ORGANIC VEGETABLE

PRODUCTION
TECHNOLOGY

Facilitator: Charlie Pabellan

Agricultural Technologist
CARBONIZED RICE HULL
(CRH)
CARBONIZED RICE HULL

 Carbonized rice hull (CRH) is made from

incomplete or partial burning of rice hull.
 It is porous and bulky with uniform intact

black particles.
 It contains phosphorous (P), potassium (K),

calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and

micronutrients vital to growing crops.
 Because it is also sterilized, it is free from

disease organisms.
USES OF CRH

1. As substrate to organic fertilizer

 When mixed with other organic materials

like bokashi, CRH can be a good source

of organic fertilizer (OF)
USES OF CRH

2.As soil conditioner

 Makes the clay soil porous
 Replenish nutrients and other

microelements in the soil that were lost

due to continuous cropping.
 Improves soil structure by increasing bulk

density, water holding capacity, and

aeration.
 It is a good potting media when mixed

with other materials

USES OF CRH

3.As water purifier

 Activated carbon from CRH filters the dirty

particles in water, making it effective in
purifying household/drinking water.
USES OF CRH

4. As base material for making

microbial inoculants, Effective Micro
Organisms(EM)

 When 30-50% of CRH is mixed with

EM Bokashi , it becomes more
useful. Naturally, CRH is a habitat
for beneficial micro organisms that
facilitate composting.

 CRH can be used as inoculant-

carrier for rhizobia, a nitrogen-
fixing bacteria found in the roots of
legumes
USES OF CRH

5. As Pest Control Agent

 Contains silica that irritates the

golden kuhol.

 When applied after leveling, snails

are forced to come out, making
handpicking faster and easier.
USES OF CRH

6.As charcoal for fuel

 Charcoal briquettes from CRH are good

alternative sources of fuel. Compared with
plain rice hull that takes relatively more time
to produce heat, CRH can easily be ignited
to produce heat or convert heat into fuel for
cooking
USES OF CRH

7.As deodorizer / odor suppressant

 CRH also cleanses and deodorizes bad air smell

through its activated carbon that absorbs foul
odors in the air. The same principle applies
when a charcoal is placed inside a refrigerator.

 CRH is used as mulch bed in animal pen and

poultry houses to reduce foul smell from urine
and manure
 MAKING OF CARBONIZED RICE HULL
(ANG PAGGAWA NG CARBONIZED RICE HULL)
 CARBONIZER SHOVEL
DRY RICE HULL

LIGHTER OR WATERING PALE

FIRE WOOD (FUEL) MATCH STICKS
STEP 1

Start a fire using the lighter

and firewood and let it kindle
STEP 2

1 Make sure that the fire won’t

die out before covering it
with the Carbonizer

2
STEP 3

1
Pour and stack the dried rice
hull around the carbonizer.

2
STEP 4

1
When the rice hull at the top
are carbonized, use the
shovel to cover it with the
dried rice hull from the
bottom

2
STEP 5
When the rice hull is almost
carbonized (80%). Remove
the carbonizer by tipping it
over to the side using the

1
long shovel. Extra caution is
exercised for the carbonizer
is extremely hot

2
STEP 6

Mix the rice hull and let the

remaining embers to
carbonize the rest of the
mixture until all of it (100%)
are carbonized
STEP 7

When all of the rice hull are

carbonized, sprinkle water
onto the CRH using the
watering pale to extinguish
the remaining embers
STEP 8
Lay the CRH thinly and make
sure that the embers have
died out to prevent the
carbonized rice hull turn to
ash
STEP 9
When its dry, collect
and store the CRH into
sacks. After that, its
ready to be used or
sold
How to fabricate
your own
carbonizer?
FOR THE CHAMBER:
Get any 20 L used oil can, about 40 cm height.

Remove the top cover and make a hole at the

bottom of the can about9-10 cm diameter for
the chimney
Alternative: Make use of defective pressure
tanks. Cut in half to make two carbonizers.\
Use a metal puncher to make 30-40 holes
at 2-cm diameter aligned at 12 x 20 cm
distance
ALTERNATIVE
Use welding rod to make holes
FOR THE CHIMNEY

From the junk shop,

buy used GI Pipe
Size: 5 to 6 feet high
and 3 inches diameter
To make it more sturdy,
Install metal braces
To lasts for
years,
Install
additional
metal braces
THANK YOU