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Sorption and Ion Exchange Behaviour of Natural Zeolite Packing Purnomo, Chandra Wahyu; Lenora, Bernice; Budhijanto, Wiratni; Hinode, Hirofumi
Makara Journal of Technology Vol. 21, No. 1
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It is well known that zeolite is an efficient metal ions adsorbent. The excess charge of the zeolite building blocks i.e. (AlO4)-5 and (SiO4)-4 creating a negative surface charge that attract metal cations. Beside the surface charge, zeolite also has three dimensional pore structure and reasonably large surface area which also can be used as adsorption sites. Ease of cation uptake make it suitable for many process with adsorption and desorption application. This study was conducted to observe the sorption and ion exchange behaviour of zeolite-betonite rings toward iron and cobalt cations. The results shows that the adsorption patterns follow Langmuir isotherm with the highest uptake capacity is 59,9 mg/g for Fe(II) and 57. 8 mg/g for Co(II).
Ethanol Purification Using Activated Natural Zeolite Purnomo, Chandra Wahyu; Putri, Nelliza; Perdana, Indra; Hinode, Hirofumi
Makara Journal of Technology Vol. 21, No. 2
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Bio ethanol is one of the potential fuels in the future. However, ethanol in water mixture has an azeotropic concentration of 95.6 wt. %, which makes it difficult to purify further. The common method of purification is by using an azeotropic distillation column, which requires an intensive energy and an addition of specific solvent. In this study, ethanol purification is done using an adsorption column packed with zeolite Raschig rings. The natural zeolite ring was modified beforehand using the NaOH solution to enhance the material’s water adsorption performance. The ethanol purity can reach more than 99% with the modified zeolite packing. The modification also increases the saturation time of the packed bed column, thus making it more efficient.
The use of sequential extraction procedure for mercury fractionation study in gold mining tailings: implications for environmental pollution Budianta, Wawan; Idrus, Arifudin; Hakim, Fahmi; Resurrection, Augustus C.; Hinode, Hirofumi
Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management Vol. 13 No. 2 (2026)
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities still use mercury (Hg) for the amalgamation processing step. These ASGM activities generate tailings as a mining by-product, representing the primary source of environmental Hg contamination. The purpose of this study was to investigate Hg concentrations in several tailing ponds and analyze the fractionation of Hg in tailings in ASGM on Banyumas District, Central Java, Indonesia. In total, 15 tailings samples were taken from the ASGM tailings storage pond in the study area, and then the total Hg concentration was measured using cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CVAFS). Hg fractionation was also performed using CVAFS. The results showed that the total Hg concentration in the tailing pond was very high, exceeding the normal background levels in rock or sediment due to ASGM activities. The fractionation analysis conducted to determine Hg mobility showed that almost all samples were concentrated in the first and second fractions, which had negative environmental effects. The findings from the mercury speciation analysis highlight the critical need for enhanced monitoring of gold mining operations and for implementing responsible tailings management strategies to prevent environmental pollution and protect ecosystem health in the study area.