Journal of Applied Agricultural Science and Technology
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2023): Journal of Applied Agricultural Science and Technology

An Analysis of Coal Fly Ashes from Different Combustion Processes for The Agricultural Utilization

Farrah Fadhillah Hanum (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Yudhi Pramudya (Polytechnic of Plantation Education Institute)
Firda Mahira Alfiata Chusna (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Erda Rahmilaila Desfitri (Bung Hatta University)
Iqbal Hapsauqi (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Nafira Alfi Zaini Amrillah (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 May 2023

Abstract

The residue of thermal power plants is known as coal fly ash and has been considered solid waste pollution worldwide. The characteristic of coal fly ashes showed that it contains several components that could be utilized in several fields. One of the potential utilization is in the agricultural application. This study analyzed the characteristic of two different types of coal fly ashes and their effect on the soil. The x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis resulted that SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO dan MgO are the five major components in the soil, and both coal fly ash, CFA A and CFA B. This XRF analysis result concluded that coal fly ashes have great potential to be a substitute for silica fertilizer. Then, the effect of the coal fly ash addition also was studied by the moisture content and nutrient (N, P, and K) content characteristics in the soil and the soil-ash mixture. The findings indicated that the addition of 125 grams of coal fly ash A had a greater impact on the soil compared to fly ash B when 250 grams of soil was used.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jaast

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

Description

Journal of Applied Agricultural Science and Technology (JAAST) is an international journal, focuses on applied agricultural science and applied agricultural technology in particular: agricultural mechanization, food sciences, food technology, agricultural information technology, agricultural ...