Pengomposan Shredded Tandan Kosong Kelapa Sawit (Tkks) Dengan Aktivator Pupuk Organik Aktif (Poa) Di Dalam Menara Composter: Pengaruh Sirkulasi Tumpukan Tkks

ABSTRAK
Proses pengomposan Shredded Tandan Kosong Kelapa Sawit (TKKS) dengan
mencampur pupuk organik aktif (POA) merupakan alternatif pemanfaatan limbah
padat yang dihasilkan dari pabrik kelapa sawit. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk
menemukan teknik pengomposan TKKS dan untuk mendapatkan data degradasi
pengomposan shredded TKKS dengan memvariasikan frekuensi sirkulasi
tumpukan sehingga dihasilkan kompos bermutu baik. Proses pengomposan
dilakukan dengan memasukkan shredded TKKS pada komposter dan
ditambahkan POA hingga mencapai nilai Moisture Content (MC) optimum 5565%. Selama pengomposan MC dijaga pada kondisi optimum dengan
menambahkan POA. Variasi frekuensi sirkulasi tumpukan yang dilakukan adalah
tanpa sirkulasi, 3 hari sekali, dan 5 hari sekali. Parameter yang dianalisa adalah
temperatur, MC, pH, Water Holding Capacity, Electrical Conductivity, dan rasio
C/N. Hasil penelitian membuktikan bahwa terdapat pengaruh frekuensi sirkulasi
tumpukan terhadap proses pengomposan dan rata-rata kompos dapat dihasilkan
dalam waktu 40 hari. Degradasi shredded TKKS terbaik diperoleh pada variasi
frekuensi sirkulasi tumpukan 3 hari sekali dengan pH 8,7; MC 68,5%, WHC 52%
, EC 1620 µS/cm dan rasio C/N 19,68.

Kata kunci: shredded tandan kosong kelapa sawit (TKKS), pupuk organik aktif
(POA), frekuensi sirkulasi, komposter, moisture content (MC)

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ABSTRACT
Empty Fruit Bunch Composting with activated organic (AOF) fertilizer is an
alternative to utilize solid waste disposed from the palm oil mill. This research
was to study the composting technique for shredded EFB and to collect the
degradation data during composting of shredded EFB with during turning
frequency in order to get a high quality compost. The composting process with put
shredded EFB into composter and then followed by the addition of OAF until the
optimum moisture content of 55-65% was reached. During the composting, the
MC was kept on the optimum condition by adding the AOF. The variations of
turning frequency were without turning, once in 3 days, and once in 5 days. The
parameters of temperature, MC, pH value, bacterial count, electrical conductivity
(EC), C/N ratio and the quality of compost were analyzed throught the process.
The outcome from this research proved that the turning frequency affected the
composting process and the compost was produced around 40 days. The best
degradation result of EFB was obtained for the once in 3 daysturning which pH
8,7; MC 68,5%, WHC 52% , EC 1620 µS/cm and C/N ratio 19,68.
Keyword: Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB), Activated Organic Fertilizer (AOF),turning
frequency, composter, moisture content (MC)

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