Desain Teknik Proses Co-composting Sludge dan Abu Ketel PT Tanjungenim Lestari Pulp and Paper dengan Metode Windrow Composting

Abstract

PT Tanjungenim Lestari Pulp and Paper menghasilkan limbah sludge (30 ton/hari) dan abu ketel (33,3 ton/hari). Penanganan limbah saat ini menggunakan metode sanitary landfill. Salah satu alternatif pemanfaatan limbah adalah melalui proses co-composting. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis karakteristik sludge dan abu ketel, mendesain teknik proses co-composting dan menganalisis mutu produk kompos berdasarkan SNI-7847:2012. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian faktor tunggal dengan metode windrow composting berskala 500 kg dan menggunakan komposter kayu berukuran panjang 100 cm, lebar 80 cm, dan tinggi 70 cm. Rasio C/N awal ditetapkan senilai 30, komposisi bahan senilai 2:1 (sludge 333 kg : 167 kg abu). Co-composting dilakukan selama 32 hari dengan pembalikan setiap 3 hari sekali. Fase termofilik tercapai dengan suhu 51 oC. Karakter fisik kompos sesuai dengan SNI-7847:2012, dengan warna hitam dan aroma seperti tanah. Kadar air akhir kompos adalah 46,31%, pH kompos 6, dan rasio C/N produk kompos 15,64. Kompos tidak mengandung Coliform fecal dan Salmonella sp. Kandungan logam berat kompos berada dibawah baku mutu. Bobot akhir produk kompos sebesar 365,5 kg dengan rendemen 69,5%.

PT Tanjungenim Lestari Pulp and Paper produced sludge waste (30 tons/day) and boiler ash (33.3 tons/day). The current waste management method used sanitary landfill. One alternative for waste utilization was through the co-composting process. This study aimed to analyze the characteristics of sludge and ash, design co-composting process engineering, and analyze the quality of compost product based on SNI-7847:2012. This study was a single-factor research using the windrow composting method on a scale of 500 kg and used a wooden box composter with dimensions of length 100 cm, widht 80 cm, height 70 cm. The initial C/N ratio was set at 30, the material composition of 2:1 (sludge 333 kg : 167 kg ash). Co-composting was carried out for 32 days with turning every 3 days. The thermophilic phase was reached at a temperature of 51 oC. The physical characteristics of the compost complied with SNI-7847:2012. With a black color and soil-like aroma. The final moisture content of the compost was 46.31%, the pH was 6, and the C/N ratio of the compost product was 15.64. The compost did not contain Coliform fecal and Salmonella sp. The heavy metal content of the compost was comply to the quality standards. The final weight of the compost product was 365.5 kg with a yield of 69.5%.