Eichhornia crassipes as handicraft materials and energy sources: a review of physics
D Nasrudin, M Fauziah, K Nisa, C Rochman, D Mulhayatiah, and HY Suhendi

UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

Abstract

The existence of Eichhornia crassipes plants is often regarded as a weed that can damage the aquatic environment. However, at this time Eichhornia crassipes can be made into handicraft materials and briquettes. This paper wants to reveal the physical concepts that exist in the process of making handicrafts and briquettes made from Eichhornia crassipes. This research is a field study using the method of observation, interviews, and reinforced with literature studies. The results showed several physical concepts that can be revealed in the process of making handicrafts and briquettes made from Eichhornia crassipes such as temperature, heat radiation, pressure, etc. The process of making handicrafts and briquettes from Eichhornia crassipes can be used as a source of contextual physics learning or development of physics enrichment materials.

Keywords: briquettes, Eichhornia crassipes, handicraft

Topic: Physics