and other sectors.

Note that in order to obtain the summation of 100 %, the shares of certain sectors with low

consumption were combined with others.

CES : Competing energy share signifies the market share of a competing energy in a consumption

sector. It is calculated by identifying the competitors to natural gas and using the ratio of

this competing energy to the total supply (excluding natural gas) of competing energies.

Energies that clearly do not compete with natural gas are excluded.

.

Second, prices of natural gas competitive fuels are predicted using trend analysis and

econometric forecasting methods based on data for 2000-2009 [8-10, 12-14]. Exponential, linear,

polynomial and logarithmic models are employed to fit the data. The coefficient of determination

R-squared of each model is calculated and used to determine the best fit. Third, the delivery cost from

natural gas producer to domestic market is estimated. This cost includes transportation[15], receiving

terminal and regasification[16], and pipeline transportation costs[9]. An inflation rate of 5.5% similar

to BPPT prediction and average Indonesian inflation from 1971 to 2007[17, 18] is included in the

calculation. Finally, the netback market value to determine natural gas price at producer side is

calculated [6, 7] using formula (2):

NMV = ∑(WFi × Pi) – C (2)

where:

NMV : Netback Market value of natural gas in a country,

WFi : Weighting factor for competing fuel i,

Pi : Price of competing fuel i, (retail price of competing energy in each consumption segment

in price per unit of volume)

C : Domestic cost of delivery of natural gas (estimated cost of supply from gas producer to

the end users in price per unit of volume).

DATA AND ANALYSIS

Total energy consumption prediction for natural gas competing fuels in Indonesia from 2010

to 2015 in BOE (barrel of oil equivalent) and percentages are shown in Table 1[11]. This data is

needed to determine ESS (Energy Sector Shares). Industrial and power plant sectors are still dominant

in total energy consumption, and the demand of energy will increase for several more years.

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Table 1. Prediction of total natural gas competing fuels consumption in Indonesia for 2010 - 2015

Total energy consumption (BOE, barrel of oil equivalent)

Sector Year

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Industrial 313,096,776 331,777,022 350,462,969 369,150,289 387,836,038 406,518,319

Household 87,350,000 89,224,000 91,098,000 92,972,000 94,846,000 96,720,000

Commercial 32,274,043 33,999,056 35,724,310 37,449,746 39,175,319 40,900,997

Transportation 201,009,916 206,524,052 212,075,807 217,678,791 223,352,430 229,124,436

Power plant 257,637,484 287,698,241 317,695,189 347,638,663 377,536,858 407,396,379

Other sector 26,360,000 27,640,000 28,920,000 30,200,000 31,480,000 32,760,000

TOTAL 917,728,219 976,862,370 1,035,976,275 1,095,089,488 1,154,226,646 1,213,420,131

SHARE (%)

Sector Year

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Industrial 34.12 33.96 33.83 33.71 33.60 33.50

Household 9.52 9.13 8.79 8.49 8.22 7.97

Commercial 3.52 3.48 3.45 3.42 3.39 3.37

Transportation 21.90 21.14 20.47 19.88 19.35 18.88

Power plant 28.07 29.45 30.67 31.75 32.71 33.57

Other sector 2.87 2.83 2.79 2.76 2.73 2.70

Energy shares of the natural gas competing fuels per sector in Indonesia for 2010 to 2015 are shown in

Table 2[11]. This data is needed to determine CES (Competing Energy Shares).

Table 2. Prediction of natural gas competing fuels consumption per sectors in Indonesia

for 2010 - 2015

Sector Competing fuel Competing fuel shares year (%)

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Industrial

Coal 62.06 61.94 61.83 61.72 61.63 61.55

Briquette 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.11 0.13 0.14

Kerosene 1.20 1.76 2.26 2.71 3.12 3.49

ADO 11.94 11.82 11.71 11.60 11.51 11.43

IDO 0.22 0.16 0.11 0.08 0.06 0.04

Fuel Oil 3.65 3.47 3.31 3.16 3.03 2.91

Other petroleum product 10.64 10.21 9.82 9.45 9.11 8.79

LPG 0.53 0.56 0.59 0.61 0.63 0.65

Electricity 9.68 10.00 10.29 10.55 10.78 11.00

Household

Kerosene 5.30 4.88 4.49 4.10 3.73 3.38

LPG 49.34 49.30 49.26 49.22 49.19 49.15

Electricity 45.36 45.82 46.25 46.67 47.08 47.47

Commercial

Kerosene 12.55 11.82 11.16 10.56 10.01 9.51

ADO 18.34 18.32 18.31 18.29 18.28 18.26

IDO 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00

LPG 5.08 5.08 5.08 5.08 5.08 5.09

Electricity 64.01 64.77 65.45 66.06 66.62 67.14

Transportation

Premium 62.43 61.48 60.58 59.70 58.85 58.02

Bio premium 0.93 1.09 1.24 1.38 1.51 1.64

Pertamax 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.40

Biopertamax 0.09 0.12 0.17 0.23 0.32 0.45

Pertamaxplus 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.44 0.45 0.46

Biosolar 0.85 1.07 1.28 1.48 1.66 1.84

Kerosene 0.29 0.30 0.31 0.31 0.32 0.33

ADO 33.47 33.98 34.46 34.91 35.32 35.70

IDO 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00

Fuel oil 0.12 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.14 0.14

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Electricity 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03

Power plant

Coal 80.70 82.38 83.76 84.91 85.89 86.74

HSD 17.07 15.59 14.37 13.34 12.47 11.71

IDO 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

FO 2.22 2.02 1.87 1.74 1.63 1.54

Other sector

Kerosene 7.81 7.50 7.22 6.96 6.72 6.50

ADO 77.81 78.19 78.54 78.86 79.16 79.43

IDO 7.21 7.17 7.14 7.11 7.08 7.05

Fuel oil 7.17 7.13 7.10 7.07 7.05 7.02

Weighting factors using formula (1) have been determined by multiplying ESS and CES as shown in

Table 3.

Table 3. Prediction of weighting factors for competitive fuels to natural gas for 2010 - 2015

Sector Competing fuel WF year (%)

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Industrial

Coal 21.17 21.04 20.91 20.81 20.71 20.62

Briquette 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.05

Kerosene 0.41 0.60 0.77 0.91 1.05 1.17

ADO 4.07 4.01 3.96 3.91 3.87 3.83

IDO 0.07 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01

Fuel Oil 1.24 1.18 1.12 1.07 1.02 0.98

Other petroleum product 3.63 3.47 3.32 3.18 3.06 2.94

LPG 0.18 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.21 0.22

Electricity 3.30 3.40 3.48 3.56 3.62 3.68

Household

Kerosene 0.50 0.45 0.39 0.35 0.31 0.27

LPG 4.70 4.50 4.33 4.18 4.04 3.92

Electricity 4.32 4.18 4.07 3.96 3.87 3.78

Commercial

Kerosene 0.44 0.41 0.38 0.36 0.34 0.32

ADO 0.65 0.64 0.63 0.63 0.62 0.62

IDO 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

LPG 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.17

Electricity 2.25 2.25 2.26 2.26 2.26 2.26

Transportation

Premium 13.67 13.00 12.40 11.87 11.39 10.95

Bio premium 0.20 0.23 0.25 0.27 0.29 0.31

Pertamax 0.29 0.29 0.28 0.27 0.27 0.26

Biopertamax 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.06 0.09

Pertamaxplus 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09

Biosolar 0.19 0.23 0.26 0.29 0.32 0.35

Kerosene 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06

ADO 7.33 7.18 7.05 6.94 6.84 6.74

IDO 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Fuel oil 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03

Electricity 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00

Power plant

Coal 22.66 24.26 25.69 26.96 28.10 29.12

HSD 4.79 4.59 4.41 4.24 4.08 3.93

IDO 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

FO 0.62 0.60 0.57 0.55 0.53 0.52

Other sector

Kerosene 0.22 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.18

ADO 2.23 2.21 2.19 2.17 2.16 2.14

IDO 0.21 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.19 0.19

Fuel oil 0.21 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.19 0.19

Prices of natural gas competitive fuels have been predicted using trend analysis and

econometric forecasting methods as shown in Table 4.

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Table 4. Prediction of natural gas competing fuels price for 2010 - 2015

Sector Competing fuel Price (USD/BOE) in year

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Industrial

Coal 14.56 16.65 19.03 21.76 24.88 28.45

Briquette 41.89 42.84 43.71 44.51 45.26 45.97

Kerosene 43.81 45.38 46.83 48.16 49.41 50.57

ADO 86.10 93.25 100.19 106.92 113.44 119.74

IDO 147.28 167.68 189.17 211.77 235.46 260.25

Fuel Oil 97.43 110.91 125.15 140.14 155.88 172.38

Other petroleum product 105.14 109.09 111.94 113.69 114.35 113.91

LPG 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.08

Electricity 118.56 123.79 129.02 134.25 139.48 144.70

Household

Kerosene 43.81 45.38 46.83 48.16 49.41 50.57

LPG 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.08

Electricity 108.32 110.89 113.26 115.45 117.49 119.40

Commercial

Kerosene 43.81 45.38 46.83 48.16 49.41 50.57

ADO 86.10 93.25 100.19 106.92 113.44 119.74

IDO 147.28 167.68 189.17 211.77 235.46 260.25

LPG 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.08

Electricity 141.28 144.08 146.65 149.03 151.24 153.32

Transportation

Premium 111.97 133.91 160.16 191.56 229.11 274.02

Bio premium 69.09 64.60 60.12 55.64 51.16 46.67

Pertamax 128.52 136.00 142.87 149.24 155.17 160.71

Biopertamax 143.88 175.04 212.94 259.05 315.14 383.37

Pertamaxplus 131.25 138.49 145.16 151.33 157.07 162.45

Biosolar 75.72 75.81 75.90 75.97 76.05 76.12

Kerosene 43.81 45.38 46.83 48.16 49.41 50.57

ADO 86.10 93.25 100.19 106.92 113.44 119.74

IDO 147.28 167.68 189.17 211.77 235.46 260.25

Fuel oil 107.98 116.94 125.90 134.86 143.82 152.79

Electricity 111.90 114.07 116.06 117.91 119.63 121.24

Power plant

Coal 14.56 16.65 19.03 21.76 24.88 28.45

HSD 86.10 93.25 100.19 106.92 113.44 119.74

IDO 147.28 167.68 189.17 211.77 235.46 260.25

FO 97.43 110.91 125.15 140.14 155.88 172.38

Other sector

Kerosene 43.81 45.38 46.83 48.16 49.41 50.57

ADO 86.10 93.25 100.19 106.92 113.44 119.74

IDO 147.28 167.68 189.17 211.77 235.46 260.25

Fuel oil 107.98 116.94 125.90 134.86 143.82 152.79

Natural gas market value prediction has been calculated by multiplying the predicted

weighting factor and the forecast price. The result in Table 5, calculated from the shares and prices of

the competing fuels, show the values of natural gas in domestic market. The summation of the market

values of all the natural gas competing fuels in each year has become the calculated natural gas market

value in currency per unit of volume.

Table 5. Prediction of natural gas market value for 2010 – 2015

Sector Competing fuel Gas market value (USD/BOE) in year:

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Industrial

Coal 3.08 3.50 3.98 4.53 5.15 5.87

Briquette 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02

Kerosene 0.18 0.27 0.36 0.44 0.52 0.59

ADO 3.51 3.74 3.97 4.18 4.39 4.59

IDO 0.11 0.09 0.07 0.06 0.04 0.03

Fuel Oil 1.21 1.31 1.40 1.49 1.59 1.68

Other petroleum product 3.82 3.78 3.72 3.62 3.50 3.35

LPG 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

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Electricity 3.91 4.20 4.49 4.77 5.05 5.33

Household

Kerosene 0.22 0.20 0.18 0.17 0.15 0.14

LPG 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

electricity 4.68 4.64 4.61 4.57 4.55 4.52

Commercial

Kerosene 0.19 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.16

ADO 0.56 0.59 0.63 0.67 0.70 0.74

IDO 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

LPG 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

electricity 3.18 3.25 3.31 3.37 3.42 3.47

Transportation

Premium 15.31 17.41 19.86 22.73 26.09 30.02

Bio premium 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.14

Pertamax 0.38 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.42 0.42

Biopertamax 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.12 0.20 0.33

Pertamaxplus 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.14 0.14

Biosolar 0.14 0.17 0.20 0.22 0.24 0.26

Kerosene 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03

ADO 6.31 6.70 7.07 7.42 7.75 8.07

IDO 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00

Fuel oil 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04

Electricity 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

Power plant

Coal 3.30 4.04 4.89 5.87 6.99 8.29

HSD 4.13 4.28 4.41 4.53 4.63 4.71

IDO 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

FO 0.61 0.66 0.72 0.77 0.83 0.89

Other sector

Kerosene 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09

ADO 1.92 2.06 2.20 2.33 2.45 2.57

IDO 0.30 0.34 0.38 0.41 0.45 0.50

Fuel oil 0.22 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.28 0.29

TOTAL (USD/ BOE) 57.75 62.57 67.81 73.60 80.05 87.30

TOTAL (USD/MMBTU) divided by 5.8 9.96 10.79 11.69 12.69 13.80 15.05

The result of market value calculation has been converted from USD/BOE to

USD/MMBTU to make it uniform unit in natural gas business. Natural gas market value

prediction from 2010 to 2015 tends to increase following other competitive fuels price. The price

increases from 9.96 USD/ MMBTU (US dollars per million BTU) to 15.05 USD/MMBTU. Delivery

costs from natural gas producer to the end user in domestic market, estimated in Table 6, are used to

determine natural gas prices at producer side. Potential gas resources are located in Bontang, East

Kalimantan, and potential customers are located in West Java. Natural gas will be converted into LNG

for transport from Bontang to West Java(A), then re-gased at the first re-gasification terminal in West

Java (B), and distributed through the existing gas pipeline (C). The total cost is determined by

summing all costs above.

Table 6. Prediction of natural gas delivery cost for 2010 – 2015

Delivery cost of natural gas USD/MMBTU in year

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

LNG from Bontang to West Java (A) 0.22 0.23 0.25 0.26 0.27 0.29

Regasification cost (B) 0.51 0.54 0.57 0.60 0.64 0.67

Domestic cost from LDC (by pipeline) (C) 4.00 4.23 4.46 4.70 4.96 5.24

Total domestic cost (A+B+C) 4.73 5.00 5.28 5.56 5.87 6.20

RESULT AND ANALYSIS

The result from the calculation using netback market value is shown in Figure 3, the cost of

transportation and distribution has been subtracted from the market value to determined netback

market value, or natural gas value at producer side. Average natural gas price at natural gas producer in

domestic market in 2002 to 2009 is around 86% - 406% cheaper than export price and around 4% -

177% lower than netback market value to stimulate economic growth[8, 10]. Natural gas price

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prediction from 2010 to 2015 tends to increase following other competitive fuels price. The price

increases from 5.22 USD/ MMBTU to 8.86 USD/MMBTU. The NMV price drops from 5.98

USD/MMBTU in 2009 to 5.22 USD/MMBTU in 2010 due to the decreases in other competitive fuel

price, but rises afterwards till 2015.

Figure 3. Historical data and predicted trend of the natural gas price in Indonesia

The details of natural gas prices are shown in Table 7 below:

Table 7. Detail of natural gas prices in Indonesia[8, 10]

Gas Price (USD/MMBTU) Year

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

A. ACTUAL PRICE

Average existing selling price to the end user for

domestic market 2.81 3.29 3.26 3.67 3.70 3.88 5.21 5.23 4.88 6.03

Average existing producer price for domestic market 1.79 2.32 2.24 2.41 2.44 2.40 2.64 2.61 2.26 2.66

Average existing export price 4.82 4.31 4.45 4.84 6.00 7.19 8.49 9.04 11.97 6.98

B. CALCULATED NETBACK MARKET VALUE

Calculated market value in domestic market 2.07 2.59 3.75 5.80 5.65 6.80 9.52 8.98 9.56 10.04

Calculated market value less delivery cost (NMV)

for domestic market 0.73 1.28 2.33 4.13 3.94 4.82 6.39 5.76 6.28 5.98

NMV for export market 4.57 4.05 4.16 4.51 5.64 6.81 8.07 8.55 11.45 6.41

Gas Price (USD/MMBTU) Year

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

C. PREDICTION OF NETBACK MARKET VALUE

Calculated market value for domestic market 9.96 10.79 11.69 12.69 13.80 15.05

Calculated market value less delivery cost (NMV)

for domestic market 5.22 5.79 6.42 7.12 7.93 8.86

CONCLUSION AND REMARKS

The prediction of natural gas price using NMV method will be useful for the determination of

an attractive price, which is also competitive with the export price, for the natural gas producers to

deliver natural gas to domestic market. The discrepancy between the natural gas price for domestic

consumption and the export price is narrowed to make government‟s target of increasing domestic

natural gas consumption possible.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The author thankfully acknowledges Dr. Athikom Bangviwat, Asst. Prof. Dr. Jaruwan Chontanawat

and Dr. Ir. H. Djoni Bustan, M.Eng for their helpful consultation on this conference paper. This work

was supported by beasiswa unggulan, Bureau for Planning and International Cooperation, Ministry of

Education Republic Indonesia and PT PGN (Persero) Tbk.

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STANDARD OF THERMAL COMFORT FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION IN

BUILDINGS

Muhammad Nur Fajri Alfata1*, Wahyu Sujatmiko1 1) Research Institute for Human Settlements, Ministry of Public Works.

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

The standard of thermal comfort in Indonesia is still referring to the static model developed by

ASHRAE. This model cannot describe the real thermal comfort condition in tropical regions such as

Indonesia. The objective of this study is to determine the thermal neutrality (expressed by neutral

temperature) and the comfort level of building occupants in Indonesia by adaptive thermal comfort

approach. The study was conducted in several high rise buildings in Jakarta and Makassar. A field study

was employed in which all physical environment data requirements to calculate thermal comfort

indices and thermal comfort questionnaires were collected in the same time and the same place.

Research findings showed that the neutral temperature at the operative temperature is 26.7 oC and the

comfort level ranges from 25.7oC to 27.7oC. This result suggested a higher level than that computed by

using thestatic approach. By adjusting the air conditioning temperature levels close to neutral

temperature, the energy consumption for air conditioning can be minimized.

Keywords: adaptive thermal comfort, static thermal comfort, thermal neutrality, energy conservation,

thermal comfort range.

INTRODUCTION

Nowadays, Indonesia is facing complex and sophisticated problems related to energy security.

The increase in oil price, followed by the growth of energy consumption and decline of oil production

in Indonesia are part of many problems in this country. In 2020, it is predicted that national energy

consumptions will increase from 122 Giga Watt year (GWy) or equal to 674 million barrel oil per day

(bopd) to 304 GWy (eq. 1680 bopd) or increase 2.5 times [1]. Meanwhile, the oil production in

Indonesia has declined from 1.3 million bopd to 950 thousand bopd [2], making Indonesia now as net

importer country. In 2002, Indonesia imported about 126.8 million bopd and will increase to 797.7

million bopd (about 6.3 times) in 2020 [1].

Most of the energy consumption was used in buildings. In the U.S., consumption of electrical

energy in the building sector reached up to 75% [3]. In Indonesia, the energy consumed to obtain

thermal comfort on high-rise buildings is relatively larger than to other needs [4]. The energy audit on

the Directorate General of Water Resources‟ buildings in 2010 showed that the electrical energy

consumption for air conditioning accounts for 58% [5]. The consumption of electrical energy is

believed to have continously increased with the number of air conditioned buildings and due to the

global warming issue affected to the local climate conditions.

The amount of energy consumed in air conditioned buildings is more likely influenced by the

setting of indoor air temperature. The standard ASHRAE which recommends indoor air temperature is

lower than that of the Indonesian requirement made mostly building inhabitants not only felt

discomfort cold, but also increased energy consumed for air conditioning system. It because the lower

setting of indoor air temperature, the higher energy consumed for air conditioning. For every 1oC

decrease in the temperature setting, about more 10% of overall energy is consumed [6,7].

Since amount of energy is consumed for thermal comfort in buildings, it is necessary to study

the real condition of thermal comfort of high rise building‟s occupants in Indonesia so that strategies to

conserve energy can be determined, particularly in the building sector. Inspite of workers productivity,

thermal comfort is related to energy consumption and the sustainability, the standard must therefore

consider those aspects. The standards themselves will fall into disrepute and even disuse if they ignore

these issues, particularly with the issues of global warming and climate change. In the past, the

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preparation of standards had not seen it as part of its task to consider sustainability [8], but even today,

the preparation of thermal comfort standard in Indonesia still has not considered the energy

consumption and sustainability yet.

Indonesia has no standard related to the thermal comfort in buildings specifically, although

some standards have mentioned it shortly and briefly, such as SNI 03-6572-2001 on the procedure for

designing ventilation systems and air conditioning in buildings and SNI 03-6390-2000 on energy

conservation of air system in buildings. But, both standards still refer to the ASHRAE Standard 55 that

is based on the PMV based static model. The model is considered insufficient to provide a complete

description of thermal comfort in the tropic region [9,10]. There is a pressumed that at the higher

outdoor temperature, human tends to feel comfortable at the higher temperatures [10,11]. Thus, these

standards are differ from the real condition of thermal comfort in Indonesia. Therefore, it was

necessary to use an adaptive method for assessing the real thermal comfort, as suggested by Karyono

[9] and Sujatmiko et al [12].

Research of adaptive thermal comfort is a field experiment subjected to real occupants in real

buildings. This research basically determines the thermal neutrality, thermal acceptability and thermal

preference of respondents in a real building, and also studies the adaptive response of occupants

against their thermal conditions to obtain thermal comfort by utilizing the building facility, in either

active or passive way [12]. A number of studies had been conducted to evaluate the thermal comfort

with the adaptive thermal comfort approach, but it only was carried out in Jakarta [9]. Therefore, the

study should be complemented with data from other cities or regions to obtain full understanding of

adaptive thermal comfort in Indonesia.

METHODS

The study was conducted in Jakarta and Makassar, South Sulawesi. In Jakarta, Manggala

Wanabhakti (MW) building was taken as the subject of study. The building consists of seven blocks,

but only two blocks were surveyed, namely Block 4 and Block 7. Block 4 is occupied by the Building

Management, BSN/KAN, and several private companies, while the Block 7 is occupied by the

Ministry of Forestry. Both were chosen because the blocks have over five floors, which are categorized

as high rise buildings. Meanwhile, four buildings in Makassar were investigated, namely Gedung

Keuangan Negara (GKN), City Government Office of Makassar (Walikota), Local Parliamentary

Building (DPRD), and Agency for Regional Development Planning (Bappeda).

A Class 2 field experiment was employed in which all physical environment data

requirements to calculate thermal comfort indices and thermal comfort questionnaires were collected

in the same time and the same place [13]. The survey is designed cross-sectional, where respondents

were asked once in every measurement. This method actually has a weakness because each respondent

only gives the response of thermal sensation at a particular temperature and can not be recognized in

other temperatures. Nevertheless, this method has advantages when compared to longitudinal

techniques since it does not much disturbed respondents in doing their activities.

Air temperature (Ta), globe temperature (Tg), relative humidity (RH) were measured by

QuesTemp 34 from Quest Technology, USA, and air velocity (va) was measured by anemomaster

Kanomax A031. Meanwhile, thermal responses of respondents were surveyed using questionnaires.

These questionnaires included some basic questions about the evaluation of thermal environments

during the measurement of thermal variables. Each questionnaire asked every respondent to choose

one of seven scales of the thermal impression, namely -3 (Cold), -2 (Cool), -1 (Sligthly Cool), 0

(Neutral), 1 (Slightly Warm), 2 (Warm), and 3 (Hot). The temperature was obtained using a statistical

analysis. It was measured based on the air temperature (Ta), globe temperature (Tg), operative

temperature (Top) and the Standard Effective Temperature (SET).

Operative temperature is a function of air temperature (Ta) and globe temperature (Tg),

calculated using:

(1)

where A=0,5 if va < 0,2 m/s, A=0,6 if 0,2<va<0,6 m/s, and A=0,7 if 0,6<va<1,0 m/s

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SET is a function of thermal insulation (clo), physical activity (met) and indoor thermal

variables, and the value of SET was obtained by ASHRAE Thermal Comfort software instead of

psychometric chart.

Respondents

The detailed information of respondents in both cities is presented in Table 1 and Table 2.

Table 1 Profile of respondents in Jakarta

No Categories Block 4 Block 7 Total Remarks

1 Number of respondents 107 62 169

2 Sex Male 68(63.5%) 32(51.6%) 100(58.2%)

Female 39(36.5%) 30(48.4%) 69 (40.8%)

3 Age (years) Min 17.0 15.0 15.0 Ten respondents in block 4 and

four in block 7 did not mention

their age Max 64.0 57.0 64.0

Average 33.7 35.1 34.0

SD 10.1 13.1 11.3

4 Have lived in

Jakarta for

> 5 years 80(75.5%) 38(67.9%) 118(72.8%) One respondent in block 4 and six

in Block 7 did not mention how

long they have lived in Jakarta 1 – 5 years 18(17.0%) 12(21.4%) 30(18.5%)

< 1 year 8(7.5%) 6(10.7%) 14(8.6%)

5 Height (cm) Min 145.0 148.0 145.0 Three respondents in block 4 and

five in block 7 did not mention

their height Max 185.0 187.0 187.0

Average 164.7 162.7 164.0

SD 7.6 8.3 7.9

6 Body Mass

(kg)

Min 40.0 40.0 40.0 Five respondents in block 4 and

another five in block 7 did not

mention their mass Max 110.0 85.0 110.0

Average 63.5 59.4 62.0

SD 12.2 11.0 11.9

Table 2 Profile of respondents in Makassar

No Categories Buildings

Total GKN Walikota DPRD Bappeda

1 Number of respondent 29 53 10 10 102

2 Sex Male 13 (44.8%) 19 (36%) 7 (70%) 8 (80%) 47(46.1%)

Female 16 (55.2%) 34 (64%) 3 (30%) 2 (20%) 55(53.9%)

3 Age (years) Min 20.0 17.0 20.0 22.0 17.0

Max 53.0 52.0 50.0 42.0 53.0

Average 39.0 35.1 35.0 29.0 36.0

SD 13.1 8.9 11.4 5.9 10.5

4 Have lived in

Makassar for

> 5 tahun 17 (59%) 50 (94%) 8 (80%) 9 (90%) 84(82%)

1 – 5 tahun 7 (24%) 3 (6%) 2 (20%) 1 (10%) 13(13%)

< 1 tahun 5 (17%) - - - 5(5%)

5 Height (cm) Min 150.0 150.0 158.0 150.0 150.0

Max 176.0 179.0 177.0 171.0 179.0

Average 162.0 160.0 164.0 164.0 161.0

SD 7.6 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.6

6 Body Mass

(kg)

Min 40.0 45.0 50.0 47.0 40.0

Max 86.0 85.0 80.0 67.0 86.0

Average 62.0 59.0 66.0 56.5 61.0

SD 12.7 9.4 10.4 6.3 10.4

This study involved 271 respondents. A total of 169 respondents were from Jakarta and the

rest were from Makassar. It consisted of 147 men (54.2%) and 124 women (45.8%). Respondents aged

between 15 years to 64 years with an average of 34.8 years and a standard deviation of 11.0 years. The

sampled respondents have an average height of 163 cm with the shortest of 145 cm and the highest of

187 cm and a standard deviation of 7.9 cm. The minimum weight of respondents is 40 kg and the

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maximum sample is 110 kg. The average weight of respondents is 61.5 kg respondents with a standard

deviation of 11.4 kg. Most of respondents have lived in their respective towns for more than five years.

Respondents were measured at steady state condition with a mild level of activity, or equal to 1 met

(58 W/m2) and thermal insulation was measured an average of 0.6 with range from 0.4 to 0.8 clo.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

Jakarta and Makassar were pressumed to have the same climatic conditions since both are

located in coastal areas. The acclimatization of office buildingsis also considered equal. The

measurement of indoor air temperature showed that temperature ranged from 22.3o to 30.2oC with an

average about 25.8 oC and standard deviation of 1.6oC. Air velocity inside the room ranged from 0.0

m/s to 0.85 m/s with average of 0.12 m/s and standard deviation of 0.14 m/s. Mostly air velocity was

about 0.1 m/s.

By those circumstances, the value of mean radiant temperature (MRT) did not significantly

different from the value of air and globe temperature. This variable is used to determine operative

temperature (Top). Meanwhile, the measured relative humidity ranged from 47 to 77%, with average

about 63% and standard deviation of 6.7%. This mean relative humidity inside the room relatively

high, with only few rooms had relative humidity below 50%. Buildings in Makassar have wider range

in indoor thermal variables and more vary than those of Jakarta (see Table 3)

According to the thermal variables above, calculated indoor operative temperature (Top)

ranged from 22.2o to 30.2oC with average about 25.8oC and standard deviation 1.6oC. Calculation of

SET by ASHRAE Thermal Comfort software shows that SET value ranged from 23 to 26.8oC with

average of 24.8oC and standard deviation 0.98oC. For predicted mean vote, it showed that average vote

respondents for thermal comfort was 0.2, it means that thermal impression of respondents between

neutral and slighly warm. The predicted mean vote (PMV) ranged from -1.7 to 2.0, with standard

deviation of 0.6. For respondents in Jakarta, average PMV is about -0.2 (neutral to slightly cool) while

in Makassar is about 0.4 (neutral to slightly warm). As thermal variables, PMV of respondents in

Makassar wider and more vary than those of Jakarta.

Table 3 Indoor thermal variables and thermal comfort indices

No Location Ta

(oC)

Tg

(oC)

RH

(%)

va

(m/s) clo

Tmrt

(oC)

Top

(oC)

SET

(oC)

PMV

1 Jakarta

Min 22.7 23.5 49.0 0.10 0.40 23.5 23.1 23.0 -1.0

Max 27.3 28.0 64.0 0.35 0.80 28.0 27.6 26.8 0.6

Avg 25.3 25.5 57.8 0.10 0.60 25.5 25.4 24.8 -0.2

SD 0.9 1.0 3.2 0.05 0.06 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.3

2 Makassar

Min 22,3 22,1 47 0,00 0,50 22,1 22.2 20.5 -1.7

Max 30,2 30,2 77 0,85 0,80 30,2 30.2 32.9 2.0

Avg 26,5 26,4 67,5 0,14 0,64 26,4 26.4 26.5 0.4

SD 1,9 2,0 5,9 0,19 0,08 2,0 2.0 2.7 0.8

Table 4 Actual vote of thermal comfort in building

Building Actual Mean Vote

-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 Avg Total

Blok 4 MW 1 18 50 21 10 6 1 -0.6 107

Blok 7 MW 0 7 18 24 7 6 0 -0.2 62

Subtotal 1 25 68 45 17 12 1 -0.4 169

GKN 0 6 18 5 0 0 0 -1 29

MOM 0 4 17 12 3 16 1 0.25 53

DPRD 0 2 6 2 0 0 0 -1 10

Bappeda 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 0,3 10

Subtotal 0 13 43 21 6 18 1 -0.4 102

Total 1 38 111 66 23 30 2 -0.4 271

Percentage (%) 0.37 14.02 40.96 24.35 8.49 11.07 0.74 - 100

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Table 4 showed that respondents give average vote for thermal comfort about -0.4 (between

neutral to slightly cool). It was quite different trend compared to the PMV as shown in Table 3. Most of

respondents felt that indoor climatic condition was slightly cool (40.96% of total respondents) and only

24.35% of total respondent felt totally comfort (neutral). As variation of air temperature, there were some

respondents felt cool (-2) and warm (2), and only very few respondents who felt hot (0.74% of total

respondents) and cold (0.37% of total respondents).

Neutral temperature is the temperature in which the respondents neither feel hot nor cold, cool

nor warm. Comfortable temperature range is the temperature in which the average respondents give their

impression of thermal scale between -0.5 and 0.5. Neutral temperature was obtained by linear regression of

air temperature (Ta), operative temperature (Top) and SET against the thermal response of the respondents.

Neutral temperature of the air temperature is expressed in equation y=0.494.Ta - 13.20, with R2=0,513,

where y is thermal response. By substituting y=0 (for neutral thermal response), the indoor thermal

neutrality reached at air temperature of 26.7oC. Meanwhile, by substituting y = ± 0.5 to the equation, the

range of comfort level was obtained. It showed that comfort level ranged from 25,7oC to 27,7

oC.

The thermal neutrality in operative temperature is expressed by equation y=0.506.Top-13.52 with

R2=0,534. Thus, neutral temperature is about Top 26.7

oC with thermal comfort level ranged from operative

temperature 25.7oC to 27.7

oC. Meanwhile, thermal neutrality in SET is expressed by equation

y=0,388.SET-10.45 with R2=0,540. Thus, neutral temperature is about SET 26.9

oC with the range of

thermal comfort from SET 25.6oC to 28.2

oC. SET has the widest range of thermal comfort amongst all

(about 3.2oC) while Ta or To is the narrowest one (about 2

oC). The regression of thermal responses against

thermal comfort indices is shown in Figure 1. It is important to be noted that SET has the highest

coefficient of determinant (R2) and Ta has the lowest one. It is argued that the more complicated thermal

variables involved in calculation, the higher correlation of the thermal variables to actual comfort level (see

also in Table 5).

(a)

(b) (c)

Figure 1 Linear regression of thermal neutrality against air temperature (a), operative temperature (b), and

Standard Efective Temperature (c)

The first published research on thermal comfort in Indonesia was carried out by Karyono in

1995 [9] and published as part of database of Adaptive Comfort Standard (ACS) in final report

ASHRAE RP.884[13]. The research showed that neutral temperature of building‟s occupants (workers)

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in Indonesia was about at Ta 26.4oC with range of thermal comfort from Ta 24.9 to 28oC, and about at

Top 26.7oC with range of thermal comfort from Top 25.1 to 28.3oC. During this time, from the first

published, there are no significant difference in neutral temperature, either in Ta or Top. But, range of

thermal comfort of recent study is narrower than previously (2oC compared to 3.1oC in Ta and 3.2oC in

To). The comparation of previous and recent study is shown in Table 5.

Table 5 The comparation of previous and recent thermal comfort study in Indonesia

No Variables Previous study Recent study

1 Time of study 1993 2011

2 Location of study Jakarta Jakarta, Makassar

3 Respondents 596 (345 male, 227 female) 271 (147 male, 124 female)

4 Amount of buildings 7 6

5 Thermal neutrality Ta 26.4oC

To 26.7oC, and

Teq 25.3oC

Ta 26.7 oC

To 26.7 oC

SET 26.9 oC

6 Range of thermal

comfort

Ta 24.9 – 28oC

Top 25.1 – 28.3oC

Teq 23.5 – 27.2oC

Ta 25.7 – 27.7oC

Top 25.7 – 27.7oC

SET 25.6 – 28.2oC

7 Regression equation Ta: y = -8,428 + 0,319.Ta

(R2=0.415)

Top: y = -8,331 + 0,312.Top

(R2=0.421

Teq: y = -6,895 + 0,272.Teq

(R2=0.425)

Ta: y = 0.494.Ta - 13.20

(R2=0.513)

To: y = 0.506.Top-13.52 (R2=

0.534) SET: y= 0,388.SET-10.45

(R2= 0.540)

As reported by Karyono [9,11], there was a difference between adaptive model and PMV

based static model. Figure 2 shows that difference, where the actual neutral temperature was higher

than predicted while the actual range of thermal comfort was wider than predicted by PMV model. By

PMV based thermal comfort model, the neutral temperature obtained at the operative temperature of

25.9°C or SET 25.2oC, while the range of thermal comfort ranged from operative temperature 24.6 to

27.3oC or from 23.5 to 26.9oC in SET. The actual neutral temperature was 1.4oC higher than predicted

in Top or Ta, and 1.7oC higher than that in SET. Meanwhile, the actual range of thermal comfort was

about 0.7oC narrower than predicted, either in Top or SET. It is argued the variation in individual needs

is sufficient to suggest a great discrepancy between predicted and actual comfort level [14]

Figure 2 also shows that those differences wider at low temperatures rather than at higher

temperature. It is argued that the predictions by the PMV based model would be sufficient and close to

the real conditions of thermal comfort at high temperature but insufficient at lower temperature. It is

noted that PMV model used was field experiment based PMV model, not laboratory based PMV

model, so that the result slightly different from what de Dear et al, or Brager & de Dear proposed for

buildings with centralized HVAC [13,15]

The lower neutral temperature, the more energy is needed for air conditioning, and vice versa.

Thus, the higher neutral temperature has a larger opportunity to energy conservation in buildings. By

adjusting the air conditioning systems to a level close to the Indonesian‟s neutral temperature, the

required energy for indoor air conditioning can be minimized. For every 1oC increasing of temperature

to reach the neutral temperature, it is about 10% of energy in buildings conserved.

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(a)

(b) (c)

Figure 2 Discrepancy between Actual Mean Vote (AMV) and Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) against air

temperature (a), operative temperature (b) and Standard Effective Temperature (c)

Standard of Thermal Comfort in Indonesia

Standard of thermal comfort in Indonesia arranged through SNI 03-6572-2001 on procedure

for designing ventilation systems and air conditioning in buildings, and restate explicitly in SNI

03-6390-2000 on energy conservation of air system in buildings with small difference. Both standard

stated that thermal comfort for Indonesian is about 25±1oC at relative humidity 55±10% (in SNI

03-6572-2001) or at relative humidity 60±10% (in SNI 03-6390-2000). Despite those thermal comfort

criteria, SNI 03-6572-2001 also provide other criteria, namely: comfortably cool (20.5 – 22.8oC),

optimum comfortable (22.8 – 25.8oC), and comfortably warm (25.8 – 27.1oC). These criteria based on

effective temperature (ET). All those value based on and refered to research by LPMB-PU in 1960s. It

seems that those value does not change yet since the first time it published.

In the same standard, there are another criterion for thermal comfort for two different main

seasons, dry and wet season. This term itself is little bit confusing. In Bahasa Indonesia (as used in

SNI), it is expressed with musim panas and musim dingin. If translated to English literally, it should be

summer and winter. Since there are no summer and winter in Indonesia, this paper prefer use dry and

wet season to substitute these terms eventhough this standard probably adopted ASHRAE Standard for

winter and summer. In dry season, thermal comfort level ranged from operative temperature (Top) 22.5

to 26oC at relative humidity 60% (or 23.5-27oC at dew point temperature 20oC), while in wet season,

thermal comfort level ranged from Top 20 to 23.5oC at 60% (or 20.5-24.5oC at dew poit temperature

20oC). SNI 03-6572-2001 used two different thermal parameters, effective temperature for three levels

of comfort and operative temperature for dry and wet season, and it caused difficulties in its

implementation.

Standard ASHRAE 55 suggested that optimum thermal comfort for indoor ranged from

operative temperature 22.5 to 26oC. Table 4 shows that temperature for optimum comfortable in

standard SNI is refer to ASHRAE Standard 55, and then classified into three comfort levels with

different thermal unit. The first used operative temperature scale, and the latter used effective

temperature. The same scale (operative temperature) was used to classify thermal comfort range in dry

and wet season. The dry season shows the same value as ASHRAE standards (see Table 6).

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Table 6 The difference of ASHRAE Standard 55, SNI, and result of recent study

ASHRAE Std 55 SNI Recent study

Top 22.5 – 26oC Comfortably cool: ET 20.5 – 22.8

oC

Optimum comfortable: ET 22.8 – 25.8oC

Comfortably warm: ET 25.8 – 27.1oC

SET 25.6 – 28.2 oC

Dry season: Top 22.5 - 26oC at RH 60%

Wet season: Top 20 - 23.5oC at RH 60%

Top: 25.7 - 27.7oC

The range of comfort level that obtained from AMV ± 0.5 indicates that the range of thermal

comfort in Indonesia is narrower than that ASHRAE and ISO required, and stretched in higher

effective temperatures as well the operative temperature. SNI‟s range of comfortably warm is optimum

comfortable according to this research, and comfort level in dry season has lower value than those of

this research. It strengthens the previous results of studies that people in higher climatic conditions,

such as tropical regions as Indonesia, tend to have a higher comfort level as well, as reported by de

Dear et al. [13], and supported by Karyono‟s research [16]. Thus, thermal comfort standards in

Indonesia should consider these findings.

It is noted that this research was conducted during dry season, so it did not distinguish

between the standard of thermal comfort in dry season and wet season. This study only focused on

thermal comfort in the coastal or lowland cities at dry season, so the profile of thermal comfort in

upland cities or mountain area has not described yet. As reported by previous study that the lower

mean outdoor temperature, the lower indoor operative temparature for thermal comfort [11,13], thus

the research of thermal comfort in Indonesia is necessary to be managed for upland area and at wet

season as well.

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This study showed that neutral temperature of building‟s occupant in Jakarta and Makassar is

at air temperature and operative temperature 26.7 oC or SET 26.9oC, while the thermal comfort level

ranged from 25.7oC to 27.7oC in Top or Ta and from SET 25.6 to 28.2oC. The neutral temperature by

means of adaptive approach shows a higher level than that by PMV based thermal comfort model, but

has narrower range of thermal comfort level. PMV based model can be used to predict thermal comfort

level of occupants, but it would be sufficient and close to the real conditions of thermal comfort level at

high temperature but not at lower temperature. It has a great opportunity for energy conservation in

buildings by adjusting the air conditioning temperature levels close to neutral temperature, so that the

energy consumption for air conditioning can be reduced.

The effort to conserve energy through determining the standards of actual thermal comfort of

Indonesian should be developed through the preparation of a database of neutral temperature and

thermal comfort level throughout Indonesia. As local climate condition in Indonesia is diverse, the

thermal neutrality and thermal comfort level will be varies depend on climate condition, and the

standard of thermal comfort will be different from one to another. Thus, this research need to be

enriched and complemented with such a similiar study in highland cities/area and at wet season.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The author would like to thank to The Reasearch Institute for Human Settlements - Ministry of Public

Works for funding this research through MAK 2433.02.204 in Fiscal Year 2011

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PROCESS OPTIMIZATION OF RICE STRAW DELIGNIFICATION FOR

BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION USING PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM

Arni E. Gambe-Gilbuena1* Rizalinda L. de Leon2 and Ma. Auxilia T. Siringan3

1Energy Engineering Program, College of Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman, 2Department of Chemical Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman, 3Natural Science

Research Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

The optimization of pre-treatment conditions for rice straw ethanol production, using

Phanerochaete chrysosporium Burds was performed. P. chrysosporium produce lignin peroxidases

which undergo a series of oxidative processes that degrade lignin by cleaving its aromatic rings thus

facilitating the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose for ethanol production. The substrate size, treatment

duration and spore concentration were used as independent variables with the relative amounts of

lignin and cellulose as response variables in a Box-Benkhen optimization design. The culture

conditions which were predicted to result in the lowest amount of lignin (58.24%) with the highest

amount of cellulose retained (86.14%) were; substrate size of 320 μm, treatment duration of 12 days

and initial spore concentration of 1.8 x 106 spores/ml. These results may be used in the design of a

biological delignification system as an alternative to harsh thermo-chemical pre-treatment processes.

Keywords: alternative energy, lignocellulosic bioethanol, biological delignification, P. chrysosporium

INTRODUCTION

The increasing energy needs of world economies, particularly for transport fuels, encouraged

worldwide efforts to find alternative sources of liquid fuels. The global increase in bioethanol demand

is widely seen as a consequence of the depletion of the world‟s petroleum reserves and the growing

awareness of the environmental hazards posed by petroleum-based fuels [1]. With the current

estimates of the world‟s fossil fuel reserves, it is predicted that in 50 years petroleum will run out and

15 years later natural gas will follow suit [2].

Bioethanol has been touted as a feasible substitute to petroleum-based transportation fuels

because it is renewable and its production process can be potentially carbon neutral [3]. The Philippine

government enacted Republic Act 9637 or the Philippine Biofuels Act in 2006. The law requires

blending 2% biodiesel to petroleum-derived diesel fuels and 10% ethanol to gasoline from 2011

onwards. The law which essentially created an economic infrastructure for biofuel production, is

widely seen as a strategy by the government to eradicate poverty which in the Philippines is a largely

rural phenomenon [4].

Ethanol is widely produced using food crops such as corn (USA), sugarcane (South and

Central America, Asia and Africa), cassava (South and Central America, Asia), cereals (Europe,

Canada), maize (Canada) and sugar beets (Europe) [5]. These plant materials are preferred because of

the ease with which fermentable sugars can be obtained and processed to ethanol.

However, it is feared that the continued use of food crop coupled with an increasing global

demand for ethanol could result to an intensification of their cultivation. This is turn will lead to an

increase in water usage through irrigation and use of higher quantities of fertilizers and pesticides

which endanger habitats and aquifers [1].

Lignocellulosic materials are attractive alternatives to food crops since these can be sourced

from non-food agricultural residues [6]. However, the structural complexity of these materials which is

primarily due to the arrangement of their lignin and cellulosic components require lengthier and

costlier bioethanol production processes [7, 8]. Pre-treatment is necessary to expose more of the

celluloses for enzymatic saccharification [9]. The commonly-used methods for the pre-treatment of

lignocellulosic materials are thermo-chemical in principle [10]. However, aside from these processes

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being energy-intensive, chemicals that inhibit the subsequent saccharification and fermentation

processes are also produced as by-products [11, 12].

Biological pre-treatment methods offer a gentler alternative which could potentially increase

the amount of ethanol produced at lower costs [13]. The complete lignolytic system of P.

chrysosporium and its high specificity for lignin degradation led to its selection as a model organism

for studies on biological delignification [14, 15]. Previous studies on P. chrysosporium mostly focused

on increasing peroxidase production through medium optimization [14]. Therefore in this work, the

optimum culture conditions for maximum lignin removal and cellulose retention for rice straw

delignification using P. chrysosporium were determined.

METHODOLOGY

Medium Optimization

P. chrysosporium was grown on PDA slants and stored at 15ºC. For the optimization

experiments, spores were sub cultured on PDA plates and stored at RT for 7 to 15 days prior to use.

Since lignin peroxidase production of P. chrysosporium is dependent on the medium composition it

was essential to first optimize the culture medium. The glucose, ammonium tartrate and CaCl2

concentrations [14] with the peroxidase activity level as the response variable were considered in a

Box-Benkhen (BB) design [16] using the response surface method (RSM) for optimization (Table 1).

Growth Profile Determination

Inoculum, as spore suspension of P. chrysosporium was prepared using the optimized

medium (OM). Two ml of the spore suspension containing approximately 1.5 x 107 spores/ml was

distributed into 97 ml OM. One ml of the filter-sterilized thiamine-HCl was added to the OM cultures

for a final volume of 100 ml with a spore concentration of approximately 4.45 x 105 spores/ml.

Three OM cultures flasks were randomly chosen from the start of incubation (Day 0) to the

6th day of observation. Spores or pellets from these flasks were harvested on pre-weighed Whatman

No.1 filter paper, oven-dried at 100°C for 24 hours and weighed [17]. The dry weights of P.

chrysosporium pellets were determined by subtracting the weight of the filter paper.

Culture Condition Optimization

Three process parameters, namely; substrate size, initial spore concentration and treatment

duration were used in the BB design for optimization using RSM (Table 2). The sun- and air-dried rice

straw samples were ground, sieved and segregated into coarse (~990ìm), fine (~675ìm) and finest

(~350ìm). Three spore concentrations of P. chrysosporium were prepared; 1x103, 1.65x106 and 3.3x106

spores/ml. The rice straw and spore suspensions were incubated at RT, 95 rpm for 4, 12 or 20 days.

The amounts of lignin and cellulose were determined as described in [18] and [19], respectively.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Medium Optimization

The data revealed an apparent inverse relationship between peroxidase activity and pellet

size (Fig. 1) with the highest activity of 269.6 AU for smallest average P. chrysosporium pellet area of

0.0430 cm2. A mathematical model for enzyme activity in terms of coded factors was generated using

Design Expert 8 (Stat-Ease, Inc, MN, USA):

Enzyme Activity = 17.58 + (-36A) + (-54.08B) + (-16.18C)

+ (31.4AB) + (23.1AC) + (-20.75BC) + (11.93A2) + (18.78B2)

where A , B and C are the Glucose, Ammonium tartrate, and CaCl2 concentrations, respectively.

The model generated (Eq. 1) was used to find the optimal concentrations of glucose,

ammonium tartrate and calcium chloride concentrations which will maximize peroxidase activity. The

computed optimum value of the enzymatic activity was 269.968 A.U. for 2.02 g/L glucose, 0.22 g/L

ammonium tartrate and 0.04 g/L calcium chloride (Fig. 2).

Eq. 1

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Table 1. The variables and levels for the Box-Behnken experimental design

for medium optimization.

Variables Units Symbol Coded Levels

-1 0 +1

Glucose g/L A 2.0* 4.0 6.0

Ammonium tartrate g/L B 0.2*** 1.1 2.0***

Calcium chloride g/L C 0.01* 0.03 0.05**

References: *[37], **[4], ***[22]

Table 2. The Box-Benkhen experimental design for the optimization of

culture conditions for rice straw delignification.

Design

Point

A: Size of

Substrate,

(approx.) m

B: Treatment

Duration,

days

C: Concentration

(approx.),

spores/ml

1 350 4 1.65 x106

2 990 4 1.65 x106

3 350 20 1.65 x106

4 990 20 1.65 x106

5 350 12 1.00 x103

6 990 12 1.00 x103

7 350 12 3.30 x106

8 990 12 3.30 x106

9 675 4 1.00 x103

10 675 20 1.00 x103

11 675 4 3.30 x106

12 675 20 3.30 x106

13 675 12 1.65 x106

14 675 12 1.65 x106

15 675 12 1.65 x106

Figure 1. The average area and the corresponding average peroxidase activity of P. chrysosporium pellets

for each of the design points in Table 2. The highest peroxidase activity observed was 269.60 AU at an

average pellet area of 0.0430 cm2.

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Figure 2. The predicted peroxidase activity of P. chrysosporium using the optimum values for glucose,

ammonium tartrate and calcium chloride concentrations. Contour graphs generated while holding the

glucose (B), ammonium tartrate (C) and calcium chloride (D) concentrations at their optimal values of 2.02

g/L, 0.22 g/L and 0.04 g/L, respectively.

Growth Profile

It was important to determine the onset of P. chrysosporium„s secondary metabolism for the

design of the subsequent experiments since the production of lignin peroxidases was previously

observed to occur during this period [20]. The growth profile of a microorganism can be used to

establish the onset of a microorganism‟s various growth phases.

The dry-weight measurements and the corresponding peroxidase activity of P. chrysosporium

grown in the optimized medium during a 7-day observation period are shown in Fig. 3.

The rapid increase in biomass during the microorganism‟s exponential-linear growth phase

was observed from Day 1 to Day 3. During the stationary phase (Day 3 to Day 6) when there was no

increase in the dry-weights observed, P. chrysosporium shifted to its secondary metabolism, an

assertion that was supported by the peroxidase production profile. Consistent with the growth profile

observations, no peroxidase activity was observed on Day 1 and Day 2, a period when a rapid increase

in dry weight was noted. However, from Day 3 to Day 6, the enzyme activity progressively increased.

The growth profile obtained was similar to that described for the wild-type P. chrysosporium

strain used by Orth, et al. [21]. The production of lignin peroxidases during the microorganism's

secondary metabolism was evident in the growth characterization of P. chrysosporium vis-à-vis its

peroxidase activity profile (Fig. 3). Consistent with previous reports [22, 8, 23], the rapid increase in

peroxidase activity was observed only during the microorganism's secondary growth phase which was

marked by a cessation of mass accumulation (Fig. 3). The switch to secondary metabolism may have

been triggered by the depletion of nutrients in the growth medium since the concomitant release of

lignin-degrading enzymes can facilitate the extraction of nutrients from materials that are available in

the microorganism‟s environment.

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Figure 3. The growth profile and time course of the extracellular peroxidase activity of P.

chrysosporium Burds grown in an optimized medium (OM) under submerged, agitated conditions.

Mathematical Models for Lignin and Cellulose Contents

Second-order polynomial equations were used to fit the predicted model to the experimental

data and the results for the relative lignin and cellulose contents were: (A = Substrate size, B =

Treatment duration, C = Spore concentration)

Lignin = 73.80 + (3.31A) + (-0.62B) + (-5.09C) + (1.83AB)

+ (-1.28AC) + (-2.16BC) + (11.87A2) + (9.89B2) + (6.12C2)

Cellulose = 87.30 + (-3.53A) + (-0.54B) + (2.69C) + (-4.83A2)

+ (-5.74B2) + (-12.36C2)

The models generated were used to assess the effects of substrate size, treatment duration and

spore concentration on the amounts of lignin and cellulose in the treated rice straw samples. To

facilitate analysis, contour graphs showing the variations in lignin and cellulose contents were

generated (Fig. 4-7).

Effects of Treatment Duration on Biological Delignification

The length of time required to obtain the desired output provides essential information

pertinent to the design of reactors for scale-up purposes. The relative amounts of lignin and cellulose

subjected to the three different durations of treatment were as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, respectively.

The model showed that at all treatment durations considered, the lower amounts of lignin were

observed in the small (-1) substrate size range (Table 3).

The biological delignification of lignocellulosic materials must ideally result in the decrease

of the amount of lignin while retaining the most amount of cellulose available for saccharification. It is

logical to surmise that the lengthy immersion alone of biological materials, in this case, rice straw will

result in the decrease of its structural integrity which may in turn increase the exposure of celluloses to

facilitate the saccharification process. However, the results obtained herein did not support this

assertion. At all substrate size ranges and across all spore concentrations considered, increasing the

duration of treatment did not result in a commensurate decrease in the amount of lignin (Fig. 6). The

model generated suggested a complex interplay of the factors considered for analysis wherein the

longest treatment duration did not necessarily guarantee the highest lignin removal or the most

cellulose retained in the rice straw samples.

Eq. 2

Eq. 3

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Figure 4. The predicted lignin content of rice straw samples subjected to 4, 12 and 20 days of treatment

duration. A. Representative surface diagram of the variations in the predicted lignin content using various

substrate sizes and spore concentrations for a constant treatment duration of 12 days. B.-D. Contour graphs

showing the variations in lignin content for a treatment duration of 4, 12 and 20 days, respectively. The

white dots represent the location of the experimental results of the design points.

Figure 5. The predicted cellulose content of rice straw samples subjected to 4, 12 and 20 days of treatment

duration. A. Representative surface diagram of the variations in the predicted cellulose contents using

various substrate sizes and spore concentrations for a constant treatment duration of 12 days. B.-D. Contour

graphs showing the variations in cellulose contents for a treatment duration of 4, 12 and 20 days,

respectively. The white dots represent the location of the experimental results of the design points.

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Figure 6. The predicted lignin content of rice straw samples using small, mid-sized and large substrate sizes.

A. Representative surface diagram of the variations in the predicted lignin contents of rice straw for

different durations of treatment and spore concentrations. B.-D. Contour graphs showing the variations in

lignin contents holding the substrate size constant at 320 m (small), 670 m (mid-sized) and 990 m

(large), respectively. The white dots represent the location of the experimental results of the design points.

Figure 7. The predicted cellulose content of rice straw samples using small, mid-sized and large substrate

sizes. A. Representative surface diagram of the variations in the predicted cellulose contents of rice straw

for different durations of treatment and spore concentrations. B. Contour graph showing the variations in

cellulose contents holding the substrate size constant at 320 m, 670 m and 990 m, respectively. The

white dots represent the location of the experimental results of the design points.

The model (Eq. 2) suggested that halting the delignification process after 4 days would be

premature while prolonging the treatment duration beyond the 20-day maximum period would be

superfluous as this will not result in more lignin removal (Fig. 6). Although peroxidase activity was

already noted at Day 4 (Fig. 3), the amounts generated may not have been sufficient for

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delignification.

On the other hand, the extension of the delignification process will potentially result in the

loss of celluloses (Fig. 7). This may be attributed, initially to the immediate utilization of released

celluloses by the microorganism as deduced from the low lignin contents observed (Fig. 6).

Interestingly, at longer durations of treatment, the models predicted lower cellulose yields with higher

lignin contents (Fig. 7), similar to that observed for shorter treatment durations. This may be explained

by the results of a recently reported P. chrysosporium secretome analysis. [24]. In the aforementioned

study, the predisposition of P. chyrsosporium to cellulase production on the second to third week of

incubation was observed. The high lignin content may be due to the decrease in the lignin peroxidases

while the smaller amounts of celluloses may be due to the cellulolytic activity of the fungus [24].

Effect of Substrate Size on Biological Delignification

Size reduction poses a potentially high energy requirement that diminishes the economic

feasibility of a process hence its inclusion in the analysis. The most substantial reduction of lignin

content was predicted to occur at the small substrate size range for all spore concentrations and

treatment durations considered for analysis (Fig. 4). This “bias” may be attributed to the comminution

of rice straw which is essentially a pre-treatment process that falls under the physical methods category

[9]. Physical pre-treatment methods are ideal because of the lower amounts of inhibitors that are

produced [1,13]. However, they are inherently energy intensive [13].

These concerns and the results reported herein, further bolster the notion of using

combinations of pre-treatment methods that result in a delignification system with lower energy inputs

and higher ethanol yield. Similar systems have been used in the pulp and paper industry where

bio-bleaching is used to lessen the amounts of chemicals required for processing pulp obtained from

wood [25]. Although relatively high amounts of cellulose can be obtained in the region for the region

corresponding to the low lignin contents, the highest cellulose content was predicted to be obtained at

moderately-sized substrates subjected to a moderate duration of treatment (Fig. 5C, Fig. 7C).

For all spore concentrations considered, relatively smaller amounts of cellulose were

predicted for both the small (Fig. 5B) and large (Fig. 5D) size substrates with the higher values at the

regions corresponding to moderate substrate sizes and mid-length treatment duration. Although P.

chrysosporium attacks lignin more selectively compared to other lignin-degrading microorganisms, it

also degrades celluloses but to a lesser degree. The results observed herein suggest that an increase in

cellulose consumption may have occurred when the conditions were favorable to lignin degradation

(Fig. 6B, C).

Effect of Spore Concentration on Biological Delignification

Previous reports indicating that the initial spore concentration of the inoculum is not

commensurate to the amount of lignin peroxidase produced [23] necessitated the inclusion of this

parameter in the analysis. It was apparent in Fig. 4-5 that an increase in the spore concentrations did

not necessarily translate to the lowest lignin contents or the highest cellulose retained in the samples. Since lignin peroxidase is the key to biological delignification, the idea of producing more of

the enzyme with the use of the most number of P. chrysosporium spores is intuitive. The results

however did not reflect the aforementioned expectation. Regions predicted to result in low lignin

contents were observed at all spore concentrations considered for analysis (Fig. 4) particularly for

small substrate sizes. It must be noted however that the lowest lignin predicted corresponds to the

region for medium spore concentrations (Fig. 6A). For medium- and large- sized substrates on the

other hand, low lignin contents can only be obtained in regions corresponding to medium to high spore

concentrations (Fig. 6 C, D). Mid-sized or large-sized samples present more physical barriers for an

efficient reaction between the delignifying enzymes and their substrates hence, the deployment of

more microorganisms may be beneficial. Interestingly, the model for cellulose content suggested

smaller cellulose yields for both low and high concentrations of the inoculum for all treatment

durations. The low cellulose levels at both the low and high spore concentrations for the short duration

of treatment may be explained by the low amount of lignin peroxidases that were produced as reflected

in the high amounts of lignin predicted (Fig. 6).

These observations indicated a non-straightforward relationship between the operation

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parameters considered and the desired output of obtaining the highest yield of cellulose with the least

amount of lignin retained, and underscored the need for an optimization procedure to facilitate the

selection of the optimal values for the process parameters considered.

Optimization of Culture Conditions for Biological Delignification

The mathematical models for lignin and cellulose contents (Eq. 2 and Eq. 3 respectively),

were used in an optimization.procedure using Design Expert 8. Equal weights and importance were

given to the parameters and the responses.

The substrate size, treatment duration and spore concentrations that were predicted to result

in optimum lignin removal and cellulose retention were 350.37m, 12.03 days and 1.87 x 106

spores/ml, respectively. The locations of the optimum values of lignin and cellulose contents in the

solution space are shown in Fig. 8. The experimental value (83.28%) of the cellulose content of rice

straw subjected to the optimal culture conditions was close to the calculated optimum value of 86.14% .

However, the experimental percentage for the lignin content (67.94%) was slightly higher than the

predicted value of 58.24%. These results may stem from the possibility that there are other parameters

that affect the biological delignification process which were not accounted for in this work.

Figure 8. The predicted lignin and cellulose contents for the calculated optimum values of the substrate

size, treatment duration and spore concentration.

CONCLUSION

The optimal concentrations of glucose, ammonium tartrate and calcium chloride were 2.02

g/L, 0.22 g/L and 0.04 g/L, respectively which was predicted to result in a peroxidase activity of

269.968 AU. These results were consistent with previous reports on the necessity of subjecting P.

chrysosporium Burds to carbon and nitrogen starvation for the microorganism to produce lignin

peroxidases as products of its secondary metabolism. The growth profile of P. chrysosporium grown in

the optimized culture medium was consistent with the onset of secondary metabolism marked by a

sharp increase in the measured activity levels of lignin peroxidase. The analysis of the effects of the

culture conditions considered for analysis, namely; substrate size, treatment duration and spore

concentration revealed several observations. The smallest substrate size was generally favoured over

the medium- and large-sized rice straw samples for lignin removal. An increase in the inoculum

concentration did not result in a corresponding decrease in the lignin content. In the same manner,

prolonging the treatment duration did not result in lower lignin content which was also observed in

samples subjected to short durations of treatment. A complex interplay of the aforementioned culture

conditions on the lignin and cellulose contents of rice straw inoculated with P. chrysosporium

underscored the importance of using an optimization method to determine the parameter values which

would result in low lignin content with a high amount of cellulose retained.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The financial assistance provided by the ERDT Scholarship Program made the completion

of this work possible.

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USE OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS FOR THE TREATMENT OF KRAFT

PULP MILL EFFLUENT – REMOVAL OF COLOR AND PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS

N. Kaushalya Herath1, Yoshito Ohtani2* and Hideaki Ichiura2 1 The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University

2Department of Forest Science, Kochi University

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

A study on the utilization of carbonaceous materials for the removal of color and phenolic

compounds from the kraft pulp mill effluent has been carried out. Laboratory scale batch and column

experiments were conducted using real effluent and four types of carbonaceous materials; powdered

activated carbon, granular activated carbon, laboratory prepared rice husk carbon and activated rice

husk carbon. The effects of adsorbent dose, initial effluent pH, type of adsorbent and contact time

were the parameters studied. Changes in the effluent color and phenolic compounds were monitored

by UV/Vis absorption spectra at 465 and 280nm, respectively.

According to the batch experiments, increase of adsorbent dose has a positive impact on the

removal of phenolic compounds in the effluent. However, increasing dose contributes to the effluent

color. Initial effluent pH also affects the removal efficiencies, with acidic pH being more favorable.

Performance of the carbonaceous materials experimented decrease as powdered activated carbon >

granular activated carbon > activated rice husk carbon > rice husk carbon.

Keywords: kraft pulp mill effluent, adsorption, color, phenolic compounds.

INTRODUCTION

Rapid increase in human population and limitation of resources are two major issues faced

by the world. From all the resources, water plays an important role being a necessity not only for

human but for all the living materials on earth. Global fresh water depletion leads to the need of

treating and reusing the wastewater generated at industrial utilities. Pulp and paper industry is one of

the most important industries in the world, utilizing a huge amount of water and generating a

considerable amount of wastewater with high biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen

demand (COD), suspended solids (SS), toxicity and color. Bleach plant effluents from kraft pulp mill

contain dissolved lignin, emulsified soaps, other organic ingredients and substantial amounts of

inorganic salts [1]. This effluent can cause slime growth, thermal impacts, scum formation, color

problems and loss of aesthetic beauty while increasing the amount of toxic substances in the water,

causing death to zoo plankton and aquatic plants, affecting the terrestrial eco system [2].

Various treatment technologies are employed for the treatment of industrial wastewater.

These techniques include coagulation- flocculation, adsorption, filtration, biological treatment,

oxidation, osmosis, etc. All these methods do have their own advantages and disadvantages. One most

critical factor in deciding a specific treatment technology is the cost involvement in installation and

maintenance of the facility.

Adsorption of organic pollutants onto solid materials, especially carbonaceous materials has

been identified as an efficient method of controlling water pollution. The most commonly used

adsorption material is activated carbon (AC) [3]. It has perfect adsorption ability for relatively

low-molecular-weight organic compounds such as phenols and can be manufactured in different sizes

and with pores of any width. Adsorption capacity of AC is determined by many factors including

physical properties of the adsorbent and nature of compounds to be adsorbed [4].

Properties of the adsorbent also depend on the activation method used in manufacturing them

and extent of activation. Physical activation and chemical activation are common methods in

activating the carbon materials. Physical activation is the carbonization of raw materials in an inert

atmosphere followed by partial gasification of the resulting char with steam, CO2 or a mixture of them.

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In chemical activation, the raw materials are impregnated by compounds such as KOH, NaOH, H3PO4

or ZnCl2. After impregnation they are pyrolyzed and washed to remove the activating agent [4, 5, 6].

Although AC is widely used, the regeneration is difficult and relatively expensive [1]. In

theory any carbonaceous material can be a source of AC. However materials with high carbon content,

low inorganic content are more preferable. Therefore alternative cheaper materials and solid wastes

like fly ash, fruit stones, peat, soil, rice husk, sawdust, bagasse are widely being experimented with

regard to improved adsorption properties, cost effective activation methods and regeneration [1, 4, 5].

This study is aimed at evaluating the use of commercially available powdered activated

carbon (PAC), granular activated carbon (GAC) prepared from coconut shell, laboratory prepared rice

husk carbon (RHC) and laboratory prepared chemically activated rice husk carbon (ARHC) for the

treatment of kraft pulp mill effluent. In order to determine the suitability of alternative materials two

RHC types has been used. Rice husk is an agricultural waste product which is widely available in most

parts of the world. It is cheap and the utilization of it gives a solution to the disposal problems as well.

In this paper, change of color and phenolic compounds in the low concentration kraft pulp mill

effluent by adsorption on the above carbonaceous materials has been discussed. The effect of

adsorbent dose, initial effluent pH, type of adsorbent and the contact time are the parameters studied.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Wastewater

Wastewater samples for the experiments were sourced from a kraft pulp mill in Ehime

Prefecture, Japan. Effluent samples for the experiments were prepared by filtering the original kraft

pulp mill effluent with Advantec No.2 filter papers and diluting the filtered effluent 1000 times using

distilled water. This low concentration samples are similar to the residual effluent released by the

manufacturing process which does not contain enough organic or chemical compounds for chemical or

energy recovery.

Activated carbon

For the experiments following carbonaceous materials were used.

Analytical grade powdered activated carbon (Wako Pure Chemicals Ltd.) with pH from 5 to 8 in

50g/L slurry at 250C.

Granular activated carbon prepared from coconut shell with 30- 60 mesh size (commercial type).

RHC prepared by anaerobically combusting rice husk at 7000C for 1.5hrs.

Activated RHC prepared by following method.

Mixture of rice husk, NaOH (25g in 100g rice husk) and water (75mL in 100g rice husk) was

kept still for 24hrs. It was then anaerobically combusted at 7000C for 1.5hrs. After cooling the mixture

was washed with water till all NaOH is removed.

Analysis

Effluent samples were initially analyzed for determination of COD, SS, TDS (total dissolved

solids) and dissolved inorganic solids according to Standard Methods of Examination of Water and

Wastewater [7]. The properties are given in Table 1.

Table 1. Initial properties of the kraft pulp mill effluent Parameter Value

pH 11.5

COD (mg/L) 160810

SS (g/L) 5.5

TDS (g/L) 170.7

Dissolved inorganic solids (g/L) 73.8

UV/Vis spectrophotometer (Hitachi U-2810) was used to measure and monitor the UV/Vis

absorption spectra of the effluent. Measurements were obtained at wavelengths of 465nm and 280nm

to monitor the performance. These wavelengths correspond to different properties of wastewater;

465nm corresponds to color causing compounds mainly due to lignin [8] and 280nm is related to

aromatic groups like phenols, which are usually present in these kinds of effluents [9]. Every

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experiment was done in triplicate.

Batch experiments

PAC treatment experiments were conducted using different doses of PAC (0.05, 0.1, 0.5 and

1g/L). After PAC was introduced to samples they were immediately stirred for 30min and allowed to

settle for 1hr. Supernatant was filtered using 5C filter paper before analysis. The optimum dose was

used at different initial effluent pH levels (2, 4, 5, 7 and 10) in order to find effect of initial effluent pH.

Sample pH values were adjusted using small volumes of concentrated H2SO4.

GAC experiments were conducted using different doses (0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 5g/L) and

at different initial effluent pH levels (5, 6, 7 and 8). The steps were similar to those with PAC.

RHC was kept in distilled water for 24hrs and taken for experiments after filtering away the

water. Different doses of RHC (4, 6, 8 and 10g/L) was added to effluent samples and slowly stirred for

1hr. They were allowed to settle for 1hr. Supernatant was filtered using 5C filter paper and taken for

analysis. Effect of pH was determined by using the optimum RHC dose at different initial effluent pH

levels (5, 7 and 9).

ARHC was used for experiments in the same method as with RHC.

Column experiments

Experiments were conducted using the following set- up.

Figure 1. Set up for column experiments

The column consisted of filter membranes at inlet and outlet. It was packed with RHC and

cleaned with distilled water initially. 0.1% effluent was continuously sent through the column at a rate

of 8.85mL/min. Samples for analysis was collected at every 50mL of flow.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Adsorbent dose

Removal percentages of phenolic compounds for different carbon doses are shown in Figure

2. Initial pH of the samples were taken without prior adjustment (around 10).

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Phenolic compound removal increased with increasing adsorbent dosage up to a certain dose

and then leveled off. By increasing the PAC dosage from 0.1g/L to 0.5g/L, the percentage of phenolic

compounds removed increased from 18% to 32%. However, a further increase of adsorbent to 1g/L

only removed 35%, indicating a negligible increase of phenolic compound removal at higher

adsorbent dosages. Higher PAC dosages result in higher adsorption owing to the increase of surface

area [10, 11]. Particle aggregation and precipitation can be the reason for the insignificant

improvement of adsorption for further increases of PAC. Similar tendency was observed with GAC

and RHC as well.

ARHC shows higher removal efficiencies than RHC for similar doses. This improvement is

due to the difference in activation process. Addition of NaOH in the anaerobic combustion has resulted

in this improved performance.

Figure 3 shows the change of color for various carbon doses. PAC, GAC and RHC show

similar trends. Initial increase of adsorption materials resulted in improvement of color removal. After

a certain dose any further additions increase the effluent color. This is due to smaller adsorption

material particles remaining in the suspension. Of all the four types of carbonaceous materials ARHC

has the highest negative impact on the effluent color. Presence of smaller particles in higher quantity

compared to the other types is the reason for this.

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Initial effluent pH

To determine the effect of pH, experiments were carried out over a range of pH for PAC and

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GAC using 0.5g/L and RHC 4g/L, previously obtained optimum dosage for each of them (Figure 4).

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It is very clear with PAC that lower pH is more favorable for the removal of phenolic

compounds. Other two carbon types also have the similar characteristics though it is not very clear due

to lower efficiencies. Organic compounds have a poor adsorption capability on ACs when they are

ionized. The adsorbent particles have negatively charged active sites. At low pH, H+ ions in the

effluent can neutralize those sites and make it easy for the phenolic compounds to diffuse and get

adsorbed. At high pH, OH- can act as a barrier for diffusion and reduce the adsorption capacity [1, 12,

13].

Type of adsorbent

Both color and phenolic compounds show higher removal efficiencies with PAC (Figure 2,

3). PAC, as clearly stated by name, contains powder form of carbon, providing a larger surface area

than the other two types. Hence it is capable of removing higher percentages of compounds from the

effluent. On the other hand RHC consists of larger particles than the other two types and hence the

poorest performance.

In addition to this, the activation process also affects the adsorption capacity of carbonaceous

materials [4, 8]. PAC and GAC have been commercially manufactured by activation processes.

Therefore, they have better performance when compared to the laboratory prepared carbon types.

ARHC was prepared by chemically activating with NaOH and consisted of higher proportion of

microporocity [6]. But RHC was prepared without any specific activation therefore it showed the

poorest performance.

Further, agricultural waste materials carry metal oxides and they can fill or block pores

leading to low surface area [14].

Contact time

Effect of contact time was evaluated using the column reactor. Figure 5 shows the removal

percentage of phenolic compounds in the effluent after passing through the RHC column.

Removal percentage of phenolic compounds decrease with increasing effluent flow and close

to a near zero efficiency. Maximum removal is 20% in the first 50mL. This maximum initial removal

indicates the adsorption capability of the RHC. Poor availability of pores in the RHC can be the reason

for this low adsorption capacity. Limitation of pores and obstructions for contacting them could be

identified as the reason for continual decrease of efficiency.

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Figure 6 shows the variation of color due to the adsorption in the RHC column.

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Effluent color increases during the flow of initial 350mL and then starts to decrease with the

same pattern as that of the phenolic compounds. Initial color increase can be due to carrying away the

smaller particles from the RHC.

CONCLUSIONS

All carbonaceous materials experimented are capable of removing phenolic compounds in

the low concentration effluent. The efficiencies are in the order of PAC> GAC> ARHC> RHC.

However adding color to the effluent was common with all carbon types and therefore cleaning carbon

prior to use is recommended. Adjusting initial effluent pH to acidic level is more favorable for the

treatment.

The performance of RHC is the poorest since it was prepared without specific activation.

However once activated using NaOH, the performance improved. This observation suggests that rice

husk carbon can be a potential raw material for AC. Being a waste product the utilization of it is

economically feasible and also solves their disposal issues.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Financial support for the research provided by the Japanese Government Monbukagakusho

Scholarship is greatly appreciated.

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SYNTHESIS OF ZSM-11 ZEOLITE FROM SMOKELESS COMBUSTION SYSTEM

OF RICE HUSK

Erni Johan* Kiyotoshi Ogami, Naoto Matsue and Teruo Henmi

Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama 790-8566, Japan

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

A huge amounts of rice husk is discharged from rice-producing countries in the world. Japan

generated about 1.98 million tons of rice husk in 2007, and about 60% of them were disposed as

industrial waste. In the present study we tried to recycle this rice husk and converted it into valuable

materials, ZSM-11 zeolite. Rice husk was burned as fuel for a boiler to warm a green house during

winter season. The boiler was modified to introduce smokeless combustion system by keeping

combustion temperature not so high in order to obtain amorphous rice husk ash with high silicon

content. The rice husk ash was applied to synthesize high silica zeolite, ZSM-11 by hydrothermal

reaction. Two methods were introduced, one is the direct hydrothermal reaction at 170°C for 3 days,

another is with preheating treatment prior to the hydrothermal reaction. XRD analysis confirmed that

ZSM-11 were formed, with better crystallinity for that with preheating treatment.

Keywords: ZSM-5, ZSM-11, smokeless combustion, rice husk.

INTRODUCTION

Rice is main food of the people in many countries in the world. The production of rice is

about 384 million tons in 2002 year. During rice milling process a rice husk is generated abundantly.

Most of rice husk is commonly utilized as animal feed, fertilizer, component of bricks or as reinforcing

material in cement (Chiarakorn et al., 2007). In Japan 1.98 million tons of rice husk was generated in

2007, and about 60% of it was disposed as industrial waste. Previously Japanese farmers used to burn

the rice husk in their field, or mixed it with cow dung to produce manure. However, for environmental

safety, burning of rice husk privately is prohibited by Japan regulations, recently. Rice husk has to be

combusted at high temperature or to be buried as industrial waste, that need high cost for farmers. In

the present study, we utilized rice husk as fuel for a boiler to warm a green house during winter season.

We developed a technique to make a smokeless boiler by adding rice husk ash to adsorb smokes, and

reducing consumption of air during combustion to maintain lower temperature. Combustion

temperature was about 500 °C, and the rice husk ash produced was composed mostly of amorphous

silica without crystalline silica such as crystobalite.

ZSM-11 is a high silica zeolite containing two intersecting channels system with

10-membered ring opening, which are both straight and have the same elliptical opening with free

diameter intermediate to those Linde type A and faujasite (Kokotailo et al., 1978). This kind of zeolite

is a promising material for cracking in petroleum industry, NOx decomposition or adsorption of VOCs

(volatile organic compounds). Kustova et al. (2004) found that ZSM-11 is a good catalyst for cracking

and isomerization of n-hexadecane and epoxidation reaction of oct-1-ene and styrene. Our previous

study proved that ZSM-11 has greater adsorption capacity of toluene and xylene, as compare to its

family, ZSM-5 (Johan et al., 2009). In the present study we synthesized and characterized ZSM-11

synthesized from rice husk ash produced from the smokeless boiler. The objective of the present study

is to find optimum condition for the synthesis of ZSM-11 from rice husk ash.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Rice husk ash (RHA) obtained from boiler after combustion with smokeless system was

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sieved to separate carbons remained, then was heated at 600°Cin order to remove unburned carbon.

Analysis by X-ray florescence (Rigaku RIX 2100) indicated that the RHA contained mainly of silicon

(SiO2= 90.6%). Two methods of ZSM-11 synthesis were employed, method I was without preheating

treatment, and method II was that with preheating treatments. Five grams of RHA was placed in

conical flask, then was added with 0.022mol of NaOH, 0.01mol of tetra-n-butyl ammonium bromide

(TBABr), and 4.05mol of H2O. The mixture was then stirred with magnetic stirrer for 30 minutes, and

then was transferred into 100 mL stainless steal autoclave. Hydrothermal reaction was carried out at

170 °C for 72 h. Reaction product was washed several times with water, then was dried at 40°C for 16

h. The obtained product was subjected for XRD with Cu-Kα radiation (Rigaku Ultima IV X-ray

Diffractometer). When ZSM-11 is confirmed, the sample was calcined 450 °C for 3 h to remove the

template (TBABr). The sample was subjected for characterization by XRD, SEM (Hitachi High

Technology S-800) and FTIR (Jasco FT/IR-4100).

Another five grams of RHA was mixed with 0.022mol of NaOH and 4.164mol of H2O, then

was stirred for 30 min. The mixture was then preheated at 70 °C for 6 h. After preheating, same

amount of TBABr was added and mixed well. Hydrothermal reaction was then carried out at 170 °C

for 72 h. Reaction product was subjected for analysis, same with that for the synthesis without

preheating treatment above. ZSM-11 reference sample was synthesized from chemical reagents, tetra

ethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), as a silicon source.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Fig. 1 shows powder XRD patterns of the original RHA, the synthesis products, and the

reference. The original RHA showed broad peak only, indicating that the RHA is almost amorphous.

Chemical analysis indicated that it contain more than 90% of silica and trace amounts of aluminum,

phosphorus, calcium, potassium, and magnesium. In this experiment, during combustion of rice husk

Figure 1 XRD patterns of rice husk ash (a) and the synthesized product (b. method I, c. method II)

and the reference before calcination.

in the boiler, we kept combustion temperature not so high, about 500 °C, in order to produce

amorphous ash. Increasing temperature to 800 °C or more will cause formation of cristobalite,

conversely lower temperature causes formation of much carbon, and less ash. Similar result was found

by Shen et al. (2011). Therefore, in this study we just used the amorphous RHA to synthesize ZSM-11.

Figure 1 also shows the XRD pattern of synthesis products of method I and method II, and

reference. Different from the raw material, sharp peaks without amorphous background were found for

the synthesized products, indicating that the products are well crystallized. XRD of both synthesized

product have same pattern with the reference, indicating that ZSM-11 is formed. Some

studies have been done on synthesis of zeolites from RHA, included MCM-41 (Chiarkorn, 2007) and

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c

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ZSM-5 (Mohamed at al., 2008), however for those on ZSM-11, these are the first study.

Figure 2 shows the X-ray diffraction patterns of the samples after calcinations. The patterns

were similar with those of before calcinations, but the relative intensity of the first two peaks (101 and

200 planes) were quite higher as compared to those of before calcinations. The two peaks may have

relationship with the channel of ZSM-11 zeolite, where the channel blocked by the template was

opened after removing it by calcination. Furthermore, degree of crystallization was evaluated from

total surface area of sum of peaks and compared with the reference. Relatively crystallization of

ZSM-11 synthesized with method I is 82% as compare with reference, and that of method II is 86%.

This means that preheating treatment increases the crystallization of ZSM-11. During preheating

process, silicon is dissolved and released . so the system, so it will accelerate the crystallization.

Figure 2. X-ray diffraction patterns of the synthesized samples after calcination

The results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for the rice husk ash, the synthesized

ZSM-11 and that synthesized from chemical reagents are shown in Figure 3. The images indicate that

with preheating treatment (Figure 3c) we obtained better crystallization, however without preheating

treatment, ZSM-11 crystal was observed with some raw materials remained (figure 3b). Furthermore, a b c d

100 μ m 6 μ m 6 μ m 6μm

Figure 3. SEM images of (a) rice husk ash, (b) ZSM-11 synthesized with method I, (c) ZSM-11

synthesized with method II, (d) reference, ZSM-11 synthesized from chemical reagents

the difference in the morphology of the three samples is due to difference in Si/Al ratio. ZSM-11

synthesized from TEOS (figure 3c) has long ellipse morphology, with the result Si/Al=∞, as shown in

Table 1. Previous studies indicated that with increasing aluminum content (decreasing Si/Al ratio) the

morphology of ZSM-11 changed from ellipse to spherical (Johan et al., 2009, Gonzalez et al., 2009).

With the preheating treatment, silicon was released to the system, so give the formation of ZSM-11

Method I

Method II

Reference (TEOS)

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with higher Si/Al ratio as compare to that without the preheating treatment. In fact, Chemical analysis

result (Table 1) showed that the ZSM-11 obtained by method II has higher Si/Al ratio as compare to

that obtained by method I. Next research will be carried out to test the ability of the synthesized

ZSM-11 as catalyst or as VOCs adsorbent.

Table 1. Silicon and aluminum contents of the samples

Sample SiO2 (%) Al2O3 (%) Si/Al ratio

ZSM-11 (reference) 99.3 ND* ∞

ZSM-11 (method-I) 87.8 0.548 135.49

ZSM-11 (method II) 91.8 0.08 980.75

* ND: not detectable

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) result is shown in Figure 3. ZSM-11

synthesized with method II has similar pattern with that of reference, indicating that the sample is well

crystallized as supported by XRD result. The spectrum of ZSM-11 synthesized by method I has similar

peaks with that of reference, but the peak around 1200cm-1 was not so clear. The spectra showed

typical spectra for the ZSM-11.

Figure 4. FTIR spectra of the samples

Table 2. Comparison of characteristic infrared frequencies

Sample V1*(cm-1) V2*(cm-1) V3*(cm-1)

ZSM-11 (reference) 1235, 1102, 1059 799 554

ZSM-11 (method II) 1233, 1103, 1039 796 550

ZSM-11 (method I) 1095, 1001 797 549

* V1 represents the asymmetric-O stretching mode, V2 the symmetric stretching mode, and V3 is a

bending mode

The appearances of the FTIR peak are mainly due to asymmetric T-O (Si-O or Al-O)

stretching vibrations around 1000-1200 cm-1, T-O symmetric stretching vibration around 800cm-1 and

Wave number (cm-1)

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nce

3000 2600 2200 1800 1400 1000 400

ZSM-11 (reference)

ZSM-11 (method II)

ZSM-11 (method I)

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bending vibration of T-O around 550cm-1. The results for the FTIR spectra of the samples are tabulated

at Table 2. The vibration peaks of synthesized ZSM-11 changed to lower regions as compared to the

reference, may be due to the presence of small amount of aluminum.

CONCLUSIONS

1. ZSM-11 have been synthesized successfully from by-product material, rice husk ash produced

from smokeless combustion boiler.

2. Preheating treatment increased both the yield and Si/Al ratio of the ZSM-11.

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ADSORPTION OF DIAZINON PESTICIDE FROM WATER USING

IRON MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE AS AN ADSORBENT

P. Kabwadza-Corner*, Erni Johan, Naoto Matsue, Teruo Henmi and Zaenal Abidin

Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, Japan

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

The adsorption of a commonly used organophosphate pesticide, diazinon (O,O-diethyl-O-

[6-methyl-2-(1-methylethy)-4-pyrimidinyl]phosphorothioate) in aqueous solution on iron modified

montmorillonite at room temperature was investigated. Two types of iron modified montmorillonite

samples, Fe-modified and FeOH-modified, synthesized with different pH and levels of Fe hydrolysis

were used. The d-spacing of the samples was greater than 15Å, indicating the formation of iron

hydroxides in the interlayer space of montmorillonite. The amount of adsorption was calculated from

the difference between the initial and final concentration of diazinon. The adsorption data were

analyzed using the Langmuir adsorption isotherms. The amounts of diazinon adsorbed were 58.8 and

54.1 mmol kg-1 for Fe-modified and FeOH-modified, respectively. The steep rise in their adsorption

isotherms indicated the possibility of adsorption for low level of diazinon in polluted waters.

Keywords: environment, pollution, adsorption, organophosphate, diazinon

INTRODUCTION

Progressive increase in production and application of chemicals for agriculture as well as for

plant protection and animal health has converted the problem of environmental pollution into national

and international issues. The pollution of soil, ground and surface water involves a serious risk to the

environment and human health due to direct exposure or through residues in food and drinking water.

[1-4]. Modern agriculture relies increasingly on the use of pesticides to meet the ever-growing need

for food and fiber. While pesticides are indispensable to increase the quantity and quality of food

commodities and to safe guard society through better health and higher living standards, their off-site

migration and detrimental effects on surface water and groundwater quality are of environmental

concern. Pesticides form a strong class of environmental pollutants as they are mostly

non-biodegradable.

Among newly developed pesticides, organophosphate pesticides are the most commonly used

[5]. This is due to their reduced persistence and shorter half-life as compared to organochlorine

pesticides whose use is banned in many countries. Diazinon is a broad spectrum organophosphorous

insecticide classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as ―moderately hazardous‖ Class II [6].

It is used as a control for sucking and chewing insects and mites. It is also an active ingredient of some

veterinary ectoparasiticides to control mange mites, ticks, lice, keds, biting flies, blowflies on sheep,

cows, pigs, goats as well as horses [7]. It is relatively water soluble (40 mg L-1 at 25°C), moderately

mobile and persistent in soil hence it is a concern for ground and surface water derived drinking water.

Toxic effects of diazinon are attributed to its inhibition of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase. It is also

associated with toxicity to aquatic organisms at concentrations of 350 ng L-1 with an LC50 in killifish

(48 h) of 4.4 mg L-1. Fatal human doses were found to be in the range of 90 to 440 mg kg-1 [8]. Over

13 million lbs. of diazinon are applied annually in the United States alone. All residential uses in the

U.S were banned starting December 31, 2004 [9]. In many developing countries however, diazinon is

still being used for multiple uses including indoor uses.

The remediation of pollution in the environment has been one of the approaches taken in

reducing pollution effects. Techniques that have been used have included the use of activated carbon,

biological methods and adsorption using various adsorbents like charcoal, water melon peels and

zeolites. Adsorption provides one of the most efficient methods for the removal of pollutants from the

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environment. It is an effective containment technique for pollutants that are very persistent in the

environment. It is at the same time a means of limiting mobility of pollutants to a wider area once they

get adsorbed. Various adsorbents have been used for the removal of diazinon from the environment

through adsorption and they include the use of agricultural soil [11], use of surfactant modified

agricultural soil [10] and organo-zeolites [12]. The modification of expandable phyllosilicates with

iron species to form materials that could be used as adsorbents has also been explored for a long time.

These materials have shown important potential application as catalysts and adsorbents for inorganic

pollutants. However little is known about their application as adsorbents for organic pollutants such as

organophosphate pollutants.

In present study adsorption of organophosphate pesticide diazinon was done using

iron-modified montmorillonite as a low cost adsorbent. The abundance of montmorillonite in nature,

its expansion ability and large interlayer space qualifies this phyllosilicate as a useful adsorbent for

such pollutants with relatively large molecular size.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Iron modification procedure

Montmorillonite supplied by the Japan Clay Science Society was used for making the iron

modified samples. Montmorillonite was initially saturated with Ca2+ by washing with 0.5 M CaCl2.

After the CaCl2 washing, the sample was washed thrice with water and once with acetone. Finally, the

sample was dried for 48 h at 40 °C. After drying the sample was ground, sieved and stored in clean,

dry jars, and called as Ca-montmorillonite.

Fe (NO3)3 purchased from Nacalay Tesque was used for iron modification. Two types of iron

modified samples were synthesized at different pH and NaOH hydrolysis. To Ca-montmorillonite,

0.01M Fe (NO3)3 was added and shaken for 1 h, centrifuged and decanted. This addition and

centrifugation was done thrice. The samples were then washed thrice with water and once with

acetone. Samples were then dried for 48 h at 40 °C. After drying the samples were also ground, sieved

and stored in clean, dry jars. These were called Fe-modified montmorillonite. For the second sample,

dubbed FeOH-modified montmorillonite, the 0.01M Fe (NO3)3 was pre-hydrolyzed with NaOH to

achieve an OH/Fe ratio of 2. The hydrolyzed solution was then added to Ca-montmorillonite samples

and a similar procedure to the one used for the Fe-modified montmorillonite was followed.

Sample Characterisation

The three samples (Ca-montmorillonite, Fe-modified montmorillonite and FeOH-modified

montmorillonite) were subjected to physical characterisation by X-ray diffraction using a Rigaku

Ultima IV X-ray Diffractometer and physical observations. The total Fe content was measured by

washing with 1M HCl followed by Fe analysis using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS)

with a Hitachi Z-5000 spectrophotometer.

Adsorption experiment

Diazinon (97.5%) was purchased from Dr. Ehrenstorfer-Schäfers laboratory, German. HPLC

grade distilled water was purchased from Nacalay Tesque and acetonitrile from Kanto Chemical Co.,

INC. The concentrations of diazinon in solution were determined by a Jasco PU-2089 plus HPLC

equipped with an Inertsil ODS-4, 5µm (4.6 I.D x 150mm) column, 1.0 mL/min flow rate, UV

detection at 246 nm and an injection volume of 100 µL. A Jasco UV-2075 plus intelligent UV-Vis

detector was used and results were recorded on a Hitachi D-2500 Chromato-integrator.

Diazinon adsorption experiments were conducted in glass tubes with screw caps lined with

Teflon. All experiments were conducted in the tubes covered with aluminum foil. Concentrations

ranging from 0 to 128 µmol L-1 were used. To 0.05g sample of montmorillonite, 30 mL of pesticide

solution were added. Samples were shaken in a reciprocal shaker for an equilibration time of 24 h

under room temperature. Adsorption was calculated from the difference between the initial and

equilibrium concentrations.

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Characterisation of final product

Visual observations indicated that, with iron modification, the color of the sample had

changed from greyish green (Ca-montmorillonite) to light-reddish brown (Fe-modified

montmorillonite) and dark-reddish brown (FeOH-modified montmorillonite). This indicated that iron

species may present in the iron modified samples. Figure 1 shows the X-ray diffraction patterns of the

three samples, Ca-montmorillonite, Fe-modified montmorillonite and FeOH-modified montmorillonite.

Figure 1: XRD patterns for (i) Ca-montmorillonite, (ii) Fe-modified montmorillonite and (iii)

FeOH-modified montmorillonite.

The XRD pattern for Ca-montmorillonite is typical for Ca-exchanged montmorillonite [13]

with a d-spacing of 15.27Å. With iron modification, the d-spacing changed to 15.33 Å for

FeOH-modified and 15.38 Å for Fe-modified montmorillonite. This indicated that some iron was

successfully intercalated into the interlayer space with some iron on the outer surfaces of the samples

as well. The d-spacing values are obviously smaller than those of Fe-pillared clays in previous reports

(2.5±0.5 nm) [14]. However, they are similar to those reported in the other literature (about 1.54 nm)

[15] as it is considered that hydrolyzates of iron ion are difficult to form stable and consistent

structures.

Table 1 shows the total iron content for the samples. It is clear that the Fe-modified

montmorillonite had a higher total Fe of 140.7 cmol/kg in comparison to the FeOH-modified

montmorillonite which had a total Fe of 128 cmol/kg. This was, to a large extent influenced by the

level of hydrolysis which the Fe solution used during the modification had undergone. The Fe (NO3)3

solution that was used for the Fe-modified montmorillonite sample had gone through lesser hydrolysis

with a preparation pH of 3.30. For the FeOH-modified montmorillonite, prior hydrolysis with NaOH

to a pH of 5.34 may have resulted into a larger molecular size of iron hydroxide species hence less

possibility of penetrating into the interlayer space.

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Table 1: Total iron content for Fe- and FeOH-modified montmorillonites

SAMPLE Fe (cmol/kg)

Fe modified 140.7

FeOH modified 128.0

Adsorption experiments are useful to evaluate adsorption capacities of adsorbents and

thermodynamic parameters like the energy of adsorption. Figure 2 shows the adsorption isotherms for

diazinon on Fe- and FeOH-modified montmorillonites and Ca-montmorillonite.

Figure 2: Adsorption isotherms of Diazinon on Fe- and FeOH-modified montmorillonites

The results indicate that Fe-modified montmorillonite had the highest potential to adsorb

diazinon pesticide in comparison to FeOH-modified montmorillonite and Ca-montmorillonite as

shown in Figure 2. The chromatogram of diazinon before and after the adsorption experiments did not

significantly change except for the intensity which was an indication that diazinon remained intact.

There was generally strong adsorption of diazinon on both iron modified samples as evidenced by the

adsorption isotherms. The content of iron in the Fe-modified montmorillonite was high which resulted

into the sample having a higher adsorptive capacity. Since Fe has high affinity to sulphur which is

present in the molecular structure of diazinon, the presence if iron meant that diazinon could be

adhered to the adsorbent.

The degree of polymerization had a significant contribution to the adsorptive properties of

the samples. The Fe-modified sample, which was prepared at a lower pH than the FeOH-modified

sample was less polymerized and had a comparatively larger available room within its structure for

diazinon adsorption. On the contrary, the FeOH-modified sample whose preparation pH was slightly

higher had a higher degree of polymerization. This implied that the available room for adsorption of

diazinon was less hence lower adsorption. In other studies, Fe montmorillonite prepared at OH/Fe= 2

(similar to current study), practically all original exchangeable cations in the montmorillonite sample

were replaced by ferric ions with a majority of the total present outside the interlayer space [16].

The adsorption data have been subjected to the Langmuir adsorption isotherm analysis with

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the following linearized form:

C/X=1/XmK + C/Xm (1)

Where C is the equilibrium concentration (µmol L-1), X is the amount adsorbed (µmol g-1),

Xm is the maximum adsorption (µmol g-1) and K is a constant related to binding energy (unitless).

Table 2 indicates the Langmuir analysis results for the three samples. The Langmuir’s adsorption

capacities so calculated were 58.8, 54.1 and 31.3 µmol g-1 for Fe-modified, FeOH-modified and

Ca-montmorillonite respectively. Langmuir’s K values related to binding energy on the samples were

1.52, 0.75 and 0.04 for Fe-modified, FeOH-modified and Ca-montmorillonite respectively. This

indicated that the Fe-modified sample apart from having high adsorptive capacity also has a high

Langmuir binging energy constant, implying that Diazinon was strongly bound to the sample unlike

with the FeOH modified and Ca montmorillonite. Using this sample to remove Diazinon as a water

pollutant would therefore result into Diazinon being strongly bound to the adsorbent and its mobility

would be greatly reduced.

Table 2: Maximum adsorption and Langmuir K-constant for Ca montmorillonite, FeOH- modified

montmorillonite and Fe-modified montmorillonite

Sample Maximum Adsorption Langmuir K-Constant

Ca-montmorillonite 31.3 0.04

FeOH-modified 54.1 0.75

Fe-modified 58.8 1.52

CONCLUSION

The use of iron modified montmorillonite as an adsorbent for pollutants such as diazinon is

an effective means of environmental pollution cleanup. Iron modified montmorillonite is a low cost

adsorbent due to the abundance of montmorillonite in nature as well as that of iron. It can also be

applied to the adsorption of other sulphur containing organophosphate pollutants. At environmental

concentrations of diazinon (<3 µmol L-1 in many countries) iron modified montmorillonite would be

very effective in pollution control.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We would like to express gratitude to the government of Japan through the ministry of education,

sports and culture for the financial provision that enabled this study to be conducted.

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CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HOMEGARDEN AND LIVELIHOOD: CHALLENGES

AND POTENTIALS OF A CASE STUDY IN VIETNAM

Daniela Maekawa*, Ho Tan Duc and Ueru Tanaka

Graduate School of Global Environmental Science, Kyoto University

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

In Vietnam, homegardens were first developed by the Vietnamese government with the

intention to enhance food nutrition. However, what other benefits may be provided by homegardens?

How homegardens are connected to the livelihood of local villagers? And, can we judge the

importance of homegardens, based only on how much income they may generate?

By conducting field survey, group discussion with 3 key informants, interviews with 4 local

leaders and 28 villagers, results show that characteristics of homegardens varies greatly because they

reflect the needs of individual householders. In total, 85 species of plants and cultivars were founded.

Identified roles and functions of homegardens included: supplemental source of income, food

materials for daily diet, medicine, fuel, ornamental purposes, conserving traditional knowledge and

replicating local knowledge and skills among friends, worship and others amenities in daily life in

daily life like minimizing the impact of flood and contributing for the well-being of the elder and

children. Facing issues in daily livelihood included: flood and typhoon, sanitation and improvement of

productivity.

This paper will discuss about the current situation of homegardens in Huong Van, a flood

plain commune in Central Vietnam. It will debate on the main challenges and potentials concerning to

villagers’ livelihood and the connections with their homegardens, in order to provide a better

understanding of these agroforestry systems and support the thesis, that homegardens are a type of life

supporting system. They are unique to each family and they are related to resilience and sustainability

of local villager’s. Such ultimate characteristic comes alive when we carefully analyze and deep our

understanding on the subject. The primary purpose of homegardens is to enhance villager’s livelihood.

Keywords: homegarden, livelihood, Vietnam, potentials, challenges

INTRODUCTION

Rural homegardens provide to villagers diversified needs in a relatively small area. They are

particularly important to the societies in the tropics where developing countries with an economy of

subsistence are often found. However, they have been long neglected by the scientific community,

publications on the topic are scattered and comprehensive books and reports focused on it are rare

(Nair and Kumar, 2006). As a result, there is still no universally accepted definition of the word

homegarden, explaining the reason why each author commonly starts their writing with their definition

of the term. The same authors defined homegardens as ―integrated tree-crop-animal production

systems, often in small parcels of land surrounding homesteads, developed and nurtured by farmers

through generations of innovation and experiment‖.

In Vietnam, homegardens were first promoted by the central government with the intention

to enhance food security (Hop, 2003) and they still quite important since more than 70% of the

population still living in rural areas (Bank, 2009). ―In prostrated and recurrent conflict, Vietnamese

people have learned to minimize food security through…,agricultural diversification and emphasis on

family needs and traditional food patterns‖ (Giay, 1998, p.311). However, what other benefits may be

provided by homegardens? And what are the challenges and potentials concerning to resilience and

sustainability?

This paper will discuss about the current situation of homegardens in Huong Van, a flood

plain commune in Central Vietnam. It will debate on the main challenges and potentials concerning to

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villagers’ livelihood and the connections with their homegardens, in order to provide a better

understanding of these agroforestry systems and support the thesis, that homegardens are a type of life

supporting system. The thesis is that benefits goes further beyond of supplemental income and

nutrition.

METHODS

The Study site was Huong Van commune, that is divided into mountainous and living area

and it is located in a flood plain region of Huong Tra District, Thua Thien Hue Province in Central

Vietnam. In 2010 the commune presented 6887 inhabitants distributed along 6210, 68 hectares. The

commune is located by the Bo river basin, as shown in figure 1, therefore, the area is usually affected

by floods (CARD, 2011). Methods included getting permission from local leaders and district’ police,

field survey, group discussion with 3 key informants, collecting banana varieties samples and

interviewing 4 commune leaders and 28 local villagers.

Figure 1. Location of Huong Van commune.

RESULTS

Homegardens presented a total of 85 plants (table 1) and 7 types of livestock; chicken, duck,

pig, buffalo, cow, fish and frog. The size ranged from 400m2 to 2940m2 and 89,07% of the property

total area was represented by homegardens, the others 10,93% were represented by the house itself.

Soil fertility may be increasing since the manure once used in the rice paddies, that current utilizes

chemical fertilizers, are being discharged direct into gardens and flood may also contribute to replace

soil fertility.Among livestock and plants, chicken and banana were the most common components. The

frequency of chicken reached 78% of homegardens and the frequency of banana reached 100%.

Banana is an important component of the homegardens in Huong Van and the great number

of varieties and diversified usages explains its abundance. Because its importance more detailed data

were collected about this homegarden component. Nine banana varieties were identified in the

commune: Ba Lun, Bom, Cau, La, Mat Huong, Moc, Mong Vo, Su and Tieu. All fruit varieties can be

used as a source of supplemental income and food. Moc is normally used as an offering to worship. La

and Su have similar functions, their leaves are used for wrapping, their stem can be used for raising

pigs or be eaten by villagers and their seeds are used for medicinal purposes. Mong Vo and Mat Huong

are rare varieties. Mat Huong presents on the back of its petiolar canal a peculiar reddish tonality and

Mong Vo is known for its sweet taste but rather small production. Local people eat Tieu when they feel

sick. Some villagers build a type of floating platform with a cage on the top using stems of banana and

other materials like bamboo that can also be found in homegardens. Since banana stems are less dense

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than water, they will float when flood comes. Villagers place their chickens and ducks and sometimes

pigs, inside those cages on the top of such platform, rescuing their small livestock. Those cages can be

also used to save important goods. Another peculiar practice involving a garden component is the

traditional and newly introduced way of planting pomelo. The traditional way consist of tithing a piece

of plastic containing soil around the mother brunch and after the young roots are released, brunch is

cut and planted, the newly replicated tree will present a twisted looking, however, the trees planted

direct from the seeds (newly introduced way) will grow straight, will take more time to produce fruits

but will last longer (see figure 2).

Almost all villagers (27 out of 28) answered that the main purpose of their gardens is to

generate income. Local leaders estimated that 80% of homegardens production is used to generate

income and 20% is used for worship and nutritious purposes, since the food for worship can be eaten

after offering it.

However, other identified roles and functions of homegardens (figure 2) included:

supplemental source of income, food materials for daily diet, medicine, fuel, ornamental purposes,

conserving traditional knowledge and replicating local knowledge and skills among friends, worship

and others amenities in daily life like minimizing the impact of flood and contributing for the

well-being of the elder and children. And, since every homegarden presented some peculiar

characteristic, it is believed that functions and benefits provided by homegardens in Huong Van

commune are not yet fully covered and some facing issues concerning to homegardens and daily

livelihood of villagers are shown in figure 3, those included: flood and typhoon, sanitation and

improvement of productivity. According to Wiersum (2006) rural transformation due to economic

development and urbanization is modifying the dynamics of homegardens since it is closely related

to the livelihood of the communities. The major cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh attract the

majority of the young labor force, but they often come back to help their parents during harvest

season or extended holidays, especially during new years. In some cases, couples that left the

commune to work in the big cities cannot afford to bring their children with them. In those cases

their grandparents will raise children, what represents a great opportunity for children to experience

local livelihood and learn some of the traditional knowledge.

Table 1. List of plants identified in 28 homegardens of Huong Van commune

Vietnamese English Family

1 Bí ngô Pumpkin Cucurbitaceae

2 Cà tím Purple eggplant Solanaceae

3 Ca trang White eggplant Solanaceae

4 Cai troi Blumea Asteraceae

5 Cam sành Orange Rutaceae

6 Ca ri Annato Bixaceae

7 Cau Betel Palm Arecaceae

8 Cây bông gòn Kapok Malvaceae

9 Cây khế Star fruit Oxalidaceae

10 Cây lô hội Aloe Xanthorrhoeaceae

11 n Prunus Rosaceae

12 Cây Thừa mức Laniti Apocynaceae

13 Cây tre Bamboo 1 Gramineae

14 Cây tre Bamboo 2 Gramineae

15 Cây vú sữa Star apple Sapindaceae

16 Cây xoài Mango Anacardiaceae

17 Cây xương rắn Christ plant Euphorbiaceae

18 Chè, Trà Tea Theaceae

19 Chi sả Lemon grass Poaceae

20 Choc gai Lasia spinosa Araceae

21 Chuối Ba Lun Banana 1 Musaceae

22 Chuối Bom Banana 2 Musaceae

23 Chuối Cau Banana 3 Musaceae

24 Chuối, Là, Đa, Hột, Chát Banana 4 Musaceae

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25 Chuối Mat Huong Banana 5 Musaceae

26 Chuối Mat Mốc, Quang Banana 6 Musaceae

27 Chuối Mỏng vỏ Banana 7 Musaceae

28 Chuối Sự Banana 8 Musaceae

29 Chuối Tieu Banana 9 Musaceae

30 Đại tướng quân Giant spider lily Amaryllidaceae

31 Dâu Gia Burmese grape Phyllanthaceae

32 hi Đậu triều Pigeon Pea Fabaceae

33 Chôm Chôm Rambutan Sapindaceae

34 Đu đủ Papaya Caricaceae

35 Dừa Coconut Arecaceae

36 Gừng Ginger Zingiberaceae

37 Hành tây Spring Onion Alliaceae

38 Hồ tiêu Pepper Piperaceae

39 Hoa lay ơn Gladiolus Iridaceae

40 Keo Acacia Fabaceae

41 Khoai Lang Sweet Potato 1 Convolvulaceae

42 Khoai Lang Sweet Potato 2 Convolvulaceae

43 Khoai Nua Stinky lily, Konjac Araceae

44 Khoai Tia Sweet Potato 3 Convolvulaceae

45 Lá lốt Piper sarmentose Piperaceae

46 Lẻ Bạn Nanas Kerang Commefinacca

47 Mai Hue/ Vang Yellow Appricot Ochnaceae

48 Mãng cầu ta Custard apple Annonaceae

49 Mía Sugar Cane Gramnieae

50 Mít Jackfruit Moraceae

51 Mon Voi Taro 1 Araceae

52 Mon Chum Taro 2 Araceae

53 Mon Sap Taro 3 Araceae

54 Mon Ngọt Taro 4 Araceae

55 Mướp đắng Bitter melon Cucurbitaceae

56 Nhau Noni fruit Rubiaceae

57 ổi Guava myrtaceae

58 ớt nhiều màu Chili Pepper Solanaceae

59 Quả vả Elephant ear fig Moraceae

60 Li li Lily Liliaceae

61 Rau Bồ ngót Sweet leaf bush Euphorbiaceae

62 Rau Can Japanese parsly Apiaceae

63 Rau Càng cua Vietnamese crab claw Piperaceae

64 u n tía Purple Amaranth Amaranthaceae

65 u n trắng White Amaranth Amaranthaceae

66 u i p cá Houttuynia Saururaceae

67 u đinh lăng Polyscias Araliaceae

68 Rau Má Indian pennywort Apiaceae

69 u ng tơi Indian spinach Basellaceae

70 Rau muống Morning glory Convolvulaceae

71 Rau Mùi Tàu Saw coriander Apiaceae

72 Rau Ngò tây Parsley, Celery Apiaceae

73 Rau quế Ocimum Lamiaceae

74 u ră Vietnamese coriander Polygonaceae

75 S đại hành Lagrimas de la Virgen Iridaceae

76 Sắn Ba Trang Cassava 1 Euphorbiaceae

77 Sắn KM94 Cassava 2 Euphorbiaceae

78 Thanh long Dragon Fruit Cactaceae

79 Thanh Trà Pomelo Rutaceae

80 Thơm Gai Pineapple Bromeliaceae

81 Thơm không có Gai Pineapple Bromeliaceae

82 Tỏi Garlic Amaryllidaceae

83 Trầu Betel Piperaceae

84 Sa chu chê Sapodilla Sapotaceae

85 Xương rồng Cactus Cactaceae

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Figure 2. Some of the components and benefits provided by homegardens in Huong Van commune.

Figure 3. Some of the facing issues concerning to homegardens in Huong Van commune

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

Since each homegarden presented its own peculiar characteristic, it is believed that functions

and benefits provided tend to increase as the numbers of visited gardens increase and shown results

does not reflect all functions of homegardens in Huong Van commune.

However, the collected samples of banana varieties may provide some important reflections

on the way homegardens are seem from a generic point of view. Banana is only one component from a

great range founded, but it presented many varieties and diversified functions when more attention

was given to it.

Therefore, current results may contribute to the understanding of complexity and singularity

of homegardens and emphasize that the importance of homegardens shall not be based, only, on how

much income they provide. Its importance goes far beyond of only a source of supplemental income

and food. Homegardens are unique to each family because they reflect the particular lifestyle of them.

They are life-supporting systems, increasing resilience and enhancing villager’s livelihood. Such

ultimate characteristic comes alive when we carefully analyze and deep our understanding on the

subject.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Thank you to all members of Centre for Agriculture Forestry Research and Development

(CARD) of Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry and villagers of Huong Van commune.

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THE INFLUENCE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND USE ON WATER QUALITY OF

U-TAPAO RIVER, THAILAND

Saroj Gyawali1* and Kuaanan Techato1 1Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University

Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

Water is one of the important factors guaranteeing sustainable agriculture development.

Sustainable agriculture development has become widely recognized goal for human society ever since

deterioration of environmental and social conditions in many areas of the world has taken place. For

sustainable development of agriculture, the policy or decision makers should consider the influence of

agriculture land use on water quality of river in significant manner. Agriculture land use affects the

quality of water bodies to a great extent. The study indicated that agriculture land-uses were

significantly correlated to many water quality variables in the river basin. This relationship was

evident in a regional scale, both temporally and spatially. If agriculture land uses changes in the future,

the levels of contaminants will be changed accordingly. Planners and policy-makers at different levels

should bring stakeholders together, based on the understanding of agriculture land use and water

quality relationship in a basin level to prevent pollution from happening and to plan for a sustainable

future.

Keywords: Agriculture, Land use, Water quality, Sustainable development

INTRODUCTION

All life on earth needs water to survive and it is an essential resource for industry, agriculture

and domestic purpose. Agriculture uses two-thirds of the world’s water and is the greatest source of

livelihood, especially in the developing world where large portions of the population depend on

farming to meet daily survival needs [1]. Reports from across the globe have shown that agriculture is

a chief contributor to water quality degradation by runoff carries fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and

livestock waste in a drainage basin into tributaries, which carry the runoff into major water bodies [2].

United States Environmental Protection Agency (2000) reported that agricultural non point source

pollution (NPS) is the leading source of water bodies deteriorating [3]. Poorly managed animal

feeding operations, overgrazing, plowing too often or at the wrong time, and improper, excessive, or

poorly timed application of pesticides, irrigation water and fertilizers are the causes of NPS pollution.

So, agriculture water pollution is becoming a major concern not only developing countries but also in

developed countries [4].

The intensification of agriculture practices, in particular the growing use of fertilizers and

pesticides has had an increasing impact on water quality [5]. From another angle, the soil is the most

important factor of agricultural water pollution. Rain water carries soil particles or sediment and

dumps them into nearby water bodies. Too much sediment might block the sunlight and reduce the

growth of aquatic living beings. It can also clog the gills of fish or smother fish larva. In addition,

other pollutants like fertilizers and pesticides, heavy metals are often attached with the soil particles

and wash into the water bodies, causing algal blooms and depleted oxygen, which is deadly to most

aquatic life [6]. Another agriculture base NPS pollution is excessive nutrients. Farmers apply nutrients

such as phosphorous, nitrogen and potassium in the form of chemical fertilizers, manure and sludge,

when these sources exceed plant needs, they can cause algae blooms which can ruin the aesthetic

value of water body and kill fish by removing oxygen from it. Rising nitrate concentrations threaten

the quality of drinking water, while high pesticide use contributes substantially to indirect emission of

toxic substances. Increasing levels of nitrates and phosphorus in surface water reduce their ability to

support plant and animal life and make them less attractive for recreation [4].In agriculture practice,

insecticides, herbicides and fungicides are used to kill agricultural pests. These chemicals can enter

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and contaminate water through direct application, runoff and atmospheric deposition. They can

poison fish and wildlife, contaminated food sources, and destroy the habitat that animals use for

protective cover. Sometimes, inefficient irrigation can cause water quality problems. Excessive

irrigation can affect water quality by causing erosion, transporting nutrients, pesticides, or decreasing

the amount of water that flows naturally in streams and rivers [6].

Water is one of the important factors guaranteeing sustainable agricultural development.

Sustainable agriculture development has become widely recognized goal for human society ever since

deterioration of environmental and social conditions in many areas of the world has taken place [1].

The lack of sustainable development leads to the degradation of environment. Agriculture land use

affects the quality of water bodies to a great extent. The relative impacts of different types of

agriculture land use on the water quality need to be ascertained and quantified. It is imperative that the

impact of agricultural land use on water quality be evaluated so that appropriate practices can be

developed to minimize pollution [4]. Impacts from agriculture activities on surface water of river can

be minimized by practicing sustainable development approach on river basin management. By

practicing this concept, it might reduce pollution and also increase productivity and save resources in

the long run. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to describe the impact of agriculture land use

on water quality of U-tapao River and recommend sustainable agriculture development polices for

River Basin.

STUDY AREA

U-tapao is a sub-basin of Songkhla lake basin which is located at southern part of Thailand.

The basin is about 60 km long from north to south, and 40 km wide from west to east, and total

coverage is about 2,170 square kilometers. Climate of basin is influenced by two seasonal monsoons

as well as tropical depressions. The south-west monsoon lasts from May to October and the north-east

monsoon lasts from November to January. Under continuous economic and social developments,

natural resources and environments in the basin have been affected significantly. The industry,

commerce, and population in basin grow very fast in recent years. To meet the social and economic

needs, a part of paddy and dry farming land has been converted into residential and industrial land.

The forested and agricultural areas have been converted mainly into large scale rubber plantation and

human settlements. These changes have impacted negatively on the ecological integrity and

hydrologic processes in the basin. Therefore, it is necessary for policy makers to develop new land use

plans and strategy to sustain basin for long term [7].

Study Area: U-tapao River Basin, Thailand

Figure 1. Boundary of U-tapao river basin and fourteen water quality monitoring stations

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U-tapao river, the most important river in the basin is 68 km long and approximately

3–8m deep. This river originates from Bantad mountain and flows through Hatyai municipality before

emptying into the outer part of Songkhla Lake. Like other rivers, U-tapao is very much affected from

point and non point sources of the basin. Major sources of waste discharged into the U-tapao river are

from rubber, parawood, and seafood processing industries. The water quality of the U-tapao River is

affected by the land use and land cover within its drainage basin or watershed. The watershed,

especially the lower section, has experienced urbanization over the past three decades as the cities of

Hatyai have grown and developed. During last decades the original forest located in the uplands of the

landscape has been cleared into agricultural land dedicated to cash crops. The conversion from forest

to agricultural land had several noticeable impacts especially on the soil and water quality. The

temporal change of land use and management can thoroughly affect quality and quantity of surface

water [7].

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Both statistical and geographic information systems (GIS) analyses were employed to

examine the statistical and spatial relationships of agriculture land use and the water quality in

receiving water on a regional scale. In this research, Arc View GIS was used to aggregate, synthesize

and analyze large databases, and to identify spatial relationships. Water quality data from the year

2001 - 2010 were collected from existing monitoring framework done by the Regional Environment

Office 16, Songkhla. Water quality monitoring stations were located at 14 sites throughout the U-tapao

river basin (Figure1). The water quality parameters for this study were temperature, pH, conductivity,

suspended solid (SS), biological oxygen demand (BOD), and dissolved oxygen (DO). Land-use and

digital data were obtained from Southern Remote Sensing Centre. Percentage of land uses were

determined by using Landsat imagery and slope was derived from digital elevation maps. The

Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to examine the strength and significance of the relationships

among agriculture land use and water quality parameters. One-way ANOVA test performed at 5%

level of significance to test whether mean values of water quality parameters of different monitoring

stations vary spatially and temporally or not.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Overall, the study area was dominated by agriculture land use (rubber plantation, paddy field,

shrimp farm etc.). Mean and standard deviation (SD) of temperature of U-tapao river was 27.71 0C and

0.66 0C and minimum and maximum were 26.20C and 28.9 0C, respectively. Similarly, mean and SD

of pH value of river was 6.83 and .19. Mean and SD of SS were 55.19 mg/L and 3.14 mg/L and

minimum and maximum values were 11 mg/L and 151 mg/L, respectively and. Mean and SD of BOD

were 2.46 mg/L and .57 mg/L and mean and SD of DO were 3.68 mg/L and 1.08 mg/L. Water quality

parameters; temperature, conductivity, BOD, DO, and suspended solid were differed on different

monitoring stations (Table 1) with significant difference (p < .05) except pH value.

Table 1: Mean and Standard deviation of water quality parameters(WQP) of fourteen monitoring

stations

Monitoring

Stations

Temperature

(ºC) pH

Conductivity

(μm/s)

BOD

(mg/L)

DO

(mg/L)

SS

(mg/L)

I 22.5±0.72 7.05±0.22 51.22±2.6 1.22±0.33 7.11±0.22 59.5±23.51

II 25.9±0.41 7.01±0.12 128.12±23.2 1.56±0.26 6.56±0.22 67.01±35.21

III 26.2±0.99 7.11±0.32 151.23±34.6 2.54±0.21 5.43±0.45 81.3±13.39

IV 26.7±0.68 6.91±0.25 1655±56.23 2.78±2.25 5.33±0.32 82.07±17.71

V 27.04±0.58 6.93±0.24 129.89±23.39 1.93±0.58 5.06±1.13 66.11±37.69

VI 27.0±0.44 6.84±0.16 215.89±76.79 2.67±0.69 4.32±1.32 79.11±18.47

VII 27.63±0.70 6.91±0.15 222±45.99 2.86±0.33 4.74±0.24 108.42±23

VIII 27.65±0.72 7.10±0.28 221.22±76.9 2.53±0.71 3.56±0.94 74.55±25.61

IX 27.91±0.69 6.85±0.81 213.89±81.69 2.33±0.54 3.95±0.60 65.88±19.17

X 27.86±0.50 6.87±0.17 197.67±71.33 2.74±0.63 3.466±0.07 47.77±31.62

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XI 27.95±0.60 6.86±0.18 204.33±77.33 2.5±0.37 3.37±0.72 45.77±33.91

XII 27.88±0.59 6.8±0.21 289.89±213.22 2.34±0.56 3.11±0.83 42±31.53

XIII 27.99±0.11 6.78±0.19 488±404.251 2.56±0.49 3.15±0.73 37.88±24.79

XIV 28.04±0.55 6.76±0.2 4307.4±5296 2.511±0.39 3.11±1.13 37.66±30.84

Total 27.63±0.88 6.88±0.18 664.31±2059 2.44±0.58 3.48±1.18 56.6±31.26

F 3.589 0.48 3.285 1.618 5.018 2.133

Sig <0.01 0.22 <0.01 0.04 <0.01 0.032

Water quality parameters of river have been changing on different time interval

(Table 2) with significant difference for temperature, pH, BOD, DO, and SS (p < .05) except

for conductivity.

Table 2: Mean and standard deviation of water quality parameters from year 2001 to 2010

Year Water Quality Parameters

Temperature pH Conducivity BOD DO SS

2001 27.85±0.32 7±0.05 120.63±13.72 2.4±0.38 4.21±0.44 49.11±19.27

2002 28.48±0.48 6.78±0.05 1693.8±4168 2.39±0.61 2.96±0.94 43.33±31.34

2003 28.78±0.88 6.85±0.14 1224±547 2.57±6.7 3.13±0.49 56.36±50.29

2004 28.63±0.32 6.6±0.07 534.78±178.26 2.54±0.44 2.86±1.08 35.66±20.58

2005 28.08±0.25 6.9±0.1 1951.1±4289 2.32±0.7 3.3±0.89 41.55±6.04

2006 27.31±0.18 6.63±0.05 807.3±1937 2.23±0.36 4.37±0.52 79.55±16.4

2007 27.5±0.46 6.66±0.86 315.56±238.63 3.31±0.38 3.86±1.00 61.66±40.21

2008 27.63±0.27 6.81±0.11 196.22±28.22 1.9±0.42 3.86±1.03 33.72±29.2

2009 26.81±0.34 6.93±0.05 184.22±41226 2.23±0.37 4.83±1.16 47.66±14.91

2010 26.81±0.64 7.07±0.12 427.43±766 2.45±0.51 3.8±1.18 95.85±18.1

F 25.34 30.39 0.991 5.469 4.415 9.049

Sig <0.01 <0.01 0.447 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01

Table 3: Results of the Karl Pearson’s correlation analysis on water quality and agriculture land use

Water Quality Parameters Land-use types

Rubber Paddy Pig Farming Shrimp farming

Temperature .29 .06 .07 .05

pH .03 -.03 -.25** -.28**

Coductivity - .07 -.01 .22 -.00

Suspended solid (SS) .61* .46* .58** .32**

Biological oxygen demand (BOD) .59** . 68** .44** .23**

Dissolved oxygen (DO) - .31** -.24** -25** -.31**

*p<.05,**p<.001

Results from the statistical analyses indicated that different types of agriculture land-use

were significantly correlated to many water quality variables in the U-tapao river basin (Table 3). For

example, SS and BOD had positive correlationship and DO had negative correlationship with all types

of agriculture land use (p < 0.01). In addition, pig farming and shrimp farming had negative

relationship with pH (r = - 0.25, p < .01 & r = - 0.28, p < .01). Results from the correlation analyses

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indicated that agriculture land-use types were significantly correlated to many water quality

variables in the U-tapao river basin.

Over the last ten years, the combination of different agriculture land use types affected the

water quality of U-tapao River and turned it into a polluted unnatural habitat and unhealthy ecosystem.

There are a wide variety of pig farming and shrimp farming on the side of river. Liquid wastes from

most of these industrial sectors have being directly discharged into the river without proper treatment.

Obviously, the river has been adversely affected by this discharge. Based on the result of this study, pH

values of most of sites were deviating from the neutral pH value towards slightly

acidic (pH < 7) which is not good for aquatic life . Average DO of basin was 3.68 mg/L with range

4.4 mg/L (Maximum 5.9 mg/L and Minimum 1.5 mg/L). DO is an indicator of a water body’s ability

to support aquatic life; hence, it is essential for good water quality. Its amount is directly related to

the population size and community of aerobic bacteria the aquatic system can support. Generally, DO

> 5 mg/L is considered favorable for growth and activity of most aquatic organisms; DO < 3 mg/L is

stressful to most aquatic organisms, while DO < 2 mg /L does not support fish life. Evaluating, the

mean concentration of DO of fourteen sites, some areas of basin showed the stressful condition of

aquatic life. By current water quality standards, the water of river does not fit on safe drinking water

standards and can be regarded as polluted river in terms of many parameters like temperature, pH,

conductivity, SS, BOD, and DO. The statistical analysis showed that different types of agriculture

activities affected the greatest number of water quality variables; SS, BOD and DO variables were

shown (Table 3) to be influenced by rubber, paddy, pig and shrimp activities while temperature and

conductivity were not found to be significantly influenced by these things.. Results from the

correlation analyses indicated that agricultural activities were significantly correlated to many water

quality variables in the U-tapao river basin. Therefore, the results indicate that the agricultural

activities on river basin are very much link with water quality of river. So, the policy maker should

give proper attention on this issue.

CONCLUSIONS

The results showed that agriculture land uses were related to many water quality parameters.

This relationship was evident in a regional scale (U-tapao basin), both statistically and spatially. If

agriculture land uses changes in the future, the levels of contaminants will be changed accordingly. The

study exhibits the importance of study on the influence of agriculture land use on water quality of river.

Planners and policy-makers at different levels should bring stakeholders together, based on the

understanding of agriculture land use and water quality relationship in a basin level to prevent pollution

from happening and to plan for a sustainable future.

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ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAP FLOW AND

MICROCLIMATE BY STREET TREES ARRANGEMENT

Yin-Hsuan Sun1*, Feng-Chung Jan2, Chun-Ming Hsieh1 and Mikiko Ishikawa 2 1Department of Urban Planning, National Cheng Kung University

2Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

With a particular focus on the improvement of thermal environment, the cooling effect

brought by the green spaces in the urban area receives great attention recently. Among factors

concerning the planning of green spaces, street trees serve not only to relieve the Urban Heat Island

(UHI) effect but also to benefit the landscape in urban areas where roads cover most part of the city.

Hence this study in road sections with different planting density conducts transpiration measurement

on street trees and their surrounding microclimate with a particular focus tree species and spacing.

Concerning the tree transpiration measurement, this study takes Granier approach for assessment of

transpiration amount of each tree species. In addition, microclimate factors such as anemometry and

insolation will be taken into consideration in the evaluation of road space improvement based on the

actual measurement of street trees distribution and microclimate conditions. With the result, the

relation of transpiration activities microclimate in both cases of Koelreuteria elegans and Cassia

fistula will be analyzed and thus serve to support that the planting density of open and dense forests

will influence the transpiration activities because of insolation. This study therefore takes roads with

varied conditions for installation of street trees as the referent of study and further evaluates efficiency

via tree transpiration measurement and microclimate assessment. Also with a purpose of improving the

thermal environment brought by street trees, the distribution of tree species, distance between trees,

anemometry and all other related factors are included in the analysis of planting design. Hence, this

study will be taken into consideration in the transpiration of road space improvement based on the

actual measurement of street trees distribution and microclimate conditions.

Keywords: SFM (Sap Flow Measurement), Granier Method, microclimate, insolation simulation,

street trees.

INTRODUCTION

Recently as the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect receives close attention, the efficacy of street

trees in reducing summer heat and energy consumption also receive particular attention. Hence in the

street trees distribution techniques and plans cooperating with urban planning, tree’s function to adjust

microclimate must be taken into consideration. Based on the aforesaid introduction, the thickness of

tree canopy as a flat plate is taken into the simulation for evaluating the shading and cooling efficiency

[1]. Recently, Sap Flow Measurement (SFM) for estimation of transpiration amount has been applied

to urban street trees evaluation. For example, taking single street tree as the object of evaluation,

Granier Method is then used to measure the Cinnamomum Camphora [2]. The result suggested that the

latent heat transportation amount is same as the predicted transpiration amount, which also revealed

the accuracy of the measurement.

According to the Yoshida and Yamaguchi (2005) study [3], from the configuration of plants

and their transpiration amount, the plant’s configuration density will influence the transpiration

amount [4]. In studies concerning the allocation of street trees and the influence of the wind

environment, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) serves as the evaluative tool for analyzing the

allocation of plants and changes in the wind environment [5-6]. From the allocation of plants, the

change of wind speed, and the wind speed distribution, the combination of high trees and bushy trees

can thus be evaluated in terms of their wind-proof and wind-boost efficiency. Further, perspectives

such as air stream in the street and the transpiration efficiency are used for analytical discussion [7].

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Wind speed distribution, humidity distribution, and ground surface temperature are taken on

roads with street trees in order to conduct detailed simulations used to verify road thermal

environment assumptions.

With the measurement of transpiration amount and thermal environment evaluation that also

combines the weather simulation in urban green spaces, the relationship between tree transpiration and

microclimate has received close attention recently. However, research examples taking street trees as a

forest in transpiration measurement and also in combination with urban microclimate weather

simulation has not yet been conducted. In sequence, this study will first generalize the weather

information of Tainan City and discuss the relationship of transpiration amount and microclimate.

SFM devices are therefore introduced into this study and, in the mean time, take field measurement on

the microclimate data. With the two measurements mentioned, following goals are expected to be

achieved. First, via the SFM, the variation of tree transpiration amount of lined trees is analyzed.

Further, open forest and dense forest will be cross compared with their transpiration amount and then

evaluated according to the density of planting and transpiration. Based on the aforesaid evaluations,

the relationship between microclimate and transpiration amount of open forest and that of dense forest

is thus evaluated.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Study site

Tainan, the most ancient city of Taiwan, had been removed of its city walls built by the Qing

Government in the early 20th century, when Japanese ruled Taiwan. The vestige of those city walls

were then planned to be the foundation for establishing parkways. During that period of time, the

Governor-General of Taiwan with the modern Western cities as models proposed city reform plans that

included the European street trees planning concepts, which was further applied to Tainan City’s

parkway projects [8]. After WWII though the political authority had shifted from Japan to the present

Taiwanese government, the urban planning projects were succeeded and constructions at large scale

were then implemented. In recent years, with a concept of connecting scenery roads and further

expand the relaxation zones, Tainan City government proposed urban green space preservation

projects that focused on the ―Capital Project of Water and Greenery‖. As a result, the study site

selected by this study is one of the well-organized parkways under Tainan City government’s

plan—Dongfeng Road.

The trees discussed by this study are Koelreuteria elegans and Cassia fistula planted in the

middle section of the parkway at 200m in length and 60m in width along the median and also on both

sides of the pavements next to the four-line road. Koelreuteria elegans is a widely used street tree

species with diffuse porous wood, high heat tolerance and native to Taiwan that grows in places with

blazing sunshine. While Cassia fistula is a kind of fast-growing tree with ring porous wood that is

native to South Asia and commonly used as street tree for its beautiful flowers. These two species of

trees are planted in the same parkway, each at a square measure of 1672 m2. Those that are planted on

both sides of the green belts are 8.5m, 7m on both sides of slow lanes and 7.5m on both sides of

central fast lanes.

Concerning the allocation of trees, separated as former and latter section, the former section

Figure 1. Parkway—Dongfeng Rd.

Parkway

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of dense forest is primarily planted with dual-lined Koelreuteria elegans with tree height average

at 5-6m, density of planting at 4m, canopy breadth average at 3m and with a total of 76 trees in four

lines. While the latter section of open forest is primarily planted with dual-lined Cassia fistula with

tree height average at 6-7m, density of planting at 5-6m, canopy breadth average at 1.5m and a total of

56 trees in the 100m of tree belt.

Since the study site is located in Tainan city, this study for the convenience of follow-up

practice conducted a preliminary generalization and analysis of the summer weather information of

June-September during 2005-2010, which is recorded by the Tainan Weather Center, Central Weather

Bureau. The wind direction in summer time is south wind at a speed of 2.87 m/s with average

temperature and humidity at 22.48℃ and 68.01%.

Table 1. Summary of tree for measurement Tree Name Koelreuteria elegans Cassia fistula Tree Species Sapindaceae FabalesTree Hight Average 5.86m 6.45mDBH Average 21.8cm 22cmTree Distances 4m 6mSapwood Average 0.42cm 1.45cm

Sapwood Area 1.320m2 6.808m2

Canopy Layer Aaverage 2m 4mCanopy Width Average 3m-4m 1.5-2mCrown Height 3m 4mTree Number 56 68

2.87m/2

South

22.48℃

68%

Average Wind

Wind direction

Average Temperature

Average Humidity

Microclimate measurement

In Tree Physiology, trees absorb water from the soil and transport them to the upper part for

branches and foliage to process transpiration. The influence that this transpiration path brings is the

inhibition of rising air temperature. As a result, in order to understand the relationship between tree

transpiration and microclimate, it is necessary to evaluate the study site with a consideration of

microclimate.

The observation time was a week in early July 2011, observing from 9 AM to 4 PM daily.

The equipment used for weather observation included a Young 5103 wind monitor, Young temperature

and humidity device, and YK-2005AH hot wire anemometer. Also, the observation spots were on both

sides of the parkway, each was roughly 100 m of dense and open forest section. An ambulatory

observation was conducted on both sides of the greenway and average observations were recorded

every 30 min. The measurement items were temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, and

insolation amount. Observation spots are shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Open forest and dense forest in the study area.

The observation spots are selected in consideration of relieving the thermal environment with a

discussion on the relationship of the transpiration amount variation resulting from the street trees

planting strategies and the microclimate. Essentials to the selection of observation spots including the

following: First, microclimate observation is taken in places where each species of tree is distributed

in open and dense forest. Second, in both open and dense forests, tree selection is based on the

similarity in height and not obstructed by any buildings or facilities. Finally, for the convenience of

Table 2. 2005-2010 Summer

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conducting sap flow method, trees of similar DBH in both open and dense forests are selected as

target trees. In addition, in order to avoid the influence of dead trees, the sturdiness of the forest is

taken into consideration.

For the prediction of tree shading in areas with different plant distribution, the insolation

amount and the sky exposure rate are first examined. First, concerning the insolation amount, this

study adopts the weather information of early July issued by the Central Weather Bureau at Tainan; as

for the sky exposure rate, in order to observe the upper part of the tree canopy, cameras with fish eye

lens are used for picture-taking at an altitude of 1m above ground. Also, considering the distance to

the adjescent trees might influence the insolation condition, the distance is measured from the ground

repeatedly for determination of the relativie tree spacing in open and dense forest. Following the

measurement of distance, software for analyzing the sky exposure rate in the pictures are then used. As

the result suggests, from the sky exposure rate perspective, the difference in each area is little. In the

observation of Koelreuteria elegans in dense forest, when in the highest insolation amount of the day,

the temperature in the forest is lowered. On the other hand, in the observation of Cassia fistula in the

open forest, when in the highest insolation amount of the day, the temperature in the forest in also

influenced—but a distinct increase. As a result, in the two areas, it is positive that dense forest of

Koelreuteria elegans has 2-3℃ lower than that of open forest of Cassia fistula.

(a) Koelreuteria elegans (b) Cassia fistula

Figure 3. The result of sky exposure rate measurement

Sap flow measurement

Tree transpiration matters not only the Tree Physiology. Vapor as a phenomenon of heat

transportation also influences the surrounding temperature. In the past, when conducting research on

sole tree, Granier Method is usually applied in measuring the upward sap flow speed and amount in

the trunk so as to infer and to evaluate the transpiration amount of the whole forest [9]. Granier

Method, used to measure the transpiration amount of trees, involves inserting probe of the heat and

thermocouple into the tree trunk and measuring the temperature difference in a set time by the probe

and then recorded via the data logger. The observation device is shown as Figure 4.

Figure 4. Sap flow equipment concept

The temperature difference is set at every 30 seconds and average is recorded every 15

minutes. Concerning installation, HS probe is inserted 2.0cm deep into sapwood of the tree at 1.3m

high. In order not to be influenced by heat, the RS probe is inserted 15cm below the HS probe and the

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insertion position is selected in the apheliotropic position to avoid direct insolation. The sap flow

speed of individual tree is then inferred from the regression equation of the sap flow.

The prediction of transpiration amount is based on substituting the temperature difference

into the theoretical equation and transfer to sap flow speed as follow:

U=1.19×10-4 ×( (△т0-△Т)/(△т)) 1.231 R2= 0.96

U:Sap flow speed [m/s]

△т0:Temperature difference of probes when U=0 [℃]

△т:Temperature difference of probes [℃]

This regression equation in is originally primarily used for conifers such as Prunus malus,

Quercus robur and Castanea sativa. With this background, former studies also expand the application

to other species of trees and trees with larger diameters for sap slow speed measurements [10].

According to a study result of Mohamed Habib Sellami, in the calculation of tree

transpiration amount, much precise evaluation can be inferred from the average of plural study objects

[11]. This study selects trees with diameters of average DBH in each species for sap flow

measurement lasting for a week starting from 9am to 4pm. With the following regression equation,

individual tree transpiration amount and that of a group of trees can thus be inferred. A range of 200m

in length and 60m in width is selected to be the study site, which is further divided into former and

latter sections, each at 100m long. In the former section, two lines of trees are planted on each side,

with a total of 56 Koelreuteria elegans in four lines; while the latter section is planted with 48 Cassia

fistula in also four lines. In sum, there are 104 trees for evaluation of transpiration amount. For the

evaluation of the transpiration amount of the whole green belt, the calculation of the measure of

sapwood of each tree is essential. Hence the macrocosm of transpiration amount will be ratiocinated in

the following sequence.

Transpiration amount of sole tree: (Square measure of areas where sap flow occur in a tree

section=sapwood square measure) ×(sap flow speed)

F= U×As

F= U×As

F: Transpiration amount of sole tree (㎥ s-1); As: Square measure of sapwood (m2)

Calculation of stand transpiration amount after finishing calculating that of sole tree:

E=Jm×(Ar)/(Ag)

E=Jm×(Ar)/(Ag)

E=Stand transpiration amount (㎥ s-1); Jm=Average sap flow speed in an area (ms-1); (Ar)=Total

sapwood square measure in an area (㎡); Ag=Total square measure of an area (㎡).

This study selects trees with diameters of average Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) in each

species for sap flow measurement lasting for a week starting from 9am to 4pm.

Tree sapwood measurement

The most exterior part of the tree is known to be the cambium that serves to produce new

cells surrounding the tree via cell division and then processes secondary growth. Together with the

growth of cambium, the annual rings thus appear. The growth of trees therefore depends primarily on

the cell division process that takes place in where is known to be the sapwood. The sapwood has the

function of hydraulic distribution. In order to understand the relation of transpiration activity and the

hydraulic distribution, the calculation of sapwood square measure is necessary. The increment borer

that serves to measure the sapwood and heartwood is most commonly found in the measurement

mechanisms of water transportation tissues of trees.

In order to reduce the harm to the tree, the increment borer is used in obtaining the sapwood

information and calculating the square measure of sapwood in the green belt for the stand transpiration

amount. Sapwood samples are collected in a DBH position and base on the sample the water

transportation square measure can thus be inferred. Hence this study can be divided in to the following

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sequences: First, concerning the prediction of sapwood square measure, the diameter of each tree

is firstly determined by using increment borer to take samples at 1.3m high above the ground in

different direction. The samples are then used to calculate the scale and the square measure of

sapwood of each tree. The results are further applied to sap flow speed measurement device of sole

tree. In addition, assuming the capacity for transporting water of sapwood is consistent, the

transpiration amount can be inferred based on the individual tree transpiration.

Street trees in parkway are selected to be the study object of this study. There are in total 104

trees in the dense forest, where sap flow speed devices are used. Since the length of HS probe is 2cm,

when the sapwood measure is small, mechanical difficulties will easily occur in applying Granier

method. Hence Granier method is applied to trees of similar height and age with average sapwood

scale between 0.3-2cm. The selection of study object is therefore essential.

RESULT AND DISCUSSION

Microclimate Observation Result in the Study Site

According to the information concerning wind direction, wind speed, temperature and

humidity observed in parkway green belt, the generalization and analysis is as follow. In the case of

Koelreuteria elegans planted in dense forest, the average temperature was around 32.1 ℃. The

temperature started to rise at 9 am and declined a bit and remained at a certain temperature after 11 am.

The temperature then started to rise after 12 pm but the change is little. Also, concerning the

observation of average humidity, the average humidity in the morning was at 56%~58%. A decline in

humidity was found after 12 pm and dropped to 53%. After 3 pm the humidity was found rising again

to 58%; while concerning the result of average wind speed, the change in wind speed was little in the

morning at around 2.2-2.6 (m/s). After 12 pm, the wind speed gradually increased and declined after 3

pm. As in the case of Cassia fistula under open forest allocation, the average temperature was between

32.5~33.5℃. The temperature had dropped a bit to 33.55℃ before 1 pm and then raised again to

33.8℃ but it gradually decrease after 3 pm. As for the average humidity, it was also between 52~68%,

which is similar to that of Koelreuteria elegans; while concerning average wind speed, changes were

found more in the morning between 1.6~2.2 (m/s) and remained stable in the afternoon.

As suggested in the result of sky exposure rate, in the observation of dense Koelreuteria

elegans forest, the tree shading takes up 34%, while 12% in the case of open Cassia fistula forest as

shown in Fig. 3. This result also suggests that when reaching the highest insolation amount of the day,

dense Koelreuteria elegans forest has lower temperature as the shading is better. While in the case of

open Cassia fistula forest with same weather condition, the temperature in the forest has distinct

increase compared to that of dense forest. Hence the temperature in dense Koelreuteria elegans forest

is 2-3℃ lower than that in open Cassia fistula forest.

Based on the aforesaid observation, parkway planted with Cassia fistula has higher

temperature than with Koelreuteria elegans. The average difference in temperature is around 1~2℃. In

contrast, parkway planted with Koelreuteria elegans is found to have higher humidity than that with

Cassia fistula but the difference is little.

The aforesaid meteorological observation result can serve to the following analysis.

Comparing the planting environment of the two species of trees, it is inferable that temperature is

higher in open Cassia fistula forest; while in dense Koelreuteria elegans forest, since the tree height is

lower and foliage denser, temperature is found lower than that in Cassia fistula forest. In contrast, on

account of forest density, the average humidity is found higher in Koelreuteria elegans forest. From the

humidity data, it is inferable that temperature changes of the entire day reach the highest temperature

at 1~3 pm. This phenomenon results in low humidity in a same time frame. In addition, concerning the

comparison of wind speed, the speed of wind is higher in Koelreuteria elegans forest than in Cassia

fistula forest. The wind is found mostly in the path between trees but after 4 pm the wind speed in

Cassia fistula forest increases and surpasses that of Koelreuteria elegans forest. The information above

is analyzed according to the digit data in following figures.

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Figure 5. Average of wind speed

(a) Average of temperature (b) Average of humidity

Figure 6. Average of temperature and humidity in two kinds of street trees

Insolation simulation analysis

Concerning about the insolation, heat, and transpiration in the simulated environment,

Insolation Simulation Analysis is applied to analyze the difference between two kinds of tress. To

simulate the transpiration amount of these two kinds of trees, the research area is divided at the mesh

of 1m ×1m. Because of that roads in the park are east-westward and that the species of trees are

allocated differently in the simulated region, this study focus on analyzing the relationship between

heat exposure of crowns and tree transpiration according to these two species of trees. Two kinds of

forests are simulated: one is dense forest, and the other is open forest. In the case of dense forest,

Koelreuteria elegans are planted with the distance of 4m. Its tree shape is ellipsoidal with the foliage

gathered at the crown. As a result, it is found that its crown receives the most insolation during 11:00

and12:00. Besides, since the height of Koelreuteria elegans is lower, it tends to form larger

measurement of tree shade. On the other hand, Cassia fistula is cultivated in the case of open forest

with the distance of 6m. Its tree shape is long ellipse with more foliaged dispersed on the side while

less at the top of crown. Therefore, the highest average temperature lies at the 14:00 to 15:00.

Furthermore, the measurement of foliage that receives more insolation increases because of the slope

of insolation; therefore, the most transpiration lies in this period as well. According to the predicted

variation of transpiration amount between these two species of trees, the effect of alleviating

microclimate varies along with the difference in time that transpiration effect activates.

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Table 3. Analysis conditions

Time Object ①Koelreuteria elegans②Cassia fistula 09:00~16:00

Meteorological Data

1.Average Temperature: 22.48℃2.Quantity Of Solar Radiation Average:①Koelreuteria elegans:88.72②Cassia fistula:182.70(kwh)3.Wind direction: South

Analysis Range

1.East-West Direction: 200m2.Crown Height Average:①Koelreuteria elegans:2m ②Cassia fistula:3m3.Canopy Width Average:①Koelreuteria elegans:3m ②Cassia fistula:4m

Environmental Condition

1.Sky View Factor:①Koelreuteria elegans: % ②Cassia fistula: %2.Stand Evapotranspiration:①Koelreuteria elegans: 1.92 (m3 s-1)②Cassia fistula: 2.75 (m3 s-1)

(a) Koelreuteria elegans (b) Cassia fistula

Figure 7. Simulation of the tree's shadow

Sap flow diurnal variation Tree transpiration amount is usually influenced by the climate. Even with the same moisture in

soil, transpiration amount varies with the insolation amount and air humidity. Considering the physiological

structure of the tree, broad-leaved trees are further divided into diffuse, rings and radial porous woods

according to their varied arrangement of tracheids; hence similar to the characteristics of sap flow. During

observation, the result of the variation is as shown in Figure 8.

Trees of average Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) value are selected to be the research

object of sap flow measurement in this study such as Koelreuteria elegans of DBH between 20-30cm

and Cassia fistula with DBH also in between 20-30cm, three trees of each species are chosen for

measurement. As the result suggest, the sap flow speed of Koelreuteria elegans increases as the

insolation amount increase in the morning. During 11 am to 12 pm, the sap flow speed is between

10.39-14.91 (㎝ h-1) and reaching its peak. After 12 pm, the sap flow speed gradually decreases and

carries on decreasing after 4 pm. While in the case of Cassia fistula, the sap flow speed appears to be

stable since morning and reaching its peak at 2 pm and sustaining for an hour with a speed between

10.73-13.79 (㎝ h-1) and then gradually decreasing.

As the study site being set in subtropical climate, it has the highest temperature from

mid-June to September. Hence with the continuous cloudless days during observation, the sap flow

measurement in this study can be assumed that under consistent soil moisture content, transpiration

speed of each target tree is consistent and exuberant. Besides, the variation of sap flow results

primarily from the change of microclimate. The cross-comparison with the observed microclimate

result with the aforesaid observation on sap flow speed is therefore consistent.

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Figure 8. Sap flow diurnal variation

CONCLUSION

The shadow of trees is the main cooling source in urban area; the cooling effect of street

trees originates from the transpiration effect of trees. Alleviating the microclimate phenomenon

through the planting design of street trees becomes a trend in urban design recently. Therefore, sap

flow measurement in combination with simulation of microclimate is applied to find out the

relationship between microclimate and transpiration amount around streets.

As the result suggests, from the sky exposure rate perspective, the difference in each area is

little. In the two areas, it is positive that dense forest of Koelreuteria elegans has 2-3℃ lower than that

of open forest of Cassia fistula. Concerning about the insolation, heat, and transpiration in the

simulated environment, Insolation Simulation Analysis is applied to analyze the difference between

two kinds of tress. According to the predicted variation of transpiration amount between these two

species of trees, the effect of alleviating microclimate varies along with the difference in time that

transpiration effect activates. On account of the difference in planting strategy, the branches and leaves

are in a vertical distribution. Also, with bigger tree spacing, the transpiration amount is higher because

of the insolation angle.

According to the study result mentioned above, planting design of street trees on broad roads

has much to do with the transpiration effect. Furthermore, a green belt can not only embellish a city,

but also provide shades that restrain the increase of temperature around roads. Consequently, planting

design of trees is a notable issue in urban planning.

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THE INFLUENCE OF BUILDING COTTAGE TO LAND USE FROM SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT ASPECT

Tzu-Ling Chen1* and Hsueh-Sheng Chang2 1Assistant, Department of Urban Planning, National Cheng Kung University

2Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning, National Cheng Kung University

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

The agricultural land has the land limitation and unrecoverable feature; therefore, the change

of agricultural land should be considered cautiously and confirmed harmless to the environment. The

loosen act in Taiwan brings about agricultural land use problems, including the amount of cottage

increases suddenly and mostly for residential use, real estate speculations, incomplete living facility

and the effect of family drainage on surrounding agricultural land. Hence, this paper attempts to base

on sustainable development to investigate the effects of building cottage to the surrounding land use in

Tainan, Taiwan. The anticipative outcome is to find out the trend, spatial aggregation and the social

economic condition of building cottage by using aerial image, mapping technology and spatial

autocorrelation analysis. The experiment can be future agricultural policy amended reference

including cottage become residential use, inefficient land use etc.

Keywords: building cottage, real estate speculations, family drainage

INTRODUCTION

Recently, the overall economic structure change result in the change from agriculture to

industrial and commercial industry. In addition, the affiliation of World Trade Organization (WTO)

opened up free trade of agricultural products and reduced agriculture competitive ability substantially,

further decreased the agricultural land use area and the serious change of agricultural land. Owing to

the competitive ability of agriculture decline progressively, the Agricultural Land Conversion Scheme

and Agricultural Development Act have been proposed to loosen original strict restriction of

agricultural land owner from peasant to natural person. The loosen proposals are to relieve the

restriction of agricultural land commerce and to attract more people who interested in devoting

agricultural production.

Nevertheless, the loosen proposal brings about agricultural land use problems. The amount of

cottage increases suddenly and mostly for residential use. Formerly, cottage is an essential facility for

agriculture requirement. According to the law, the ratio of the cottage building area is one and the

agricultural land area is nine. While cottage become residential use, building cottage become one of

the land speculations and the incomplete living facility directly increase local government fiscal

expenditure for the fundamental facility construction. In addition, the emission of family drainage will

affect the cultivation of surrounding agricultural land and become polluted. In fact, the cottage in

Taiwan do not assist agriculture properly, but impact the surrounding agricultural land and cause

inefficient fiscal expenditure, even result in urban sprawl, land use unsustainable.

In addition, according to the past research on the land cover change originate from the social,

economic, and political processes embedded in human societies, and result in changes in the demand

for, and supply of, land and land related resources (Turner et al., 1994; Napton et al., 2010; Radel et al.,

2010). Land use has always changed in response to changing human needs, driven by gradual trends

and abrupt changes in the economy, society, technology, governance structures, and environmental

conditions (Rounsevell & Reay,2009). The developments of speedy socio-economic development,

modifications of industrial structure and the accelerations of industrialization and urbanization have

hastened the change of land use and land cover, particular the direct impact on the change of

agricultural land.

Hence, this paper attempts to base on sustainable development to investigate the effects of

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building cottage to the surrounding land use in Tainan, Taiwan. First of all, this paper will divide

present cottage use into agricultural use and non-agricultural use with the integration analysis of social

economic condition. Furthermore, the aerial image of the research area will be analyzed to estimate

the cluster phenomenon of the cottages and propose preliminary cottage building tendency. In addition,

the spatial autocorrelation analysis will further be used with cottage building license data and social

economic condition to search out the hotspot and the relationship between cottage building and social

economic development. In the next phase, this paper will investigate the living facilities and the land

use condition surrounding the cottages to analyze the possible fiscal and environmental problems.

METHOD

This paper attempts to investigate the effects of building cottages to the surrounding land use

in Tainan, Taiwan. Through the integration analysis of social economic condition, we will attempt to

search out the location feature and trend of building cottages. In addition, the present land use

investigation data in 1995 and 2006 from National Land Surveying and Mapping Center will be used

in this research. The aerial image of the research area will be analyzed to estimate the cluster

phenomenon of the cottages simultaneously to confirm the cottage whilst the present land use

investigation data can only present the land use type but the cottage. The result might offer spatial

location feature of cottages on agricultural land and further illustrate the tendency.

Besides, the spatial autocorrelation analysis will further be used with cottage building license

data and social economic condition to search out the hotspot and the relationship between cottage

building and social economic development. In the analysis of spatial associations, it has long been

recognized that the assumption of stability over space may be highly unrealistic, especially when a

large number of spatial observations are used. This paper uses LISA (Local Indicators of Spatial

Association) statistics elaborated upon by Anselin (1995) to assess significant local spatial clustering

around an individual location. LISA for each observation gives an indication of the extent of

significant spatial clustering of similar values around the observations, labeled as High-High (HH).

Local spatial clusters, referred to as hot spots, may be identified as significant. The second

interpretation of LISA statistics is insignificant, labeled as Low-Low (LL). The third interpretation of

LISA statistics includes indications of spatial outliers, labeled as High-Low (HL) and Low-High (LH).

RESULT AND CONCLUSION

The anticipative outcome is to find out the trend, spatial aggregation and the social economic

condition of building cottage by using aerial image, mapping technology and spatial autocorrelation

analysis. The experiment can be future agricultural policy amended reference including cottage

become residential use, inefficient land use, and affect agricultural production environment and so on.

The experimental factors can contribute for active verifiable criterion for the building license

application of cottage in the future to reduce negative effect of building cottage abusively.

Reference

[1] L. Anselin, 1995, Local indicators of spatial association – LISA, Geographical Analysis,

(27) 93-115.

[2] D.E. Napton, R.F. Auch, R. Headley, J.L. Taylor, 2010, Land changes and their driving

forces in the Southeastern United States, Reg Environ Change, (10) 37-53.

[3] C. Radel, B. Schmook, R.R. Chowdhury, 2010, Agricultural livelihood transition in the

southern Yucata´n region: diverging paths and their accompanying land changes, Reg

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study, Ambio, (23)91–95.

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ECO-FARMING WITH CROP LIVESTOCK SYSTEM TO FACE THE TWIN

CHALLENGGES, FOOD SAFETY AND CLIMATE CHANGE: Case study in Jambi

Province

Evi Frimawaty1, Adi Basukriadi

2, Jasmal A.Syamsu

3, T.E.Budhi Soesilo

4

1 Doctoral Student of Environmental Science Study Program, University of Indonesia,

Jakarta, Indonesia and staff of Jambi Province Government, Indonesia 2Faculty Mathematics and Science, University of Indonesia

3Animal Husbandry Faculty, University of Hasanuddin

4Environmental Science Study Program, Post graduated Program, University of Indonesia

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study is to analysis the environmental risk of agriculture system at the

farmer household especially from cattle and paddy production, and to determine availability of rice straw as

cattle feed resource and cattle manure as compost to support the integration of cattle and paddy as a kind of

crop livestock system to realize eco-farming. This study used secondary data from the previous research

and related institutions, like beef cattle population, and the total area of rice harvest, in Jambi Province. The

data is used to analyse the cattle and paddy performance, the potential sources of rice straw as cattle

feed, and the potential of manure as compost. According to the environmental risk analysis result that

farming system at the farmer household in Jambi Province, the partial system have a risk for environment

and food safety. The analysis revealed over the last five years (2005-2009) the total area of rice harvested in

Jambi province increased by 0.28% per year. However, the amount of paddy production produced a

substantial increase of 2.79% per year. Based on the carrying capacity, beef cattle population can be

increased about 30% in Jambi Province with efficiency in land use forage and decreasing in emission from

farming system.

Key words: crop livestock system , environmental risk analysis, eco-farming,

INTRODUCTION

Climate change is the responsibility of all parties, both governmental, private and community of all

layers. There is an increasing need for more attention to the environment from every sector of development

for climate change, decline in the quality of the environment and disruption of ecosystem balance. Human

population growth curve is still showing rapid growth phase. Human interaction with the environment to

meet their needs has led to the depletion of natural resources leading to massive environmental degradation,

especially in developing countries. Reed [1], say that the problem of environmental degradation has

become a common phenomenon in rural communities in developing countries, especially in societies that

are still faced with the problem of meeting basic needs and poverty.

The relationship with the environment of human activities in meeting their needs can be seen in

Figure1.

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Figure1. Relationship of human activities and their environmental in meeting their needs.

According to Steinfield et al [2], the livestock sector is also responsible for the use of water is quite

a lot, in the United States 85% of fresh water resources are used for livestock. Livestock also produces

excessive amounts of biological waste for the ecosystem as well as an estimated 18% of emissions of

greenhouse gas emissions come from livestock sector, from maintenance activities chickens, cows, pigs and

other livestock animals. The United States has lost 70% of Amazon forest being converted into land for

development of cattle ranching. This led to the livestock sector has been criticized for causing significant

environmental damage. In this report also stated that the farm produces 9% carbon dioxide (CO2), and 37%

methane (CH4). Based on these data, the report recommends that the livestock sector is a significant

contributor to the second or third highest on the most serious environmental problems at every scale from

local to global. On the other hand the agricultural sector in Indonesia is the leading sectors in supporting the

national economy. It can be seen from the role of agriculture to GDP in 2010 increased from 14.5% to

15.3% [3] . Agriculture plays in meeting the needs of animal and crop food commodities such as cattle and

rice, to reach national food security. According to Diwyanto and Haryanto [4], there are three dimensions

that are implicitly contained in the food security, food availability, food stability, and food accessibility.

Besides that I think the other one is food safety. The challenges are agriculture is very depend on the land

and vulnerable to climatic shocks, contribute to the waste and environmental pollution and high use of

natural resources (water, and land), in Jambi Province, farmers are decrease or less labor, aging and less

educated, will hinder the adoption of technologies, and the last one, ownership of land is narrow and small

capital, it will limit the choice of technology.

What need to be done? We have to move from conventional agriculture to sustainable

agriculture. Sustainable agricultural development is how to produce food and preserving the agricultural

resource base. The term used to describe the terminology refers to the agriculture-based ecology: eco-

farming. Eco-farming ensures healthy farming and healthy food for today and tomorrow, by protecting

soil, water and climate, promotes biodiversity, and does not contaminate the environment with chemical

inputs or genetic engineering. Eco farming is the way to create sustainable agriculture through some of

the concepts like LEISA (low external input sustainable agricultural), Integrated farming system, CLS

(crop livestock system).

Crop livestock system in Indonesia is known as integration cattle and paddy. The Integration

cattle and paddy program is to optimize the utilization of local resources such as the use of straw as livestock

feed and manure can be processed into organic fertilizer which is very useful to improve the nutrients soil that

plants need. With the integration of rice and livestock systems, is expected to realize zero waste from the

both of farm. The framework concept of eco-farming model in facing climate change and food safety can be

seen in Figure2.

Population

Life support

systems

Emissions,

Residue, Waste

Human

Activities:

Conventional

Farming Systems

Environmental hazards

Food

Safety

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Figure 2. The framework concept of eco-farming model for food safety and climate change

Agriculture development is strongly associated with the development of a region. In supporting the

integration of cattle and paddy, Jambi province is one of the potential province in Indonesia as a agricultural

region for food development. As an illustration, the number of cattle population in Jambi province in 2008 is

about 149,042 head, and the total area of paddy is 143.034 ha [5] and showed an increase in growth each year.

METHODE

Risk is the chance of something adverse unpredictable / undesirable, uncertainty or the possibility

of something, which if happens will result in the loss. Risk management is a structured approach to

managing uncertainty related to the threat, or a series of human activities including risk assessment,

developing strategies to manage and mitigate risks by using empowerment / resource management.

Strategies that can be taken include the transfer of risk, avoid risk, and reduce the negative effects of risk

[6].

Stages in Risk Analysis

The stages are traversed in implementing the risk analysis is to identify in advance the risks that

might occur, after identifying it conducted an evaluation of each risk in terms of severity (risk value) and

frequency. Evaluation of environmental impact is include the element of impact analysis, which illustrates

the possibilities that will arise from the activities. This method is an activity to calculate the risk of an

activity and determining the impact of activities / events are qualitatively and quantitatively.

The existing condition of agricultural system:

- Partial; livestock & crops

- The potential for waste, emissions and pollution

Identification of Environmental Risk:

- Methane Emissions Impacts of animal manure

- The impact of land degradation and residual use of chemical fertilizers

Need to do Environmental Risk management Environmental

Risk analysis

Analysis of the utilization of waste from

farming system

Alternatif Model:

Model Eco-farming with CLS

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Table 1. Measurement in Qualitative Impact

Level Criteria Description

1 Insignificant Not dangerous and does not cost control

2 Minor Dangerous, it is necessary first aid and accident costs are in control.

3 Moderate Dangerous, requiring immediate attention and require greater cost control

4 Major Extremely dangerous, causing loss of productivity and huge cost in control

5 Catastrophic Cause immediate death, requires a very large cost control

Sources: Joint Technical Committee Australian and New Zealand, 1999

Table 2. Opportunities measurement

Level Criteria Description

A Certainly occur Chance events that are sure to happen

B Occur Chance events that cannot be avoided

C Large opportunities occur Opportunities of events is large

D Small opportunities occur Opportunities of events is small

E Rarely Occur Opportunities of events are very rare

Sumber : Joint Technical Committee Australian and New Zealand, 1999

Table 3. Qualitative Risk Analysis Matrix and Risk Level

Chance

Impact

Insignificant

1

Minor

2

Moderate

3

Major

4

Catastrophic

5

A (Certainly occur) H H E E E

B (Always Occur) M H H E E

C (Large opportunities occur) L M H E E

D (Small opportunities occur) L L M H E

E (Rarely Occur) L L M H H

Source : Joint Technical Committee Australian and New Zealand, 1999

Description :

E : Extreme risk, requiring immediate handlers

H : Large risk, requires serious treatment

M : Risk of being, requires special handling

L : Low risk, handling routine

To determine availability of rice straw as cattle feed resource and cattle manure as compost in

Jambi Province, this study was conducted by using secondary data that obtained from the results of

previous studies related to the conversion rate of livestock populations of beef cattle and the average

production of rice straw waste. The analysis carried out as follows:

a. Cattle and paddy performance. To determine the role of cattle and paddy, an analysis cattle and

rice performance in the last five years (2005-2009), by calculating the rate of growth of livestock

numbers, number of livestock production (meat), the area under paddy and rice production. The

growth rate was calculated according to the formula Riethmuller [7].

b. Rice straw production. Based on the data area of the rice harvest, carried out the calculation of dry

matter production of waste rice straw, according to Syamsu, et al [8].

c. Carrying capacity of rice straw as cattle feed. Carrying capacity of rice straw as cattle feed was

calculated using the formula according to [8], and used the assumption of ruminant livestock feed

requirements, ie one livestock unit (1 LU) average ruminants requires dry matter (DM) is 6.25 kg /

day [7].

d. The Increased capacity of Cattle Population (ICCP). ICCP values in a district is calculated as the

difference between the carrying amount of feed rice straw to cattle production, based on the potential

carrying capacity of feed is 30% [8].

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RESULT AND DISCUSSION

Environmental Risk Analysis

Table 4. Environmental Risk Calculation of partial farning system

Source of Risk

Impact

Risk Category

Magnitude opportunities

1.Manure of cow

Produce methane 80-110 kg / head /

day *

produce Odor

Mayor Cernainly occur High risk

2. The usage of

chemical fertilizers

on rice usahtani

Decline in soil quality

Minor Cernainly occur Low risk

3. The usage of pesticides

in rice farming

Residues in rice Mayor Occur High risk

* According to research results from Balitnak, Ciawi, (2000).

According to Salim [9]), there are three principal within the meaning of "sustainable

development": First, is the concept of "needs". Meet human needs must be a central objective of

development. Part of the population of developing countries cannot meet basic needs for human life.

Economics paradigm that includes unlimited human needs are faced with a resource (resources) that limited

development. Where conventional construction is continued, then the entire contents of the earth's natural

resources and processed products of science and technology and build an artificial resource will not be

enough. Because of that development cannot be allowed to grow in a linear trend on a single lane solely

economic development but need to be complemented by social development and environmental pathways.

Secondly, regarding the concept of the sustainable development, the environment have capable of

supporting the development process in order to continue for the long term. Earth has the ability to provide

resources to support the ability to absorb waste and pollution from development, but with the proviso that

environmental principles are not violated. Third, is the flow of the construction of the present generation to

the next generation with no shortage of human resources and the ability to meet their needs. Development

is going to bring change to the environment, both beneficial and detrimental because it caused

environmental degradation. Development activities should be pursued so as not to cause adverse effects.

For that all development activities on the environment should be based on environmental insight. Therefore

it is in the development of agriculture as a source of food must be intervention to create a model of

sustainable

The performance of cattle (the cattle population and meat production) and paddy performance

(harvested area of paddy and rice production) in Jambi province over the last five years (2005-2009) is shown

in Table 5.

Table 5. Cattle and Rice Performance

Description Years Growth (%)

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Harevst area of paddy (ha) 154.941 140.613 149.888 143.034 155.802 0,28

Rice Production (ton) 579.635 544.597 586.630 581.704 644.947 2,79

Cattle Population (head) 113.678 118.160 125.114 149.042 164.256 9,68

Meat Production (000 ton)

2,86

2,96

3,16

3,55

3,86

7,81

Table 5 shows that within the last five years (2005-2009) the total area of rice harvested in Jambi

Province showed an increase of 0.28% per year. However, the amount of paddy production produced a

substantial increase of 2.79% per year. On the other hand, the number of cattle population showed an

increasing trend each year that is equal to 9.68% per year, and the population is followed by an increase in the

amount of meat production by 7.81% per year.

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Production and carrying capacity of rice straw

Carrying capacity of rice straw is the ability of a region to produce or provide a feed in the form of

waste rice straw that can accommodate the needs of a population of beef cattle without the treatment. Table 2

shows that the production of rice straw in dry matter is 849,622 tons in Jambi Province. Based on rice straw

production can be calculated the carrying capacity of rice straw as a source of cattle feed. Carrying capacity

of rice straw as cattle feed sources as much as 1,937,139 LU. Thus, the number of cattle that can be added

based on the potential carrying capacity of the feed that is 30% and the population of cattle at this time (412

229 LU), amounted to 1,067,439 LU.

Implications Development of Cattle and Paddy Integration Based Eco Farming

In the context of the availability of waste rice straw as a feed source in Jambi Province, showed that

rice straw can support the development of the integration patterns of cattle and paddy with eco farming

approach. Utilization of rice straw as feed source of cattle that will decrease waste of paddy and overcome

environmental problems.

By utilizing rice straw as feed in the integration of cattle and paddy, so that the eco farming system

can be achieved based on the concept of eco farming proposed by Egger [10], (1) Utilization of local

resources to the maximum but still pay attention to sustainability, (2) Use minimal external input, the use

just as a replacement if local resources are not available. Leahy [11] said that transformation to eco farming

is the only way to end hunger and face the challenges of climate change and rural poverty.

CLOSING

Farming system at farmer household in Jambi Province is still separate between crop and

livestock farming, so the system have a high risk for environment and food safety. Total production of dry

matter of rice straw in Jambi Province is 849,622 tons (DM), with a carrying capacity as cattle feed sources

as much as 1,937,139 LU. Carrying capacity of rice straw as cattle feed sources as much as 1,937,139 LU.

Thus, the population of cattle can be added till 30% of the cattle population at this time (412 229 LU),

amounted to 1,067,439 LU without need the land for pasture and the manure can be used for paddy area.

Application of the use of rice straw as feed, a few things to note are a). Implementation of

eco-farming through of application of rice straw waste feed technologies to strengthening the capacity

of farmers need a) the increased of farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and skills, b). build feed industry

based raw materials rice straw waste, c) providing means of transport and storage (silos) of rice straw

in the countryside, and d) capital support from government and financial institutions through

institutional cooperation with farmers.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The author would like to acknowledge the beneficial help and support for the completion of this paper from

UI and Jambi Province Government. The author would also like to acknowledge the advisors for their

thoughts and advise.

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PHYSICAL, MECHANICAL AND DURABILITY PROPERTIES OF

PARTICLEBOARD USING ADHESIVES WOOD VINEGAR FROM

OILPALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH

H.A. Oramahi1* and Farah Diba1 1Forestry Faculty, Tanjungpura University, Indonesia

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

This research purposed to evaluate the natural resource, wood vinegar from oil palm empty

fruit bunch as adhesives and preservatives to particleboard. Particleboard was made from Acacia

mangium wood. Wood vinegar concentration was 5%, 10% and 15%. Evaluation the quality of

particleboard consist of physical properties (density, moisture content, thickness swelling), mechanical

properties (internal bond) and durability against decay fungi Schicophyllum commune. The result

showed that average of particleboard density was 00.602 g/cm³ ~ 0.633 g/cm³, moisture content was

8.853% ~ 10.390%, thickness swelling was 3.987% ~ 4.988%, internal bond was 2.811 kg/cm2 ~

4.837 kg/cm2 and weight loss of particleboard after exposure to S. commune fungi was 3.954% ~

9.131%. The physical and mechanical properties of particleboard can fulfill the JIS A 5908-2003

standard and the durability of particleboard can fulfill the SNI 01.7207-2006 standard.

Keywords: particleboard, wood vinegar, oil palm empty fruit bunch, schizophyllum commune, acacia

mangium, glue line treatment

INTRODUCTION

Indonesia is a tropical country and has approximately 4.000 species of woods. About 15-20%

of these species are classified into first and second classes (durable wood classes) and the remaining

species are classified as a non durable species. In addition, the future of wood supply will be coming

from plantation forest which dominated by fast growing species, like Acacia mangium. These woods

are mainly undurable woods; therefore it has to be treated with chemical preservatives before used. On

the other hand, the use of conventional preservatives would be a big problem from the environmental

dimension. According to the above conditions, the development of the new type of preservatives will

be one of the most socially demanded subjects. One of the new types of preservatives which can be

explored is wood vinegar. Wood vinegar is one of organic compound and by product from charcoal

production. It is a liquid generated from the gas and combustion of fresh wood burning in airless

condition. Utilization of wood vinegar has been used in several purposes such as industrial product,

livestock, household, and agriculture [1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. Although several ways to use wood vinegar

have been known from olden times, there have been few detailed studies of utilization of wood

vinegar as wood preservatives.

Meanwhile the demand of wood product such as furniture and building material was increase.

Particleboard was a famous of wood product to facing the problem. Particleboard can be used for

furniture, kitchen set, panel product, and other building material. In other hand, particleboard was

often disturbed by wood destroying organisms, such as fungi and termites, because no preservative

treatment on the process of particleboard. Decay fungi Schizophyllum commune causes decay in

particleboard and creates a significant economic loss to wood industries. Many control strategies are

used to inhibit decay fungi, including chemical and biological protection methods. Wood vinegar is

favorable natural resource materials to be used as antifungal agents [6]. Wood vinegar is one of

organic compound which is a byproduct from combustion or charcoal production. These extracts are

diluted with water and used as disinfection, antibacterial and deodorization materials in the field of

agriculture, horticulture, medical and civil engineering [7, 8, 9, 10, and 11].

It is several ways of treatment for preservatives the particleboard. One of the treatment

methods was glue line treatment, the method that mix the preservatives agents with the adhesive then

applied to wood particle and press the particle for making particleboard. This method has an advantage

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because the wood particle can absorb the preservatives agents easily. Nowadays, the use of natural

adhesives as a binder has increased in the wood based panel industry. The objective of this research

were application the wood vinegar from oil palm empty fruit bunch as adhesives and preservatives to

particleboard and evaluate the physical, mechanical and durability of particleboard against decay fungi

Schizophyllum commune.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Preparation of oil palm empty fruit bunch vinegar

Oil palm empty fruit bunch was crush to particle then air dried in oven with temperature

60oC for 24 hour. Then 1000 gram of particle of oil palm empty fruit bunch was burn at carbonization

temperature 450oC for three hours in laboratory furnace. The smoke from carbonization was cooled by

the outside air when passing through the chimney occurs to produce pyroligneous liquor. The hot

steams condensed into liquid were collected. The process was held in Laboratory of Agriculture

Engineering in Technology of Agriculture Faculty, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

The oil palm empty fruit bunch vinegar then analyzed using GCMS (gas chromatography mass

spectra).

Preparation of particleboard

Target of particleboard density was 0.7 g/cm³. Particleboard is made from Acacia mangium

particle (fill 8 mesh and up to 20 mesh, with moisture content ± 6%). Acacia mangium wood was from

the arboretum (education forest) of Faculty of Forestry, Tanjungpura University West Kalimantan

Indonesia. The adhesives were Urea Formaldehyde with catalyst NH4Cl and emulsion paravin wax.

The vinegar concentration was 5%, 10% and 15% (v/v) from the total volume of adhesives. The

vinegar was add to adhesives and mix to particle then the compound were press in hot press at

temperature 150ºC with pressure 27 kg/cm² for 15 minute. Particleboard then conditioning in room

temperature for one week before evaluates the physical, mechanical and durability properties.

Evaluation particleboard properties

Evaluation the physical and mechanical properties (density, moisture content, thickness

swelling and internal bond) was follow JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) A 5908-2003 [12] because

this standard was used in particleboard industries in Indonesia, and durability against decay fungi

Schizophyllum commune was evaluate using SNI (Standard National Indonesia) 01.7207-2006 [13].

The sample test for durability against fungi was 50 mm × 25 mm; internal bond was 50 mm × 50 mm;

swelling thickness was 50 mm × 50 mm; density and moisture content was 100 mm × 100 mm. The

evaluation of particleboard properties was conducted in Wood Technology Laboratory, Faculty of

Forestry, Tanjungpura University.

Evaluate the durability of particleboard against S. commune fungi was as follow: glass

chamber (height 150 mm, Ø 50 mm) was fill in potatoes dextrose agar for 10 ml then inoculate with

S. commune fungi hypha (Ø 10 mm, age 7 days). Then wood sample was put at the top of fungi. The

glass chambers then sealed and keep in laboratory for three months. After three months the wood

sample was clean and weight to know the percentage of wood loss. Then the durability of

particleboard was classified based on SNI 01.7207-2006.

Table 1. Durability Class of Wood against Fungi based on SNI 01.7207-2006

Class Durability Percentage of Wood Weight Loss (%)

I Very durable ≤ 1

II Durable 1 – 5

III Susceptible 5 – 10

IV Non Durable 10 – 30

V Perishable > 30

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Characteristics of oil palm empty fruit bunch vinegar

Oil palm empty fruit bunch vinegar was characterized for the acid content, phenol, pH,

specific gravity and temperature. The value of acid content was 6.31%, phenol content was 3.63%,

specific gravity 1.010, pH was 4.0, and temperature 29oC. Analysis GCMS on oil palm vinegar was

shown in Figure 1. The chemical compound consists of ethanoic acid, dimethyl ketone, butanoic acid,

2-propenyl ester, phenol and furanone. The chemical compound of oil palm vinegar was similar to

Moso Bamboo vinegar [6].

Figure 1. Gas chromatogram of Oil palm Vinegar with carbonization 450oC .

Table 2. Chemical Compound and Retention Time of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Vinegar with

Carbonization Temperature 450oC

No Peak No Retention Time

[minute]

Area

[%] Height Chemical Compound

1 4 2.381 46.39 1540383 Ethanoic acid (C2H4O2)

2 3 2.067 21.04 832117 Dimethyl ketone (C3H6O)

3 5 2.626 9.68 135403 Butanoic acid,2-propenyl ester(C7H12O2)

4 15 8.094 7.04 113090 Phenol (C6H6O)

5 13 6.032 3.09 58151 Furanone (C4H6O2)

Particleboard physical and mechanical properties

The average value of particleboard properties which adhesives has been added by oil palm

empty fruit bunch vinegar was better than particleboard without oil palm empty fruit bunch vinegar.

The average of particleboard density was 0.602 g/cm³ ~ 0.633 g/cm³, moisture content was 8.853% ~

10.390%, thickness swelling was 3.987% ~ 4.988%, internal bond was 2.811 kg/cm2 ~ 4.837 kg/cm2.

Meanwhile on particleboard control the average value of density was 0.639 g/cm³, moisture content

was 8.932%, thickness swelling was 5.579%, and internal bond was 4.837 kg/cm2. The physical and

mechanical properties of particleboard (density, moisture content, thickness swelling and internal

bond) can fulfill the JIS A 5908 – 2003 standard. This result revealed that the preservatives methods

using glue line treatment was improve the physical and mechanical properties of particleboard. Oil

palm empty fruit bunch vinegar can be used as adhesives to particleboard and have improved the

physical and mechanical properties of particleboard. The particleboard physical and mechanical

properties were shown in Table 3.

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Table 3. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Particleboard

Particleboard with adhesives from

oil palm empty fruit bunch vinegar

Density

[g/cm3]

Moisture Content

[%]

Thickness

Swelling [%]

Internal Bond

[kg/cm2]

Control 0.639* 8.932* 5.579* 4.837*

5% oefb vinegar 0.631* 8.853* 4.988* 4.137*

10% oefb vinegar 0.633* 9.086* 3.987* 3.007*

15% oefb vinegar 0.602* 10.390* 4.754* 2.811*

Requirement of JIS A 5908-2003 0.4~0.9 Max 15 Max 12 Min 1.5

Particleboard durability properties

The average weight loss value of particleboard which adhesives has been added by oil palm

empty fruit bunch vinegar was lower than particleboard without oil palm empty fruit bunch vinegar.

The weight loss of particleboard after exposure to Schizophyllum commune fungi was 3.954% ~

9.131%. Meanwhile on particleboard control the average value of particleboard weight loss was

12.610%. The durability properties of particleboard according to SNI 01.7207-2006 standard were

categorized as follow: concentration 5% was susceptible, concentration 10% and 15 % was durable,

meanwhile on control was non durable. This result showed that oil palm vinegar has antifungal effect,

as reported by other researcher [14, 15 and 4]. The weight loss of particleboard after exposure within

three months to S. commune fungi was shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Weight loss of particleboard after exposure to Schizophyllum commune

Wood vinegar is an acidic by-product from combustion that contain more than 200 ingredients

including phenolic, polyphenolic, organic acids and carcinogenic agents such as wood creosote,

benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, and 3-methylcholanthrene (3-MCA) [16].The toxicity of oil palm

empty fruit bunch vinegar to S. commune fungi was depend on the compound inside the vinegar.

Wood vinegar mostly consisted of acid and phenol. Some researcher believe that this acid has an

important role on inhibition the fungi growth. But, still there is a controversy that whether the acidic

nature of wood vinegar is responsible for antifungal activity or polyphenolic compounds. Further

research is needed to know the main compound from oil palm empty fruit bunch vinegar which has a

role on inhibition the growth of S. commune fungi and the mechanism of inhibition.

CONCLUSION

Oil palm empty fruit bunch vinegar can be used as preservatives with glue line treatment to

particleboard. The physical and mechanical properties of particleboard can fulfill the requirements of

JIS A 5908 – 2003. Meanwhile the durability of particleboard was increase and classified as durable

class according to SNI 01.7207-2006 standard.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The authors are grateful to Ministry of Education and Culture, Directorate of Research and

Development Community, Directorate General of Higher Education for funding this research in

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Program National Strategic Batch II.

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ANALYSIS OF FATTY ACID TYPE AND QUANTITY IN SEA SLUG (DISCODORIS

SP.) FROM SERIBU ISLANDS-INDONESIA AS SOURCE OF FOOD

DIVERSIFICATION FOR THE FUTURE.

1Abdul Rahman Putra*, 2Saraswati, 2Monica Agustina Ameliawati, 2Putriana Sari Sirait, 2Nur Syafiqoh

1Departement of Science and Marine Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Bogor

Agricultural University 2Departement of Aquatic Product Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Bogor

Agricultural University

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

Fishery commodities have known as a source of fatty acid which may useful as nutrition

compound in daily life. One of sea commodities is sea slug (Discodoris sp.), it has unsaturated fatty

acid and high protein that good for body. The aim of this paper was to give information to public about

the compound of fatty acid in sea slugs from Seribu Island-Indonesia that could be the alternative

source of food diversification by using fatty acid analysis according to AOAC 1999 method. The

content of lauric acid and myristic acid in sea slug are 2.98% and 5.76%. The content of palmitic acid,

stearic acid, and oleic acid at 10.01%, 8.88%, and 12.81%. The content of linoleic acid and linolenic

acid at 7.69% and 3.98%. The content of EPA and DHA at 8.85% and 19.29%. The result represents that

sea slug has a high polyunsaturated fatty acids content such as EPA, DHA, linoleic, and linolenic acid,

and it have some beneficial to human health.

Keywords: Discodoris sp., fatty acid analysis, food diversification, unsaturated fatty acid.

INTRODUCTION

Sea slug (Discodoris sp.) is one of fishery commodities pretty much at sea, especially on the

island of Madura, the island of Buton, Belitung Island, and Seribu Island. It has not been optimally

utilized by the community. Sea slugs (Discodoris sp.) do not have a shell, live in coastal areas,

especially mangroves. Live on rocks or muddy sand and produce mucus to prevent dryness and it has

slow movements. Sea slugs thought to contain substantial nutritional components, because they have

complete amino acid composition, and they also known rich in unsaturated fatty acids. The evident

explains that nutrient content in sea slug are very good.

One of the beneficial nutritional components in life is a fatty acid. Fatty acids are long chain

monocarboxylic acid with [3]. Fatty acids are divided into saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty

acids. Unsaturated fatty acids are most in fishery commodities linoleic and linolenic acid. Derivatives

of linolenic acid are EPA and DHA. Unsaturated fatty acids used to maintain the structural parts of cell

membranes and play an important role in brain development. Fishery commodities is a source of

omega-3 fatty acids with 5-6 double bond in it [5]. The expected content of unsaturated fatty acids

(especially Omega-3) sea slug is high.

This study is important because the initial information about the sea slug (Discodoris sp.) is

very useful as a basis for sustainable use of sea slugs for alternative food sources in the future and this

study could give us knowledge about the nutrient composition of the aquatic products that could

improve human health through a nutritious diet.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Tools used include mortars, labels, plastic, tubing, whirlpool, Rotavapor, bowls, ovens,

desiccators, gas chromatography, furnace, Kjeldahl flask, erlemenyer, destilator, homogenizer, filter

paper, pipettes, gas chromatography (gas chromatography) and extraction Soxhlet equipment.

Materials used in this study include marine leeches, n-hexane, sodium chloride, BF3, H2SO4, NaOH,

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H3BO3, HCl, and the hexane solvent.

The study began with a sampling of the sea slugs (Discodoris sp.) from the sea of Seribu

Islands. The flesh from the sea slugs is separated then washed with clean water to remove foreign

objects that are still stuck like sand, gravel and other debris. Once clean, the flesh of sea slugs are

dried in the sun for 2-3 days. After that, the fatty acids of sea slugs are analyzed according to fatty acid

analysis method AOAC 1999. Fatty acid analysis carried out by gas cromatography. First obtained by

fatty acids and Soxhlet methods weighed as much as 0.02 g of fat in the form of oil. Then methylation

stage is done, this step intended to form a compound derived from fatty acids into methyl esters. Fatty

acid methyl ester is transformed into alkyl or others before injected into gas chromatography [4].

Methylation carried out by reflux of fat over a water bath with successive reagent 0.5 N

NaOH-methanol, BF3 and n-hexane. A total of ± 0.02 g of oil sample is inserted into a test tube and

add 5 ml of methanol-0.5 N NaOH and then heated in a water bath for 20 minutes at 80oC. The

solution is then cooled. Add 5 ml of BF3 into the tube and heat the tube back to back on waterbath

with a temperature of 80oC for 20 minutes and cooled. Then add 2 ml of saturated NaCl and then

shaken. Add 5 ml of hexane, then shaken well. Hexane solution of the above solution was transferred

by pipette aid drops into the reaction tube. A total of 2-5 mL of sample is injected into the gas

chromatograph. Fatty acids present in the methyl ester will be identified by a flame ionization detector

(FID) or flame ionization detectors and the response will be recorded through the chromatogram

(peak). Then identified by gas chromatography.

Identification of fatty acid start by injecting methyl esters in gas chromatography equipment

with the following conditions: type of gas chromatography equipment used was Hitachi 263-50 GC, gas

used as the mobile phase with a stream of nitrogen gas is 1 kg/cm2 pressure and a hydrogen gas burner

and oxygen with a flow of 0.5 kg/cm2, the column used was DB 23 capillary column of length 50 mm

inner diameter of 0.32 mm and 0.25 pM thick film coating. The temperature used was programmed

temperature of 150oC, the temperature increased 7.5°C per minute until a final temperature of 180oC.

For quantitative analysis can be calculated by:

Fatty Acid (%) = Sample Concentration X 100 %

100-(Solvent Concentration)

RESULT AND DISCUSSION

Fatty acids are long chains that make up the components of lipids, consisting of a straight

hydrocarbon chain having a carboxyl group (COOH) at one end and a methyl group (CH3) at the other

end. Injection of a mixture of fatty acids produces standard chromatogram, each peak indicate certain

types of fatty acids.

Table 1. The retention time of fatty acids of sea slug (Discodoris sp.)

No. Types of fatty acids The Average Value of Sample The Standard Value of Sample

Meat Meat

1 Lauric acid 3,04 3,80

2 Myristic acid 5,73 4,66

3 Palmitic acid 9,94 7,36

4 Stearic acid 8,94 12,21

5 Oleic acid 12,83 13,12

6 Linoleic acid 7,76 15,83

7 Linolenid acid 4,03 19,28

8 EPA 5,75 6,12

9 DHA 7,50 7,84

Value of fatty acids contained in sea slugs’ meat obtained by comparing the retention time

standard with a retention time of fatty acid samples tested. At the peak fatty acid samples, the resulting

value of retention time close to the value of retention time with standard fatty acids. Fatty acid

composition in dried sea slugs’ meat can be seen in Table 2 and 3.

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Table 2. Average composition of saturated fatty acids of sea slugs’ meat (Discodoris sp.)

Saturated fatty acids Dry Sea Slug (Discodoris sp.)

Meat (%)

Lauric (C12: 0) 2,98

Myristic (C14: 0) 5,76

Palmitic (C16: 0) 10,01

Stearic (C18: 0) 8,88

Table 3 Average composition of monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids in sea

slugs’ meat (Discodoris sp.)

Monounsaturated fatty acids Dry Sea Slug (Discodoris sp.)

Meat (%)

Oleic (C18: 1) 12,81

Plural unsaturated fatty acids

Linoleic (C18: 2) 7,69

Linolenic (C18: 3) 3,98

EPA (C20:5) 8,85

DHA (C22:6) 19,29

Based on Tables 2 and 3, it appears that fatty acids contained in dried sea slugs’ meat consist of

saturated fatty acids, namely lauric, myristic, palmitic and stearic. Monounsaturated fatty acids, namely

oleic acid, polyunsaturated fatty, namely linoleic and linolenic acid, and polyunsaturated fatty acids that

have long chain, namely EPA and DHA. The content of lauric acid (C12: 0) by 2.98%. Lauric acid is

responsible for the increase of LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein) in blood and it is associated with heart

attacks [7]. The content of myristic acid (C14: 0) by 5.76%. Myristic acid needed in the retina and

photoreseptor [7]. The content of palmitic acid (C16: 0) by 10.01%. Palmitic acid is used as raw material

of shampoo, soft soap and cream [7]. The content of stearic acid (C18: 0) by 8.88%. Stearic acid can

cause trombogenik or blood clots, hypertension, cancer, and obesity [7].

The content of oleic acid (C18: 1) by 12.81%. Oleic acid is more stable than linoleic and

linolenic acid, oleic acids have a role in increasing HDL cholesterol greater and lower LDL cholesterol

in the blood [6]. The content of linoleic acid (C18: 2) and linolenic (C18: 3) at 7.69% and 3.98%.

Linoleic acid used in the manufacture for cosmetics and vitamins [7]. Essential fatty acids are used to

maintain the structural parts of cell membranes and to make materials like hormone called eikosanoid.

Essential fatty acid deficiency in the body can cause neurological disorders and vision as well as inhibit

growth [2]. The content of EPA (C20: 5) and DHA (C22: 6) at 8.85% and 19.29%. EPA and DHA serve

as the builder of most of the cerebral cortex of the brain and other organ growth [1]. EPA is required in

the conduct of blood vessels and regulating the circulation of the heart in adulthood [6].

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First and foremost, we would like to thank God, for having made everything possible. Especially, we

would like to give our special thanks to our family whose patient love enable us to complete this study.

We want to thank the Departement of Science and Marine Technology and Departement of of Aquatic

Product Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Bogor Agricultural University. The last

but not the least, our sincere thanks to all people who have contributed in this study.

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LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION AFFECTING THE GROWTH OF

TENGKAWANG TELOR (Shorea macrophylla) PLANTED IN THREE DIFFERENT

SITES in PT. SARI BUMI KUSUMA

Widiyatno1*, Arom Figyantika1, Haryono Supriyo1, Eny Faridah1 , Susilo Purnomo2

and Yeni Widyana Ratnaningrum1 1 Forestry of Faculty-Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta

2 PT Sari Bumi Kusuma, Central Kalimantan

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

Shorea macrophylla, an indigenous Borneo species, is one of the fastest growing Shorea spp which

produce both timber and tengkawang oil, a non-timber forest product. In 2006 PT Sari Bumi Kusuma has

planted S. macrophylla in various site types, including (1) logged over area (LOA), (2) open area and (3) ex

shifting cultivation area. Recently, it was reported that the growth of S. macrophylla varied widely in the

three locations. The aim of this study was to identify land and environmental factors that affected S.

macrophylla growth.

The best growth of S. macrophylla was at open area/progeny test followed by logged over area and

the lowest was at ex shifting cultivation area. Two important factors that have major influences in S.

macrophylla growth were light intensity and soil properties. The highest biomass forest floor was at logged

over area, followed by open area/progeny test, and the lowest at ex shifting cultivation area. The colors of

top soil at open area (progeny test) and logged over area were darker than the layer of soil below it,

indicating the accumulation of organic material in the top soil. The general texture at three locations was

sandy loams. Generally Bulk Density (BD) is less than 0,85. Decreasing BD followed by increasing

aeration and water infiltration. Soil pH under S. macrophylla was varied from 2.32 to 6.04. The soil pH at

ex shifting cultivation area slightly higher than at the other area, while Al content was the lowest. C and N

content decreased with the increasing of the depth of soil at three different locations. Available P at progeny

test was categorized as high level, while at ex shifting cultivation area and logged over area were low.

Keywords: Shorea macrophylla, soil fertility, growth

INTRODUCTION

Much of the knowledge on the use of dipterocarp NTFPs is concentrated in two main regions,

South Asia and Southeast Asia (mainly Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines). In both regions, four

broad classes are predominant, including resins, dammar, camphor and butter fat. Besides these

principal products, other plant parts, such as leaves and bark, are used to derive certain products.

These NTFPs from dipterocarps have a larger impact on the economies of the rural people and forest

dwellers. Soe of Shorea species produce illipe nuts which are called engkabang and tengkawang in

Malaysia and Indonesia, respectively. The nuts are generally collected in the wild but some

experimental plantations of S. macrophylla, S. stenoptera, S. mecistopteryx, S. aptera and other related

species exist in Sarawak and Kalimantan. The fruiting is somewhat a periodic but at about four year

intervals the forests fruit heavily. The natives of Borneo extract oil from the nuts for use as cooking oil.

The kernels are exported to Europe, Japan and West Malaysia. The illipe fat extracted from the kernel

is used in the confectionery industry, especially in the manufacture of chocolate, and added to

cosmetics such as lipstick as well. The illipe nuts have a high value with prices from US $2300-2700

per tone in the 1980s, and during peak fruiting years exports from Borneo can reach 50 000 tones. The

kernels, constituting 72% of the nut weight contain 14-20% of fatty oil known as sal-butter. Sal seed

oil has assumed great importance for use as a cooking medium, industrial oil, illuminant, lubricant,

soap and as a substitute for coco a butter.

Facing a serious problem caused by deforestation and habitat alteration, the effective in-situ

and ex-situ conservation strategies are required to conserve the existing genetic resources. To conserve

genetic resources, it is essential not only to maintain existing diversity, but also to understand the

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ecological and evolutionary processes that have been responsible for the origin, evolution, and

maintenance of diversity at intra-specific and higher taxonomic levels [1]. The recent status of

Shorea macrophylla that is listed as an endangered species, implied that this species and its population

faced a high risk of extinction. Based on this consideration, it is recommended to combine both in situ

and ex situ conservation [2].

This study aims to identify the most-effective methods for managing treatments to prepare the

good quality of growth of dipterocarp especially Tengkawang on rehabilitating on three types of area

that are (1) logged over area, (2) land cleared (open) area and (3) ex shifting cultivation area. The

experiment conducted to obtain objectives of this research divided into 3 sub activity: (1) Plant growth,

(2) Chemical and physical soil properties, and (3) Environmental conditions.

MATERIAL AND METHOD

Study site

Soil samples were collected in PT, Sari Bumi Kusuma, Central Kalimantan. The area is LOA of

tropical rain forest which is dominated by Diptercarps species. While chemical and physical soil

properties analyses will be done in Forest Soil Laboratory Faculty of Forestry University of Gadjah

Mada. The object of the research are S. macrophylla that are planted in three types various site,

including (1) logged over area, (2) land cleared (open) area and (3) ex shifting cultivation area (Figure

1).

Figure 1. (a) Logged over area, (b) open area (progeny test) and (c) ex shifting cultivation area

Chemical And Physical Soil Properties Analyze

To obtain litter accumulation of forest floor litter samples were collected from quadrangle (1 X 1

m) at each plot. Then it was separated into leaf, branch/twig, and fruits in each decomposition level.

Three replicate samples were collected for each plot. Then the samples were oven-dried until the dry

weight was obtained.

Figure 2. (a) Litter accumulation taken (b) Intact soil samples taken and (c) Disturbed soil samples

taken.

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Soil samples were collected from every horizon of the soil profile in each land use (logged

over area, land cleared (open) area and ex shifting cultivation area) quantitatively by taking a

continuous and uniform slice from the surface horizon down to the lowest (Figure 3.). Soil samples

for chemical and physical soil properties analysis were collected from Horizon A1; under horizon A1

up to - 10 cm, 10 - 30 cm, and 30 – 50 cm depth at each plot. Three replicate samples were collected

for each plot. Intact soil samples were taken using ring sample. Samples were oven-dried to obtain

bulk density of soil and soil samples were air dried and screened through a 2 mm stainless steel

sieve.The soil samples will be collected along soil profile and analyzed of physical and chemical soil

properties will be done in the laboratory. The soil physical properties involve soil texture, bulk density,

porosity, and soil humidity. The chemical soil properties involve litter/organic matter (total C and N,

and also C/N ratio) and mineral soil (soil pH, total C and N; available-P; exchangable of Ca, Mg,

Al, K and Na; and CEC/cation exchange capacity).

Figure 3. Soil profiles observation

Soil pH was measured with pH meter. Organic C was determined by walkley-black

method[3]; total N by Kjeldahl method [4]. Available Phosphorus determined by Olsen Method.

Available N was determined by Kjehdahl Method. Available K was determined by Morgan Method,

while that of organic carbon by Walkley and Black method. Fe and Al content was determined by

Morgan Wolf Method. Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) was determined on selected samples by the

leaching method. Particle-size analysis was determined by the pipette method [5].

RESULT AND DISCUSSION

Tree growth was resultant from interaction between environmental and genetic factor which

affecting its physiological interaction. The best growth of S. macrophylla was at open area/progeny

test (15.4 cm), then at logged over area (14.54 cm) and the lowest at ex shifting cultivation area

(11.58) (Table 1). Two important factors that have major influences in S. macrophylla growth were

light intensity and soil properties. Light and soil resources limit growth and influence competitive

responses in tropical forests [6].

Foresters have always relied on knowledge of chemical and physical properties of soils to

assess capacity of sites to support productive forests. Recently, the need for assessing soil properties

has expanded because of growing public interest in determining consequences of management

practices on the quality of soil relative to sustainability of forest ecosystem functions in addition to

plant productivity. The concept of soil quality includes assessment of soil properties and processes as

they relate to ability of soil to function effectively as a component of a healthy ecosystem. Specific

functions and subsequent values provided by forest ecosystems are variable and rely on numerous soil

physical, chemical, and biological properties and processes, which can differ across spatial and

temporal scales [7].

At each location growth of S. macrophylla varied. Growth of four years old S. macrophylla

Under Horison A up to 10 cm

Horison A1

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showed difference even in the same light intensity (progeny test and at ex shifting cultivation area).

While at logged open area (with limited light intensity) the growth of S. macrophylla as good as at

open area (progeny test). Furthermore we will discuss the soil physical and chemical characteristic,

which might have role in S. macrophylla growth.

Table 1. Growth of four years old S. macrophylla in three different sites in PT. SBK

Location DBH (cm) Height (m) Light Intensity

(%)

Open area/Progeny Test

A 15.4 10.00 80-100%

B 12.3 9.30 80-100%

C 8.0 5.80 80-100%

Ex shifting cultivation

D 7.83 4.44 100%

E 7.58 4.16 100%

F 11.58 6.70 100%

LOA (Logged Over Forest)

G - - 11-40%

H 8.96 6.31 30-60%

I 14.54 11.06 0.80

The range mean annual increment (MAI) of DBH of open area; ex-shifting cultivation and

LOA respectially were 2-3,9 cm/year; 1,9-2,9 cm/year and 2,2-3,6 cm/year. This result at three types

site was higher than growth of S.macrophylla in Malaysia where the range of growth was 0,58-1,9

cm/year [8]. The average MAI will exceed 2,5 cm/year in annual diameter increment. At the rate of

growth, a period of about 20 years is required to produce commercial logs with diameter 50 cm in

DBH.

The growth of S. macrophylla at site C was the lowest in open area/ progeny test (8 cm). One

of the environmental factor influences the growth of S. macrophylla was water table depth, that was

only 60 cm in site C. Site A and B (with water table more than 2 m), showed better growth of S.

macrophylla than site C. In the ex shifting cultivation area and logged over area the water table depth

also more than 2 m

Physical soil properties

Physical soil properties that had been analyzed in three different sites were soil colors,

texture, and bulk density. The colors of top soil at open area (progeny test) and logged over area were

darker than the layer of soil below it. This is indicates the accumulation of organic material in the top

soil. The colors of top soil (0 – 3 cm) varied from dull yellow brown until grayish yellow brown.

Soil color at 10 – 30 and 30 – 50 cm depth dominated by dull yellow orange. In the plot ex shifting

cultivation the amount the distribution of loams in the top soil is less, possibly indicating

anthropogenic disturbance as consequence of clearcutting and land preparation of agriculture

plantation [9].

The colors of top soil at open area (progeny test) and logged over area were darker than the

layer of soil below it (Table 2). This is indicates the accumulation of organic material in the top soil.

The colors of top soil (0 – 3 cm) varied from dull yellow brown until grayish yellow brown. Soil at 10

– 30 and 30 – 50 cm depth dominated by dull yellow orange color.

The textures of soil at three different sites were varied. At open area (progeny test) in site A

the texture dominated by silts (48%) and loams (48%). While in top soil 0 – 2,5/3 cm at site A, B, C.

(progeny test): G, H, I (logged over area); were dominated by sands (30 – 71 %). The general texture

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at three locations was sandy loams. Generally Bulk Density (BD) is less than 0,85 (Table 4). The best

growth of S. macrophylla was at site A supported by the Lowest BD (0.54). Decreasing BD followed

by increasing aeration and water infiltration. While at the other location at various soil depth the BD

was more than 0.85. The soil of plot G and H display a higher bulk density (BD) throughout the

profile, this condition will affect toward decreasing of S.macrophylla growth [10] (Table 1).

Chemical soil properties

Soil pH, C - organic, N available, P available, K available, cation exchange capacity (Ca, Mg,

K, Na), cation base, Al and Fe content were had been analyzed in three different at various soil depth.

Forest soils are important sources of nutrients for vegetation, including N, P, S, K, Na, Ca, Mg, and

some micronutrients. In some cases, soil properties (for example, soil acidity and nutrient availability)

also affect the vegetation types [11].

In the humid tropics, the vast majority of soils are highly weathered and acidified because of

intensive leaching over long periods of time (11). Soil pH under S. macrophylla was varied from 2.32 to

6.04. The behavior of pH in the soil profile under the different land use is shown figure 1. It can be

seen, there is a tendency for pH to be slightly higher in the disturbed or ex-shifting cultivation site than

in the LOA or in the open area/progeny test. A higher pH in ex-shifting cultivation may be the effect of

ash in the case cultivated sites since burning was an integral part of farming practices [12].

Note: A = Progeny test high growth; E = ex-shifting cultivation low growth; and I = Logged over

area high growth

Figure 1. Soil pH under four years old S. macrophylla in three different sites in PT. SBK at various soil

depths.

Al (5 – 11 ppm) and Fe (35 – 126 ppm) content at this site was the lowest (Figure 2). Soil

fertility decreases rapidly following land clearing and this is accelerated by erosion of the exposed soil,

an increase in the mineralisation of soil organic matter and litter due to elevated temperatures, the

leaching of nutrients, and the deterioration of the soil structure as a consequence of decreased activity

of soil macro-organisms [13].

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Note: A = Progeny test high growth; E = ex-shifting cultivation low growth; and I = Logged over

area high growth

Figure 2. Fe and Al ratio under four years old S. macrophylla in three different sites in PT. SBK at

various soil depths.

Land use history may have a large influence on the availability of soil nutrients. For example,

depletion of organic matter is of prime importance in the changes in the chemical properties of soils

following conversion of forests to other land uses as discussed in detail in several studies. Forest

conversion to other land uses such as pastures, grasslands and bushlands decreased the organic matter,

total and available N, available K but increased pH and available Ca and Mg [14].

Note: A = Progeny test high growth; E = ex-shifting cultivation low growth; and I = Logged over

area high growth

Figure 3. C, N and C/N ratio under four years old S. macrophylla in three different sites at various soil

depths.

Soils play a crucial role as a sinks of nutrients [15]. C and N content decreasing with

increasing the depth of soil at three different locations (Table 5). The best growth at site A/progeny test

(5.04% and 0.23 %) and site I/logged over area (4.12% and 0.27 %) supported by high content of C

organic and N available.

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Cation exchange capacity (CEC) is the capacity of a soil for ion exchange of cations between

the soil and the soil solution. CEC is used as a measure of fertility, nutrient retention capacity, and the

capacity to protect groundwater from cation contamination. The higher the amount of exchangeable

base cations, the more acidity can be neutralized in the short time perspective. Although the content of

Al and Fe were high at site A, F, and I but the base cation also high (76%, 99%, and51%). It can

neutralized the Al and Fe content, which promoted better growth of S. macrophylla than the other site.

Note: A = Progeny test high growth; E = ex-shifting cultivation low growth; and I = Logged over

area high growth

Figure 4. CEC of Ca, K, Mg and Na under four years old S. macrophylla in three different sites at

various soil depths.

Phosphorus availability is commonly lower in strongly acidic and alkaline soils because of

increased P reactivity with soil and formation of insoluble compounds with aluminum and iron in acid

soils and with calcium in alkaline soils. The pH associated with the maximum P availability in soils

usually is between roughly pH 6.0 to 7.0. Available P at progeny test was categorized as high level (21

– 30 ppm), while at ex shifting cultivation area and logged over area categorized at low level (9 – 15

ppm).

Note: A = Progeny test high growth; E = ex-shifting cultivation low growth; and I = Logged over

area high growth

Figure 5. P and K under four years old S. macrophylla in three different sites at various soil depths.

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CONCLUSIONS

Physical soil properties

The colors of top soil at open area (progeny test) and logged over area were darker than the layer

of soil below it, indicating the accumulation of organic material in the top soil. The colors of

top soil (0 – 3 cm) varied from dull yellow brown until grayish yellow brown. Soil at 10 – 30

and 30 – 50 cm depth dominated by dull yellow orange color.

At open area (progeny test) in site A the texture dominated by silts (48%) and loams (48%).

While in top soil 0 – 2,5/3 cm at site A, B, C. (progeny test): G, H, I (logged over area); were

dominated by sands (30 – 71 %). The general texture at three location was sandy loams.

Generally Bulk Density (BD) is less than 0,85. The best growth of S. macrophylla was at site A

supported by the Lowest BD (0.54). Decreasing BD followed by increasing aeration and water

infiltration. While at the other location at various soil depth the BD more than 0.85.

Chemical soil properties

Soil pH under S. macrophylla was varied from 2.32 to 6.04. The soil pH at ex shifting

cultivation area slightly higher than at the other area, caused by ash remained after this area

was being burned. Al (5 – 11 ppm) and Fe (35 – 126 ppm) content at this site was the

lowest.

C and N content decreased with the increasing of the depth of soil at three different locations.

The best growth at site A/progeny test (5.04% and 0.23 %) and site I/logged over area (4.12%

and 0.27 %) supported by high content of C organic and N available.

Although the content of Al and Fe were high at site A, F, and I but the base cation also high

(76%, 99%, and51%). It can neutralized the Al and Fe content, which promoted better growth

of S. macrophylla than the other site.

Available P at progeny test was categorized as high level (21 – 30 ppm), while at ex shifting

cultivation area and logged over area categorized at low level (9 – 15 ppm).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We thank the management and R&D (Research and Development) staff of PT Sari Bumi Kusuma at

Central Kalimantan for assistance with care of soil and growth measurements. Our research was

funded by IMHERE of Faculty of Forestry-Universitas Gadjah Mada.

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IMPACT OF CANOPY COVER CHANGES TO FOREST INTERCEPTION

IN THE INTENSIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN TROPICAL

INDONESIA RAINFOREST*

Hatma Suryatmojo1*, Masamitsu Fujimoto2, Ken’ichirou Konsugi1 and Takahisa Mizuyama1

1Laboratory of Erosion Control, Division of Forest and Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of

Agriculture, Kyoto University 2Educational Unit for Adaptation and Resilience for a Sustainable Society, Center for the Promotion of

Interdisciplinary Education and Research, Kyoto University, Japan

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

Tropical Indonesia rainforest is managed by intensive forest management system. The main

activity is selective logging for timber harvesting and intensive line planting for enrichment the

standing stock. Those activities are significantly alters the forest canopy cover, vegetation structure

and the hydrologic response of watersheds, including the rainfall interception. Understanding the

hydrologic effects in intensive forest management system is helpful to develop forest management

system strategy. The aim of this study was to measure the rainfall interception and canopy interception

that affected by intensive forest management system. This study was conducted in a natural tropical

rainforest of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Forest interception was investigated at three small

catchment plots, a virgin forest catchment, a 1-year-old line plantation (2008 catchment) and a

10-year-old line plantation (1999 catchment). Canopy interception was investigated in the virgin forest

catchment. Canopy cover density in the virgin forest catchment, 1999 catchment and 2008 catchment

were 80.1%, 76.3% and 49.3%, respectively. Maximum canopy interception in the virgin forest

catchment was 21.11 mm with various 11-70% of per rainfall event. The canopy interception in the

virgin forest catchment, 1999 catchment and 2008 catchment were 23.76%, 23.6% and 10.98% of

rainfall, respectively. The forest interception in the virgin forest catchment, 1999 catchment and 2008

catchment were 91.71%, 62.66% and 69.6% of rainfall, respectively. The reducing forest canopy cover

by TPTII activity has reduced the canopy interception and forest interception was 53.8% and 24.1% of

virgin forest, respectively. As these results indicate, the change of forest cover density has significantly

change hydrologic responses in the small catchment. Implementation of intensive forest management

system has changed the forest canopy cover density and decreased the forest interception. Those

activities will trigger a negative impact of hydrologic responses such as runoff and soil erosion.

Controlling canopy cover density and combining ecological based vegetation structure design would

be an effective way to control the hydrologic cycle.

Keywords: tropical rain forest, throughfall, stemflow, canopy interception, forest interception

1. INTRODUCTION

In the forested area, movement of water between the atmosphere and the soil plays a

diversified role in the storage capacity. Hydrologic processes in the forested catchment start from

rainfall interception in the forest vegetation structure. Forest canopies stand up in the air, serving as a

barrier against precipitation reaching the ground. A portion of precipitation is inevitably intercepted by

the canopy (canopy interception), flow along the stem to the ground surface (stemflow), drips from the

foliage and branches or passes through canopy openings to the ground (throughfall), or is further

intercepted by forest floor (litter interception). These processes cause a reduction in precipitation

quantity and a redistribution of precipitation toward the soil. Forest interception is an important event

in the hydrologic cycle because of its effects on rainfall deposition, soil moisture distribution, wind

movement, heat dissipation and impact energy of raindrops on soil erosion (particle detachment) [5].

Hydrologic cycle in the tropical rainforest have a unique system and interdependent between its

component. Disruption of one component will impact to others and instability the hydrologic cycle.

Vegetation cover change has a profound influence on the hydrological cycle. Forest harvesting, or

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other reductions to vegetative cover, generally increases the average surface runoff volume and total

water yield of a watershed. These vegetation cover alterations potentially decrease time of

concentration of flow, increase the intensity of peak flows for a given precipitation event, and increase

the frequency and intensity of extreme flow events, especially channel-forming flows. These

alterations tend to deteriorate water quality by transporting sediment and other pollutants from the

landscape and increasing erosive forces within the stream channel. Our previous study indicated that

forest structures are a principal cause of hydrological differences between watersheds [12]. Thus, an

understanding of relationships between forest structure and runoff processes is essential for the

quantitative prediction of the effects of deforestation and changes in vegetation [2, 3, 7].

Different land use practices affect the infiltration rate of soil in different ways, depending on

their effects on the intrinsic properties of the soil [10], and selective logging and intensive line planting

systems are suspected to dramatically impact soil and reduces the forest cover. The loss of forest

cover from forest harvest reduces interception of raindrops (increasing drop impact energy and soil

detachment), reduces evapotranspiration, increasing the amount of water available for infiltration, soil

storage, and runoff. Therefore, soil moisture capacity is reached with less rainfall, and any excess can

produce surface runoff and increase peakflows and streamflow volumes. In a previous study, the

infiltration capacity of a tropical rainforest 1 year after selective logging and intensive line planting

treatment decreased to 81.8% of that of a virgin forest [11]. Implementation of intensive forest

management system will reduce the forest canopy cover. Many studies indicated that forest vegetation

covers are a principal cause of hydrological differences between catchments (1, 8, 15, 16).

Indonesia is one of the countries which have a large of forest area. It covered 60% of total

area or 10% of total world tropical rainforest. One key resource from tropical rainforests is the forest

timber. Land conversion and timber extraction were threated the environment such as biodiversity and

hydrologic responses. Tropical Indonesia rainforest is managed by intensive forest management

system or Tebang Pilih Tanam Indonesia Intensif (TPTII), started in 2002. The main activity of TPTII

is selective logging for timber harvesting and intensive line planting for enrichment the standing stock.

The use of heavy equipment tends to compact topsoil, setting in motion a negative spiral of reduced

infiltrability and increased frequencies of overland flow and sheet erosion, thereby hindering the

establishment of a new protective layer of vegetation and litter [13]. TPTII activity will decrease the

forest canopy cover and forest interception. These will increase net precipitation and potentially

increase the runoff and soil erosion. The aim of this study was to measure the forest interception and

canopy interception in the catchment that affected by intensive forest management system.

2. METHODS

2.1 Study site This study was conducted in tropical rainforest at the Sei Seruyan block of Sari Bumi Kusuma

concession area, a private forest company in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (00º36’–01º10’ southern latitude and 111º39’–112º25’ eastern longitudes). This location is part of the high-biodiversity area known as the ―Heart of Borneo‖. The study site was located in the headwater region of the Katingan watershed, one of largest watersheds in Central Kalimantan (Fig. 1). The Katingan watershed has a total catchment area of 1,908,297 ha and the length of the main river is 650 kilometres. This location is approximately 400 km northwest of Palangka Raya, the provincial capital of Central Kalimantan, and approximately 500 km east of Pontianak, the provincial capital of West Kalimantan. The forest cover in this watershed is 1,179,985 ha or 61.83% of the total area, most of which is found in the headwaters. This upstream catchment is a hilly region with an altitude ranging from 150 to 1,278 m above sea level.

The mean annual precipitation for the period 2001–2010 was 3,708 mm, with the highest average monthly precipitation (367 mm) occurring in November and the lowest average monthly precipitation (183 mm) occurring in August. According to the forest climate classification system of Schmidt and Ferguson [28], the area is a type A (very wet) tropical rainforest (monthly average rainfall > 100 mm). The number of rainy days varies from 95 to 112 days, and the mean temperature is 30ºC–33ºC at noon and 22ºC–28ºC at night [12].

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Figure 1: Research site in the headwater of Katingan watershed, Central Kalimantan (Sari Bumi Kusuma company concession area)

The vegetation in Kalimatan is dominated by Shorea spp., Eugenia spp., Eusideroxylon zwageri,

Shorea laevis, Calophyllum inophyllum, Litsea firma, Anthocephalus chinensis, Macaranga hypoleuca, Durio lissocarpus and Octomeles sumatrana. The average number of trees in natural forest is 228 per hectare [12].

Based on USDA classification, the soil which is classified as Ultisol, remains continuously

moist. Ultisol is the most weathered type of soil, and it shows that the ultimate effects of leaching.

Ultisol is characterized by mineral soil with a B2 horizon with 20% more clay than the upper B1.

Runoff hydrograph analysis from one particular catchment to other catchments is difficult

since hydrologic impacts depend on the types of forestry management systems, catchment

characteristics (e.g., vegetation, and soil types), climate, physical catchment characteristics, and other

land-use practices. Small catchments (usually < 1 km2) have demonstrated that streamflow increased

following deforestation and that afforestation decreased streamflow [3, 4]. Larger catchments (usually

> 100 km2) have much spatial variability tending to be a mosaic of different land uses and practices,

with heterogeneous geology, topography and soils, which will moderate the integrated hydrological

response [14]. The larger scale catchment studies have not found a consistent pattern of hydrological

response to changes in vegetation cover.

This research was conducted at three small catchments with different forest canopy cover

densities: a virgin forest, a 10-year-old line plantation, and a 1-year-old line plantation. Hereafter,

these catchments are referred to as the ―virgin forest catchment‖, the ―1999 catchment‖ and the ―2008

catchment‖, respectively. Intensive forest management system with selective logging and intensive

line planting has implemented in the 1999 catchment and the 2008 catchment. The research catchment

maps are shown in Fig. 2. Physical characteristics were shown in Table 1 [6].

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(b)

(c)

Figure 2. Research catchments: (a) virgin forest catchment; (b) 1999 catchment;

(c) 2008 catchment (DEM interval: 10 m)

2.2 Intensive forest management system

Intensive forest management system or TPTII is a silviculture technique to maintain the

potency of forest standing stock. The main activities are selective logging and intensive line planting.

The TPTII system is done by selective logging of trees with 40 centimeter diameters up (Fig. 3b) and

make line clearing for 18% of forest land to enrichment the standing stock with intensive line planting

system (Fig. 3d).

Typically, about 200 seeds per hectare are planted, and the expected standing stock at the end

of the rotation (30 years) is around 400 m3 per hectare, assuming 160 trees per hectare with an average

diameter of 50 centimetres (or 2.5 m3 per tree) [9].

Selective logging and line clearing for intensive line planting have increased the open area in

forest and decreased the forest canopy cover. The changes of forest canopy cover by the TPTII process

is shown in Fig. 3.

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(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Figure 3: The changes of canopy cover by the TPTII process: (a) virgin forest; (b) selected trees to logging

(noted as black circle); (c) canopy cover after selective logging; (d) design of clear cutting line; (e) canopy cover after TPTII process

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2.3 Field observation and analysis Canopy cover density in the research catchment was measured in 1 hectare permanent sample plot. At

each catchment, we installed a flume with water level logger in outlet catchment and an automatic raingauge. During research period (June 2009 – April 2011) we selected an individual rainfall and single hydrograph data at each catchment. We analysed the hydrograph by divided the runoff into direct runoff and baseflow using a straight-line method, and then calculated the direct runoff volume for each hydrograph. Direct runoff was calculated by separate the runoff hydrograph into direct runoff and baseflow using a straight-line method, and then calculated the direct runoff volume for each runoff hydrograph. We measured the canopy interception in the virgin forest catchment using 9 units of throughfall gage and 9 unit of stemflow gage during July – August 2009.

Forest interception (IF) is the sum of canopy interception (IC) and forest floor interception (IFF) using Eqn. (1):

IF = IC + IFF (1) Net precipitation (PN) is the sum of throughfall (PTH) and stemflow (PS) using Eqn. (2): PN = PTH + PS (2) Forest floor interception calculated using Eqn. (3): IFF = PG – PN – DRO (3) Canopy interception (IC) is the difference between gross precipitation in the open (PG) and net precipitation

(PN) using Eqn. (4): IC = PG – PN = PG – (PTH + PS ) (4)

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3.1 Forest canopy cover changes

Selective logging and intensive line planting significantly has decreased the forest canopy cover by reducing the number of trees as shown in Table 1. The results show that in the 2008 catchment, one year after TPTII implementation, the number of trees and poles was lower than that in the virgin forest and 1999 catchment and that the number of sapling and seedling was larger. These results indicated that selective logging and clear cutting line in the TPTII has increased the open canopy area and encouraged the growth of understory vegetation.

Table 1. Vegetation structure of the three catchments

Catchment Individual amount per-hectare (N/ha)

Treea Poleb Saplingc Seedlingd

Virgin Forest 212 208 1,027 690

1999 153 181 1,472 8,600

2008 113 152 3,226 18,433 aTree is vegetation with diameter > 20 cm (at 1.3 m above land surface) bPole is vegetation with diameter 10-20 cm cSapling is vegetation with diameter < 10cm and high > 1.5 m dSeedling is vegetation with high < 1.5 m

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(c)

(d)

Figure 4: Trees canopy cover in virgin forest and after TPTII implementation: (a) virgin forest; (b) 1

year after TPTII; (c) 10 years after TPTII; and (d) percentage of canopy cover density 1–10 years after

TPTII from Hatma et al. (2009)

Intensive forest management system or TPTII has significantly changes the forest canopy

cover. The canopy cover conditions in the catchment area are shown in Fig. 4. In the virgin forest, the

percentage of canopy cover was 80.1% (Fig. 4a). In the 2008 catchment, the canopy cover decreased

to 49.3% (Fig. 4b). Thus, TPTII has reduced the canopy cover approximately by 38.5% [12].

3.2 Direct runoff

To understand the direct runoff response, we selected an individual rainfall and single

hydrograph data at each catchment during November 2010-April 2011. We analyzed the response of

rainfall and direct runoff shown in Fig. 7. The results showed the direct runoff in the virgin forest

catchment was lower than that in the 1999 and 2008 catchments. Accordingly, the average direct

runoff ratio for rainfall in the virgin forest, 1999 catchment and 2008 catchment was 8.6%, 17%, and

18.6%, respectively. Hence, the direct runoff level in the 1999 catchment and 2008 catchment was 2.8

and 3.4 times that of the virgin forest catchment, respectively. Runoff coefficient in the virgin forest

catchment, 1999 catchment and 2008 catchment were 0.13, 0.15 and 0.33, respectively. Virgin forest

catchment has smallest runoff coefficient than that in the 1999 catchment and 2008 catchment.

Intensive forest management activity has change the percentage of rainfall as direct runoff more 3

times than in the virgin forest catchment.

Figure 5: Relationship between rainfall amounts per event and direct runoff.

3.3 Canopy and forest interception We measured the canopy interception using 9 point sets of throughfall and

stemflow in the virgin forest catchment. During research period, we found 34 paired data of

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throughfall and stemflow. The relationship between rainfall amounts per event with throughfall and stemflow shown in Figure 6 and 7.

(a)

(b)

Figure 6: Relationship between rainfall and throughfall (a); and stemflow (b)

Variation of canopy cover density influenced the hydrologic process in runoff response. The

average canopy interception in the virgin forest catchment shown in Table 2.

Table 2. Canopy interception in the virgin forest catchment

Rainfall (PG)

Throughfall (PTH) Stemflow (PS) Net rainfall (PN) Canopy interception (IC)

(mm) (mm) % of PG (mm) % of PG (mm) % of PG (mm) % of PG

15.03 11.29 75.08 0.17 1.15 11.46 76.24 3.57 23.76

From the relationship between rainfall and throughfall-stemflow (Fig. 6), direct runoff (Fig. 5) and canopy cover density (Fig. 4d) we calculated the canopy interception, direct runoff, forest floor interception to find the forest interception among the three catchments shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Forest interception in the three catchments

Catchment Canopy interception

(IC) Direct runoff

(DRO) Forest floor

interception (IFF) Forest interception

(IF)

(mm) % (mm) % (mm) % (mm) %

Virgin forest 3.57 23.76 1.25 8.29 10.21 67.94 13.79 91.71

1999 3.55 23.6 2.06 13.73 5.87 39.06 9.42 62.66

2008 0.85 10.98 1.51 19.41 4.55 58.62 5.40 69.60

Table 3 shows the canopy interception in the virgin forest catchment, 1999 catchment and 2008

catchment were 23.76%, 23.6% and 10.98% of rainfall, respectively. Thus, the forest interception in the virgin forest catchment, 1999 catchment and 2008 catchment were 91.71%, 62.66% and 69.6% of rainfall, respectively. As these results indicate, the change of forest cover density has significantly change hydrologic responses in the small catchment. The reducing forest canopy cover by TPTII activity has reduced the canopy interception and forest interception was 53.8% and 24.1% of virgin forest, respectively.

4. SUMMARY AND CONCLUTIONS

We investigated the hydrologic response of intensive forest management system in a tropical Indonesia rainforest using three small catchments. The effect of intensive forest management system on hydrologic response is an important factor in catchment hydrology and forest management. Our monitoring data provided strong linkages between selective logging–intensive line planting and canopy interception and forest interception. We found that the impact of opened forest canopy cover by selective logging and intensive line planting system for 38.5% significantly decrease the canopy interception to 16.85% and canopy interception to 38.44%. These changes will potentially affect to increase the runoff and soil erosion in the catchment.

Forest managers should consider the impact of vegetation structure changes to the canopy

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SUSTAINABLE BIOENERGY AND FEED PRODUCTIONS FROM

PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENT

Hadiyanto

Chemical Engineering Department, Diponegoro University

Young Researcher SEE Forum Indonesia.

Jl. Prof. Sudharto,SH-Tembalang, Semarang 50239, INDONESIA

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) is waste water from Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) processing in

palm oil industries and about 0.6 tones of POME is produced from 1 ton of processed FFB. POME has

high content of COD and BOD concentrations but it also nutrient such as Nitrogen, Phosphor, Kalium

and other mineral which may important for microalgae photosynthetic to produce biomass. This waste

water is currently being treated in a system of anaerobic and aerobic ponds. Ponding system is able to

reduce COD concentration from 50000 mg/L to 1500 mg/L, BOD from 25000 mg/L to 680 mg/L. This

research is aimed to utilize POME as medium for microalgae growth since microalgae needs N,P and

K for their photosynthetic and for production of biomass. Microalgae are micro-species that commonly

used for production of biodiesel, food, feed and pharmaceuticals. Besides nutrient, microalgae requires

carbon source for their growth, and this research describes the potential of flue gas (contain of 15-20%

CO2) and biogas (40-60% CO2) as carbon sources. High amount of COD is used for biogas

production ( 1 ton of POME producing 20-25 m3 ton biogas) while high amount of nutrient (N and P)

is used for microalgae (Spirulina) growth to produce protein as food supplement. This process is well

known as integrated process of microalgae biofixation and waste water treatment.

Keywords: Microalgae, Spirulina, bioenergy, protein, Palm Oil Mill Effluent

INTRODUCTION

Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) is well known as one of the major sources of aquatic pollution

due to its high content of COD and BOD (Table 1). With total production of 16 million tonnes of crude

palm oil(CPO) annually, which is accounting for 45% of the world production, Indonesia has a potential

threat of pollution. It is well known that 1 ton fresh fruit bunch (FFB) is able to produce 0.2 ton of CPO

while about 0.6 ton of POME is generated. This large amount of POME is due to high utilization of

water during palm oil processing.

Due to its high content of pollutant, Indonesian government through Environmental Ministry

produced a decree : 51/MEN LH/10/1995 for waste water from palm oil industries. To meet the

regulation, most of palm oil mills use facultative anaerobic ponds in order to reduce COD and BOD

concentration. However, the output of this pond is still over the allowable limit, therefore the current

utilization of this effluent is for watering of biofertilizer and for watering the palm oil palm around the

mill.

Table 1. POME characteristics Parameters value Unit

pH 4-6 -

COD 50000 mg/L

BOD 25000 mg/L

TS 40500 mg/L

TN 750 mg/L

Phosphor 180 mg/L

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However, the ponding systems produce side impacts to the environment. Some literatures

reported that gas methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) release from this ponds due to COD

degradation (Yacob et al,2005; Vijaya et al,2010; Reijnders,2008). It was reported that in this ponds

about 54.8 kg COD is degraded per 1 m3 POME and about 0.234 kg methane will be produced per 1

kg of degraded COD (Yacob et al,2005). In other hand, for each ton of POME will release 19.4 kg

CO2(Vijay et al,2010), so if the mill produce 420 ton/day of POME, the gas emission of CO2 is 8148

kg/day, while methane is 5400 kg/day.

Besides of these problems, POME has potential for nutrient sources since it has high content

of total nitrogen and phosphorous. These compounds are important for photosynthetic reaction for

microalgae. Therefore, this paper describes the potential utilization of POME as bioenergy source as

well as feed production from microalgae.

TECHNOLOGICAL CONCEPT

To utilize POME for bioenergy and food, the concept of integration of CO2 biofixation and

waste treatment is used. Biofixation is a process to reduce CO2 concentration at the atmosphere by

using biological way. Microalgae are currently used for biofixation of flue gas since its ability to

absorb CO2, higher productivity than higher land or aquatic plant and require high nutrient for

photosynthetic. The ability to capture nutrient is a potential to use microalgae for nutrient reduction in

the waste water. These processes can be integrated for POME treatment and microalgae growth to

produce high value of biomass and O2 (Figure 1). POME has high COD content, and it will produce

20-25 m3 biogas per 1 ton of effluent (COD :50000 mg/L). Biogas containing 30-40% CO2 then is

transferred to microalgae pond as carbon sources, while the degraded COD with high content of N and

P is fed to the pond as nutrients.

Figure 1. Biofixation of biogas and waste water treatment using microalgae.

RESULT AND DISCUSSION

a. POME as medium of microalgae

POME contains high amount of total nitrogen and phosphorous which are potential for

photosynthetic reaction during algae growth. For photosynthetic, microalgae requires C:N:P = 100:

16:1 (mol ratio) or C:N:P=50:8:1 (mass ratio), while POME contains C:N:P =20:6:1. This section

shows the use of POME as medium for microalgae cultivation. Figure 2 shows the growth of Spirulina

plantesis under different medium. Spirulina is cyanobacteria that contains 50-70% protein and this

algae mostly grows in saline water, while under fresh water medium, spirulina produces lower biomass.

The growth of spirulina under POME medium and by additional nutrient i.e. urea, shows the same

trend as the one grows in fresh water. This result shows that nutrient content in POME can be utilized

for microalgae cultivation.

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Figure 2. Algae growth under various medium

b. CO2 biofixation using microalgae

In order to evaluate the carbon dioxide fixation by microalgae, experiments by using CO2 gas

and mixed with SO2 to mimic flue gas or biogas were conducted. Figure 3 describe the absorption of

CO2 by microalgae. Microalgae biomass is decreasing grow when the concentration of CO2 exceed

than 30%. Effect of SO2 to biomass was determined by varying its concentration in gas. The presence

of SO2 in gas more than 100 ppm could reduce the biomass.

Figure 3. CO2 fixation and effect of SO2 to the algae growth.

CONCLUSSION

Integration of biofixation and waste water treatment is being considered as the efficient way

to reduce pollution of POME. Bioenergy and food supplement recovery from the treatment of POME

therefore not only contributes towards the sustainable growth of the palm oil industry, but also assists

Indonesia in achieving its sustainable development objectives in connection with climate change.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The authors would like to thank Mr Ichsan (PT Wirana), Prof Koenraad (KU Leuven) and Ruben van

Maris (Maris Project BV) for being research partners under Consortium of Indonesian Aquatic

Biomass.

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