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Characterization of tablets made from mixture of charred agricultural residues with and without embeded fertilizer


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Lee, Yit Leng and Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu and Abd. Wahid, Samsuri and Ab Aziz, Zakry Fitri (2019) Characterization of tablets made from mixture of charred agricultural residues with and without embeded fertilizer. Acta Technologica Agriculturae, 22 (3). pp. 70-74. ISSN 1335-2555; ESSN: 1338-5267

Abstract

Densification of biochar can reduce transportation and handling costs, as well as significantly decrease loss of biochar during soil application. Although the nutrient-rich biochar tablets may be a potential cost-effective slow-release fertilizer in soil, there is a lack of information on characterization of mixtures of rubber tree twigs and rice residues tablets with embedded NPK fertilizer. Objective of this work was to determine the physical and chemical properties of biochar tablets with and without embedded fertilizer. Biochar tablets were produced by blending of charred rice husk, rice straw, rubber tree twigs, and starch and followed by tableting. Their production with embedded fertilizer was similar to production process of tablets without it, except adding the NPK fertilizer to blending phase prior to tableting. Fourier-transform infrared spectra analysis indicates was utilized for determination of presence of ammonium and phosphorus substances in the biochar tablets with embedded fertilizer (BFs). The NPK fertilizer significantly increased tablet density and total contents of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium. The presence of higher amount of nutrients in BFs suggests that it could release nutrients for plant use.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.2478/ata-2019-0013
Publisher: De Gruyter Open
Keywords: Biochar; Carbon; Nutrient; Rice husk; Rubber tree twigs
Depositing User: Ms. Nuraida Ibrahim
Date Deposited: 14 Oct 2020 21:29
Last Modified: 14 Oct 2020 21:29
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80918
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