Utilization of Straw for Biofuel

Posted by petani

June 29, 2008

Straw can be found in many farming area in Indonesia. There are some profits that can be taken from straw. Some farmers use it for feeding their animal such cow, buffalo and the others. It also can be used for planting oysters fungus which instead of sawdust. Some months ago was found a new profit that can be taken from straw which less in use.

It can be used to create biofuel which has became solution for people as the respect of the fuel extinct in word. Acting as the discoverer was Xiujin Li from Beijing Chemistry technology University. ” all of steps are done in room temperature, without addition energy, little of water to get simple, quick, cheap and safe for environment”. Actually in producing process also create carbondioksida but it is not as much as straw burning. It also create scrap that can be used for compost fertilizer.

China is a country that has more than 230 tons of straw which less of usage. Till now China has been developing three technology that used to convert straw become biofuel. Straw in China is used to produce biofuel in gas form. It has been trained and the result was the improvement of methan and carbon dioksida till 65 %.

In 30 countries, the producing of Biofuel has been done but the material that used is foodstuff. Of course it is not exactly true

Metode yang sama sebenarnya juga sudah digunakan untuk memproduksi ethanol di lebih dari 30 negara. Namun, bahan yang diolah adalah tebu, jagung, dan kedelai yang notebene merupakan sumber pangan utama manusia, bukan bahan buangan.

bookmark to: