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Comparative assessment of rice mill waste utilisation management in Malaysia using integrated material flow and life cycle analyses

Empty and partially filled grain (EPFG) from rice milling factories is usually discarded to landfill. Converting EPFG to valuable products could increase the waste value, improve Malaysia’s rice milling waste management, and prevent environmental problems. Utilising the existing and accessible techn...

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Main Authors: Abu Bakar, Nurul Ain, Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Hariz, Ibrahim, Khairul Nadiah, Roslan, Ahmad Muhaimin, Hassan, Mohd Ali
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Published: Polskie Towarzystwo Inzynierii Ekologicznej 2024
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1120012024-09-17T01:43:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112001/ Comparative assessment of rice mill waste utilisation management in Malaysia using integrated material flow and life cycle analyses Abu Bakar, Nurul Ain Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Hariz Ibrahim, Khairul Nadiah Roslan, Ahmad Muhaimin Hassan, Mohd Ali Empty and partially filled grain (EPFG) from rice milling factories is usually discarded to landfill. Converting EPFG to valuable products could increase the waste value, improve Malaysia’s rice milling waste management, and prevent environmental problems. Utilising the existing and accessible technology in rice mills factories, the optimal waste management practices involving EPFG were investigated. The options were option 1 as biochar, option 2 as compost, and option 3 as bioethanol. Data was obtained from a previous study based on the current Malaysian scenario. A methodology integrating MFA and LCA was applied to observe the environmental performance of these options, which was performed using STAN2 and SimaPro 9.0 software. The best environmental performance was found for the conversion of EPFG to compost (option 2) since less input was used and fewer emissions were released. A total of 3,550 kg CO2 eq. per ton of EPFG used was obtained while avoiding fertiliser products. Therefore, converting EPFG to compost as an easily applied technology can be suggested to rice mill factories to improve their waste management. When deployed in agricultural waste management systems, the integration MFA-LCA model could be referred to as a useful source when implementing policies and industrial uptake. Polskie Towarzystwo Inzynierii Ekologicznej 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112001/1/Comparative%20Assessment%20Of%20Rice%20Mill%20Waste%20Utilisation%20Management%20In%20Malaysia%20Using%20Integrated%20Material%20Flow%20And%20Life%20Cycle%20Analyses.pdf Abu Bakar, Nurul Ain and Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Hariz and Ibrahim, Khairul Nadiah and Roslan, Ahmad Muhaimin and Hassan, Mohd Ali (2024) Comparative assessment of rice mill waste utilisation management in Malaysia using integrated material flow and life cycle analyses. Journal of Ecological Engineering, 25 (8). pp. 222-236. ISSN 2299-8993 http://www.jeeng.net/Comparative-Assessment-of-Rice-Mill-Waste-Utilisation-Management-in-Malaysia-Using,189570,0,2.html 10.12911/22998993/189570
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description Empty and partially filled grain (EPFG) from rice milling factories is usually discarded to landfill. Converting EPFG to valuable products could increase the waste value, improve Malaysia’s rice milling waste management, and prevent environmental problems. Utilising the existing and accessible technology in rice mills factories, the optimal waste management practices involving EPFG were investigated. The options were option 1 as biochar, option 2 as compost, and option 3 as bioethanol. Data was obtained from a previous study based on the current Malaysian scenario. A methodology integrating MFA and LCA was applied to observe the environmental performance of these options, which was performed using STAN2 and SimaPro 9.0 software. The best environmental performance was found for the conversion of EPFG to compost (option 2) since less input was used and fewer emissions were released. A total of 3,550 kg CO2 eq. per ton of EPFG used was obtained while avoiding fertiliser products. Therefore, converting EPFG to compost as an easily applied technology can be suggested to rice mill factories to improve their waste management. When deployed in agricultural waste management systems, the integration MFA-LCA model could be referred to as a useful source when implementing policies and industrial uptake.
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author Abu Bakar, Nurul Ain
Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Hariz
Ibrahim, Khairul Nadiah
Roslan, Ahmad Muhaimin
Hassan, Mohd Ali
spellingShingle Abu Bakar, Nurul Ain
Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Hariz
Ibrahim, Khairul Nadiah
Roslan, Ahmad Muhaimin
Hassan, Mohd Ali
Comparative assessment of rice mill waste utilisation management in Malaysia using integrated material flow and life cycle analyses
author_facet Abu Bakar, Nurul Ain
Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Hariz
Ibrahim, Khairul Nadiah
Roslan, Ahmad Muhaimin
Hassan, Mohd Ali
author_sort Abu Bakar, Nurul Ain
title Comparative assessment of rice mill waste utilisation management in Malaysia using integrated material flow and life cycle analyses
title_short Comparative assessment of rice mill waste utilisation management in Malaysia using integrated material flow and life cycle analyses
title_full Comparative assessment of rice mill waste utilisation management in Malaysia using integrated material flow and life cycle analyses
title_fullStr Comparative assessment of rice mill waste utilisation management in Malaysia using integrated material flow and life cycle analyses
title_full_unstemmed Comparative assessment of rice mill waste utilisation management in Malaysia using integrated material flow and life cycle analyses
title_sort comparative assessment of rice mill waste utilisation management in malaysia using integrated material flow and life cycle analyses
publisher Polskie Towarzystwo Inzynierii Ekologicznej
publishDate 2024
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112001/1/Comparative%20Assessment%20Of%20Rice%20Mill%20Waste%20Utilisation%20Management%20In%20Malaysia%20Using%20Integrated%20Material%20Flow%20And%20Life%20Cycle%20Analyses.pdf
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