AL-ULUM: JURNAL SAINS DAN TEKNOLOGI
Vol 5, No 2 (2020)

KESETIMBANGAN PROSES DESORPSI AMONIA DARI ARANG AKTIF HASIL PIROLISIS LIMBAH BIOMASSA

Hasni Hasni (Program Magister Teknik Kimia, Pascasarjana Universitas Muslim Indonesia)
Syamsuddin Yani (Program Magister Teknik Kimia, Pascasarjana Universitas Muslim Indonesia)
Andi Aladin (Program Magister Teknik Kimia, Pascasarjana Universitas Muslim Indonesia)
Mimin Septiani (Jurusan Teknik Kimia, Sekolah Tinggi Teknologi Industri Bontang, Kalimantan Timur)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 Apr 2020

Abstract

Ammonia which is bound to the adsorbent can interfere adsorption process, so that release the compound can be done by desorption process. This research intends to know appropriate equilibrium models to determine maximum capacity of active carbon for desorption ammonia. The method which used in desorption process are Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models. The research was performed with variation of active carbon mass and variation of contact time. The concentration of ammonia on the desorption process was determined using spectrophotometer at λ 420 nm. The experiment result showed that the more the active carbon dosage is used, the more the concentration of ammonia is increased. Optimum contact time during 7 hours with desorption percentage 94-96%. This research of ammonia desorption by active carbon followed the Langmuir equilibrium model R2 0.954 and Freundlich equilibrium model R2 0.952. The equilibrium equation is used Langmuir equation y = -0.015x + 3.185, maximum desorption capacity is 66.67 mg/g.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JST

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Computer Science & IT Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Energy

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Al Ulum: Jurnal Sains dan Teknologi = Al Ulum: Journal of Science and Technology (JST) is an international and open access journal with registered number ISSN 2477-4731 (Online). JST is a peer-reviewed journal published three times a year (April, August and December) by UPT Publication and Journal ...