Progress in the utilization of water hyacinth as effective biomass material

Asep Bayu Dani Nandiyanto (), Risti Ragadhita, Siti Nur Hofifah, Dwi Fitria Al Husaeni, Dwi Novia Al Husaeni, Meli Fiandini, Senny Luckiardi, Eddy Soeryanto Soegoto, Arif Darmawan and Muhammad Aziz ()
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Asep Bayu Dani Nandiyanto: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Risti Ragadhita: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Siti Nur Hofifah: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Dwi Fitria Al Husaeni: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Dwi Novia Al Husaeni: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Meli Fiandini: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Senny Luckiardi: Universitas Komputer Indonesia
Eddy Soeryanto Soegoto: Universitas Komputer Indonesia
Arif Darmawan: The National Research and Innovation Agency
Muhammad Aziz: The University of Tokyo

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2024, vol. 26, issue 10, No 1, 24568 pages

Abstract: Abstract Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is considered a prospective free-floating aquatic plant potentially used to address current issues on food, energy, and the environment. It can grow quickly and easily in various tropical and subtropical environments as long as it has access to adequate light and water to support photosynthetic growth. Ecosystems are threatened by their invasive growth and remarkable capacity for adaptation. However, managing this plant can result in valuable products. This paper demonstrates particle technologies that might be used to utilize water hyacinths, including brake pads, fertilizer, bioenergy, animal feed, phytoremediation agents, bioplastics, and adsorbents. This study is accompanied by a discussion based on the conducted experiments and currently available literature, providing readers with a clearer understanding. Water hyacinth's capacity to absorb macro- and micro-nutrients, nitrogen, and phosphorus makes it a good plant for phytoremediation. The prospect of producing cellulose makes it prospective as a biomass energy source and livestock feeding. Further, it can be transformed into high-cellulose content particles for applications in bioplastics, brake pads, and adsorbents. The current reports regarding education of water hyacinth to student also were added. Finally, issues and suggestions for future development related to the use of water hyacinths are discussed. This study is expected to provide comprehensive knowledge on how to turn invasive water hyacinth plants into valuable products.

Keywords: Aquatic plant; Ecosystem; Engineering; Environment; Particle technology; Water hyacinth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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