Ministry of PUPR Tests PLTU Coal Waste for Road Foundations

2022-06-10 23:16:08 By : Ms. Lynn Li

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) through the Central Kalimantan National Road Implementation Center (BPJN) together with PT PLN (Persero) conducted a trial of coal burning waste in the form of Flying Ash and Bottom Ash (Faba) Steam Power Plant (PLTU). ) Pulang Pisau is the foundation layer of the national road."The trial implementation is part of a pilot project of cooperation between PLN and the Ministry of PUPR for the preparation of the Indonesian National Standard Draft (RSNI) for Pulang Pisau PLTU," said PLN UPDK Palangkaraya Manager Heni Setyo Handoko, in Banjarmasin, Friday (10/6/2022).There are two utilization products that were tested this time.The first layer is the foundation layer with a composition of 50 percent fly ash, 50 percent bottom ash mixed with 7 percent cement from the total mixing and selected stockpiles with a composition of 70 percent fly ash and 30 percent bottom ash.If the test results at the Pulang Pisau PLTU location are successful, the trial will be continued on the Central Kalimantan national road project which is the reference for formulating SNI."Hopefully the results will be good and soon it can be implemented on public roads," said Handoko.The Ministry of PUPR had previously submitted a request for an official SNI approval to the National Standardization Agency (BSN) regarding the use of Faba for the infrastructure development.It is known, fly ash is one of the residues produced in coal combustion in the form of fine particles captured by an air pollution control device called ESP (Electrostatic Precipitator).Meanwhile, bottom ash is the residue from burning coal in the furnace which is routinely removed during the process at the PLTU.INDONESIAN INFO.BALI - The government is targeting the amount of crude palm oil (CPO) that will be exported in the near future at...INDONESIAN INFO.JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo said that Indonesia could still control inflation at a time when a number of countries...INDONESIAN INFO.BOGOR - The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) revealed that there are two tofu factories that use the...INDONESIAN INFO.JAKARTA - The General Elections Supervisory Body of the Republic of Indonesia has opened registration for 2024 Election Observers, as well as launching the...INDONESIAN INFO.JAKARTA - Police officers from the Criminal Investigation Unit (Satreskrim) of the East Jakarta Metro Police are still...