The Department of Agro-industrial Technology IPB University

WHO WE ARE

Founded in 1981 and one of the leading institutions in providing qualified human resources for agroindustrial sector. Agro-Industrial Technology Study Program (ATSP) of the Agro-Industrial Technology Department (ATD) of the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (FAET) is one of the outstanding places to pursue higher degree or professional education.  ATD  is one of the study programs with core competence in developing technology and management for agro-industry.  ATSP emerged as a solution to anticipate the fast growing agro-industrial sector, which requires a variety of expertise and disciplines.Founded in 1981 and one of the leading institutions in providing qualified human resources for agroindustrial sector. Agro-Industrial Technology Study Program (ATSP) of the Agro-Industrial Technology Department (ATD) of the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (FAET) is one of the outstanding places to pursue higher degree or professional education.  ATD  is one of the study programs with core competence in developing technology and management for agro-industry.  ATSP emerged as a solution to anticipate the fast growing agro-industrial sector, which requires a variety of expertise and disciplines.

ATD takes its main field of agro-industry, the forefront for shifting agricultural commodities into industrial products so as to create strong bound between agriculture and industry.  ATD seeks efforts to make this transformation becomes reality by delivering a quality education in agro-industry to help graduates with all necessary skills.
ATD offers education programs that implement the application of science and technology which integrate human, equipment, material, energy, money and information to utilize agricultural resources to allow industrial development in creating added values. 

In line with expertise’s and skills needed for developing agro-industry, ATD offers three streams of interest including industrial engineering and management, process and bioprocess technology, and environmental engineering and management.  In strengthening its core, ATD possesses seven physical laboratories, two instrument laboratories, an engineering drawing studio, training facilities, classrooms, and pilot project for teaching industry, business incubation, and pilot plant.

OUR INNOVATIONS

Our Innovations are ranging from food, energy, and advanced material.

Our innovations in food are :

  • Homemade bioinsecticide
  • Chicory Inulin Bioconversion
  • Food preservative sterile packaging
  • Modified vanilla curing process
  • Halal gelatin
  • Glucomannan purification from Amorphophallus oncophyllus using α-amilase enzyme
  • Smart ERPA label made from erpa leaves
  • Enzimatic Luwak Coffee production
  • Natural herbiside adjuvent

Our innovations in energy are :

  • Jathropa and Palm oil-based rolling oil
  • Bio-soap for oil recovery process
  • Bio-pelet from palm oilpetioles
  • Superior biodiesel from palm oil
  • In-situ process design for biodiesel production

Our innovations in advanced materials are :

  • Anti rust from Gambier tannin
  • Environmental-friendly paper
  • High tech albazia paper
  • Safe eco-friendly packaging
  • Eco-friendly heavy duty cleaner
  • Fiber the tree saver
  • Paper Nata de Cassava and Oil Palm Bunches