Karakterisasi Biochar dari Ampas Tebu dan Kemampuan Penyerapan Nitrogen Sebagai Amelioran Pada Tanah Gambut Secara In Vitro

Abstract

Research has been carried out on the characterization of biochar pores produced from bagasse through a pyrolysis process at a temperature of 110oC for 4 hours, using the Scaning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-Ray (SEM-EDX) method. The biochar of sugarcane pulp produced is then tested for its ability to absorb nitrogen content (% N-total), with the source of N is urea fertilizer through the Kjedhal method based on SNI (2801: 2010), and the source of nitrogen from a solution of ammonium sulfate (NH4)2SO4 by the titrimetric method. The SEM measurement results showed that the biochar pores were uniform and micro-sized, while the peat pores were macro in size and irregular. EDX results show that biochar is composed of 100% carbon, while peat soil consists of carbon compounds (C), Oxygen (O) Silica (Si) and Aluminum (Al). Both of biochar and peat have moisture content of 0.38% and 11.79%, ash content of 2.42% AND 24.44%, volatile content of 0.53% and 5.23% of bound or fixed carbon (cf) of 97.02% and 58.53%. The results of the biochar capacity test applied to peat soils can increase the pH of the peat from 5 to 6.5 with the ability to absorb N-total from urea (NH2)2CO and N-total fertilizer sources from ammonium sulfate (NH4)2SO4 solution of 38% - 66%, and 56.5% -84.5%.