Clean Air Solution From Coconut Shell Charcoal Industry With Liquid

Smoke Technology

Indonesia is one of the biggest coconut (Cocos nucifera ) products supply

in the world. Utilization of this fruit spread in varied ranging like food, cosmetics

and health. One of the results from the processing side (biomass waste) is the

coconut shell. It’s generally used as a raw material of creative goods, crafts or

other secondary products such as charcoal, activated carbon or firewood.

Industrial processing of coconut shell charcoal product is one of the

industry that developed from the waste of coconut primary product. charcoal

generally produce by burning and heating process. However, the development of

this industry have a environmental impact, because the side result of charcoal

production waste is a smoke that cause air pollution. Obviously, this is the

problem for people who live in the surrounding environment since it cause

inconvenience and disruption respiratory. Presently, smoke waste in charcoal

production can be convert to liquid smoke product that have many utilization.

Liquid smoke (wood vinegar) can be used as an alternative food preservative,

fertilizer, odor remover (deodorizer) and latex coagulation in natural rubber

industry.

From this case, me and the Association of Agricultural Engineering

Students of IPB (HIMATETA) with Dr. Rokhani Hasbullah as our lecturer , try

to solve the problem of air pollution by smoke in charcoal industry and promote

the liquid smoke as an profitable products. This program start in December, 2008

and still continue until now. We straight doing the research to development other

technology and process so that it can be more efficient, cheap and eco-friendly.

Several steps that we do for instance ;

a. Doing the comprehensive research to design a new technology/

instrument that economically and environmental friendly for smoke

converter to liquid smoke. We also doing the research to know the

advantages of coconut charcoal liquid smoke.

b. Applied the technology that we invent in Wulung Prima Commanditaire

Vennootschop (CV) as an home small industry that produce the charcoal.

c. Socialize and promote the benefit of coconut charcoal liquid smoke to the

people through several agricultural exhibition.

The budget of this program is about Rp. 6,000,000 or ($ 600) . Almost 50

% of financial support we got from university grant and the other from our

organization budget and donations.

No. Allocation budget

1 Charcoal converter unit to liquid smoke 5,000,000

2 Lab analysis and product desain 300,000

3 Socialization and exibition 500,000

4 Transportation, comunication and others 200,000

Amount 6,000,000

The converter unit can still produce charcoal in accordance with the

standard quality, but without the waste of smoke into the air as before, because it

convert to liquid form. In addition, Wulung Prima (CV) income will increase

because the liquid smoke product have an economic value. For information, the

price of charcoal produt is about Rp.3,000/ kg and the liquid smoke can reach Rp.

10,000 – 15,000/ liter . If all of the charcoal industry which is currently still a

contributor of smoke waste apply this technology, then this could become a mass

movement to reduce emissions and air pollution. Charcoal industry with no waste-

friendly environment is not a dream.

Table 1. Budget Allocation

Appendix

Appendix 1. Desain of Charcoal – Liquid Smoke Unit Converter

Appendix 2. Wulung Prima (CV) and the Product of Coconut Charcoal

Appendix 3. Utilization of Coconut Charcoal Liquid Smoke

Liquid smoke consentration 5% as a fish preservative substitute formalin that forbid by government.

Liquid smoke as a noodle preservative and fruit disinfectant.

Liquid smoke as a coagulation latex in Ribbed Smoked Sheed (RSS) natural rubber production.

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