Waste Management Laboratory
Overview
The Waste Management Laboratory is a laboratory in the Department of Food and Agricultural Product Technology UGM whose function is to develop techniques for processing and utilizing food waste and agricultural products through the application of microbiology, chemistry, and process engineering. The Waste Management Laboratory provides education, research, and community service in the field of agro-industrial waste management.
Scope
Reviewing agro-industrial waste management by:
- Waste Utilization: Agro-industrial waste
- Waste Handling: Handling in physics, chemistry, and biology
- Development of waste minimization techniques: Environmentally friendly agro-industry
Research Topics
- Biogas from tropical fruit waste
- Production of cellulases & xylanases for the preparation of fermentation substrates from agro-industrial wastes
- Pre-treatment of agro-industrial waste for bioethanol and biogas production
- Production of volatile fatty acids from empty oil palm fruit bunches
- Breeding of microorganisms for the utilization of agro-industrial waste
- Ethanol production from agro-industrial waste
Public Services and Training
Public Services
- Analysis of solids in food industry waste and agricultural products
- Analysis of BOD and COD in liquid waste
- Analysis of CH4, CO2, ethanol, methanol, cresol, phenol, indole, and volatile fatty acids (acetic acid, butyric acid, and propionic acid)
Training
- Agro-industrial waste processing training
- Training on the analysis of liquid waste from the food industry and agricultural products
Main Equipment
- Gas Chromatography
- Gel Documentation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Course and Practical Course
- Waste Management
- Waste Management – Laboratory Practice
Laboratory Members and Technician
Head of Laboratory
Dian Anggraini Suroto, S.T.P., M.P., M.Eng., Ph.D.
- Dr. Ir. Muhammad Nur Cahyanto, M.Sc.
- Prof. Dr. Ria Miliati, S.T., M.T.
Laboratory Technician
Rohmatun Nafiah, S.T.P.