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Pengaruh medan magnet pada presipitasi CaCO3 untuk pencegahan pembentukan kerak Laksono, Nelson; Bismo, Setijo; Kristanti, Elsa; Widaningrum, Roekmijati
Jurnal Teknik Kimia Indonesia Vol 5, No 2 (2006)
Publisher : ASOSIASI PENDIDIKAN TINGGI TEKNIK KIMIA INDONESIA (APTEKIM)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/jtki.2006.5.2.1

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Hard water magnetizing is applied as physical water treatment for reducing the formation of scale (CaCO3) in piping equipment and boiler Na2 CO3 and CaCl2 solution had been used as sample of hard water in many researches to investigate the influence of magnetic fields on CaCO3 formation. Na2 CO3 solution had been magnetized first before it was mixed with CaCl2 solution. By changing the strength of magnetic fields, exposed time, precipitated time, and temperature of sample, this study presents quantitative results of total scale deposit, total precipitated CaC03 and morphology of the deposits. This research was run by comparing magnetically and non-magnetically-treated samples. The results showed a decrease of deposits formation rate and total amount of precipitated CaCO3 of magnetically-treated samples. An increase in precipitation temperature increased the total amount of precipitated CaCO3 and the maximum precipitation was achieved at the 50°C. Microscope images showed that a smaller amount but larger size of CaCO3 particles formed in magnetically-treated samples. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis showed that samples contain mostly calcite. This research's result showed that magnetization of Na2 CO3 solution could reduce formation rate of CaCO3 either in solution or in the surface of hard water.Keywords: Magnetic Treatment, Hard Water; Calcium Carbonate Precipitation; CaCO3 Deposit Morphology AbstrakMagnetisasi air sadah merupakan proses fisik yang bertujuan menekan terbentuknya kerak (CaCO3) pada sistem perpipaan dan boiler. Campuran larutan Na2 CO3 dan CaCl2 banyak digunakan sebagai model air sadah sintetik guna mengamati pengaruh medan magnet terhadap pembentukan CaCO3 dalam air sadah. Larutan Na2 CO3 dimagnetisasi terlebih dahulu sebelum dicampur dengan larutan CaCl2 Variabel proses meliputi waktu magnetisasi, waktu presipitasi, kuat medan, dan suhu larutan sampel sementara parameter yang akan diamati adalah jumlah deposit CaCO3 jumlah presipitasi total CaCO3 dan morfologi deposit CaCO3. Perbandingan parameter pengamatan dilakukan terhadap sampel yang dimagnetisasi dan sampel non-magnetisasi. Hasil percobaan menunjukkan adanya penurunan pembentukan deposit dan presipitasi total CaCO3 pada sampel yang dimagnetisasi dibanding sampel non-magnetisasi.   Peningkatan suhu presipitasi CaCO3 meningkatkan jumlah presipitasi total CaCO3 dan harga maksimum deposit CaCO3 yang terbentuk dicapai pada suhu 50°C. Hasil foto mikroskop menunjukkan jumlah partikel CaCO3 yang terbentuk pada sampel yang dimagnetisasi lebih sedikit dan ukuran partikelnya lebih besar dibanding sampel non-magnetisasi. Hasil uji XRD menunjukkan hanya kristal kalsit yang dominan pada kedua jenis sampel. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa magnetisasi larutan Na2 CO3 dapat menahan laju pembentukan CaCO3 dilarutan maupun dipermukaan pada air sadah.Kata Kunci: Perlakuan Magnetik, Air Sadah, Presipitasi Kalsium Karbonat, Morfologi Deposit CaCO3
Degradation Characteristics of Wastewater Containing 2-Chlorophenol and 4-Chlorophenol Compounds, Using a Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Cold Plasma Reactor Luvita, Veny; Sugiarto, Anto Tri; Bismo, Setijo
Instrumentasi Vol 45, No 2 (2021)
Publisher : LIPI Press, Anggota IKAPI

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31153/instrumentasi.v45i2.257

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Wastes containing phenolic compounds, including 2-chlorophenol and 4-chlorophenol at a threshold exceeding 50 mg / L, are very harmful to the environment. The processing of waste containing phenolic compounds using ozone and plasma technology is therefore an environmentally friendly and relatively inexpensive solution. The processing carried out in this study uses ozone plasma technology. Plasma is generated by high voltage transformator which is fed into electrodes wound on a reactor made of quartz glass. The reactor type is dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) have the ability to degrade these waste, by producing reactive oxygen species, including •OH, •O2- and molecular species of O3, H2O2. Subsequently, active species with high energy are transferred to the liquid phase, to react with chlorophenol compounds. According to the results, the dielectric barrier discharge plasma reactor using electrode coils was able to degrade waste containing 2-chlorophenol compounds by 70.96% and 79.41%, in acidic and alkaline conditions, respectively, while, 4-chlorophenol was degraded by 23.42% and 53.54%, in acidic and alkaline conditions, respectively.
Combination of ozonation and absorption through membrane contactor to remove ammonia from waste water Sutrasno Kartohardjono; Milasari Herdiana Putri; Setijo Bismo
Jurnal Teknik Kimia Indonesia Vol 11, No 2 (2012)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/jtki.2012.11.2.3

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Ammonia in waste water is a major pollutant produced in industrial and agricultural waste water. Ammonia is often removed by conventional technologies such as pack tower aeration, biological treatment or adsorption as ammonium ion onto zeolites. In many cases, conventional methods are very costly and inefficient, and therefore, there is a need for an alternative separation technique for more efficient removal of ammonia from waste waters. The aim of this study is to investigate the performance of the combination of ozonation and absorption through membrane processes to remove ammonia from wastewater using natural hot spring water (NHSW) as absorbent. Experimental results show that operating variables such as time and pH of absorbent solution are found to remarkably influence the removal process efficiency. Based on experimental results ozonation can improve ammonia removal efficiency through the hollow fiber membrane contactor. Ammonia removal efficiencies and overall mass transfer coefficients increase with decreasing pH of absorbent solution. Keywords: ammonia, mass transfer, membrane, ozonation, removal efficiencyAbstrak Amonia di dalam air limbah merupakan polutan utama yang berasal dari air limbah industri dan pertanian. Amonia kebanyak disisihkan dengan teknologi konvensional seperti aerasi di menara isian, pengolahan secara biologi atau penyerapan sebagai ion amonium pada zeolit. Dalam banyak hal, metode konvensional sangat mahal dan kurang efisien, sehingga diperlukan teknik separasi alternatif untuk proses penyisihan amonia dari air limbah yang lebih efisien. Tujuan dari studi ini adalah untuk menyelidiki kinerja kombinasi proses ozonasi dan proses absorbsi melalui membran untuk menyisihkan amonia dari air limbah menggunakan absorben berbahan dasar air dari sumber air panas. Hasil eksperimen memperlihatkan bahwa variabel operasi, seperti waktu dan pH larutan penyerap, sangat mempengaruhi efisiensi proses penyisihan amonia. Berdasarkan hasil eksperimen, ozonasi dapat meningkatkan efisiensi penyisihan ammonia melalui kontaktor membran serat berlubang. Efisiensi penyisihan amonia dan koefisien perpindahan massa keseluruhan naik dengan turunnya pH larutan penyerap.Kata kunci: amonia, perpindahan massa, membran, ozonasi, efisiensi penyisihan
Aplikasi teknologi elektrolisis plasma pada proses produksi Klor-Alkali Nelson Saksono; Fakhrian Abqari; Setijo Bismo
Jurnal Teknik Kimia Indonesia Vol 11, No 3 (2012)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/jtki.2012.11.3.3

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Plasma electrolysis technology applications in Chlor-Alkali process productionChlor-alkali industry sector is one of the important industrial sectorsin chemical industry. However, the chlor-alkali industry is one of the industry sectors that consume the most electrical energy due to the production using the methodof electrolysis. Plasma electrolysis is an electrolysis process with high voltage so that produce the glow discharge plasma in electrolyte solution. This method can be applied in the production of chlor-alkali and can reduce energy consumption several times. This research is aimed to observe the plasma electrolysis method in producing chlorine gas and also to measure the electricity consumption needed in chlor-alkali production process. This study was conducted by using plasma electrolysis reactor equipped by electrodes and cooling system. Process variables observed are voltage, NaCl concntration, and anode depth. Result of this research shows that the increase of all variables will cause the increase of chlorine gas production. The highest chlorine gas production is 1.44 mmol for 15 minutes at 400 V and 0.15 M NaCl solution where the anode position is at the surface of solution. Energy consumption of the process reaches 284 kJ/mmol Cl2, which is 38 times lower than electrolysis process in the same reactor configuration.Keywords: electrolysis, plasma electrolysis, production of chlor-alkali AbstrakIndustri klor-alkali merupakan salah satu industri penting dalam industri kimia dengan konsumsi energi listrik yang tinggi karena proses produksinya menggunakan metode elektrolisis. Elektrolisis plasma merupakan proses elektrolisis dengan tegangan yang jauh lebih tinggi sehingga terbentuk lecutan api listrik pada larutan elektrolit. Metode ini dapat diterapkan dalam aplikasi produksi klor-alkali dan mampu mengurangi konsumsi energi listrik hingga beberapa kali lipat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji metode elektrolisis plasma dalam menghasilkan gas klor serta mengukur konsumsi energi listrik yang dibutuhkan dalam proses produksi klor-alkali. Penelitian dilakukan menggunakan reaktor elektrolisis plasma yang telah dilengkapi elektroda dan sistem pendingin. Variabel proses yang diamati meliputi tegangan, konsentrasi NaCl, dan kedalaman anoda. Hasil percobaan menunjukkan kenaikan produksi gas klor dengan meningkatnya tegangan, konsentrasi NaCl dan kedalaman anoda. Produksi gas klor tertinggi adalah sebesar 1,44 mmol yang diperoleh selama 15 menit proses pada tegangan 400 V dan konsentrasi NaCl 0,15 M dimana posisi anoda pada permukaan larutan. Konsumsi energi listrik mencapai 284 kJ/mmol Cl2 yang berarti 38 kali lebih rendah dibanding proses elektrolisis dalam konfigurasi reaktor yang sama.Kata kunci: elektrolisis, elektrolisis plasma, produksi klor-alkali
Sintesis biodiesel dengan teknik ozonasi: investigasi produk ozonida etil-ester minyak kelapa dan minyak kedelai Setijo Bismo; L Linda; Sofia Loren Butarbutar
Jurnal Teknik Kimia Indonesia Vol 4, No 2 (2005)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/jtki.2005.4.2.2

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Similarly with other alkyl-ester biodisesls, coconut oil and soybean oil ethyl-ester (COEE and SOEE) still retain some disadvantages to apply directly or used as diesel fuel additives, such as high viscosity and low ignition performance. The main objective of the reasearch is to introduce an alternative process to improve such drawbacks, that is to convert a small portion of ethyl-ester to ozonide compounds. The ozonolysis of ethyl-esters. whether catalytic or non-catalytic processes, generally yields ozonides, carboxylic acids, and hydrocarbons with shorter carbon chain, e.g. aldehyde and ketone to improve their fuel characteristics. The main problem of such ozonolysis is the effectiveness of the ozonation process itself Such a preliminary investigation of COEE and SOEE ozonation process to ozonides or other compounds, the presented results are the examination of main parameters such as, viscosity, density,  total acid number, water content,  and cetane index. The changes in the ethyl esters'physical and chemical properties werefound to be: an increased in their viscosity, total acid number, and cetane index, and also a decreased in their density and water content. The visible change after ozonation process was the odor ofthe esters. These parameters changes was an indicator that new substances have been producedfrom  the ozonation of ethyl esters.Keywords: Coconut Oil, Soyabean Oil, Biodiesel, Methyl Ester, Ethyl Ester, Ozonide, OzonolysisAbstrakBiodiesel etil-ester minyak kelapa dan kedelai, seperti juga alkif-ester lainnya, memiliki beberapa kelemahan bila digunakan langsung atau sebagai aditif bahan bakar mesin diesel, seperti viskositas yang tinggi dan sifat penyalaannya yang kurang baik. Tujuan utama dari penelitian ini adalah mencari proses alternatif untuk memperbaiki kekurangan-kekurangan tersebut, yaitu mengkonversi sebagian etil-ester menjadi senyawa ozonida. Reaksi ozonolisis alkil-ester, baik katalitik maupun non-katalitik, menghasilkan senyawa-senyawa ozonida, asam karboksilat, dan senyawa-senyawa hidrokarbon yang lebih pendek rantai karbonnya, seperti aldehida dan keton sehingga dapat meningkatkan karakteristiknya sebagai bahan bakar. Kendala utama dalam konversi tersebut adalah efektifltas dari reaksi ozonasi itu sendiri. Sebagai investigasi awal dari reaksi ozonasi etil-ester minyak kelapa dan kedelai menjadi senyawa ozonida dan senyawa-senyawa lainnya, disajikqn hasi­ hasill pengujian parameter-parameter utama, seperti viskositas, densitas, bilangan asam, kadar air dan indeks setana. Perubahan sifat-sifat fisika dan kimiawi yang dht}i setelah mengalami proses ozonasi adalah: kenaikan viskositas, bilangan asam, dan indeks setana, serta penurunan densitas dan kadar air. Sedangkan perubahan yang dapat diamati langsung adalah perubahan aromalbau dari etil-ester kedelai dan kelapa setelah mengalami proses ozonasi. Perubahan parameter-parameter yang diuji ini menandakan telah terbentuknya senyawa baru akibat reaksi etil-ester dengan ozon.Kata Kunci: Minyak Kelapa, Minyak Kedelai, Biodiesel, Metil-ester, Etil-ester, Ozonida, OzonolisisSimilarlywithotheralkyl-esterbiodisesls,coconutoilandsoybeanoilethyl-ester(COEEandSOEE)stillretainsomedisadvantagestoapplydirectlyorusedasdieselfueladditives,suchashighviscosityandlowignitionperformance.Themainobjectiveofthereasearchistointroduceanalternative processtoimprovesuch drawbacks,thatistoconvertasmallportionofethyl-estertoozonidecompounds.Theozonolysisofethyl-esters.whethercatalyticornon-catalyticprocesses,generallyyieldsozonides,carboxylicacids,andhydrocarbonswithshortercarbonchain,e.g.aldehydeand ketonetoimprovetheirfue/characteristics.ThemainproblemofsuchozonolysisistheeffectivenessoftheozonationprocessitselfSuchapreliminaryinvestigationofCOEEandSOEEozonationprocesstoozonidesorothercompounds,thepresentedresultsaretheexaminationofmainparameterssuchas,viscosity,density,  totalacidnumber,watercontent,  andcetaneindex.Thechangesintheethylesters'physicalandchemicalpropertieswerefoundtobe:anincreasedintheir viscosity,totalacidnumber,andcetaneindex,andalsoadecreasedintheirdensityandwatercontent. Thevisiblechangeafterozonationprocesswas theodorofthe esters.Theseparameterschangeswas anindicatorthatnewsubstanceshavebeenproducedfrom  theozonationofethylesters. Keywords:CoconutOil, SoyabeanOil,Biodiesel,MethylEster,EthylEster,Ozonide, Ozonolysis
Sintesis biodisel dengan teknik ozonasi : ozonolisis etil-ester minyak sawit sebagai suatu bahan bakar mesin diesel alternatif Setijo Bismo
Jurnal Teknik Kimia Indonesia Vol 4, No 1 (2005)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/jtki.2005.4.1.7

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Conventional biodiesel synthesis through transesterification reaction pathway of the palm oil or other vegetable oils has been regarded yet as a steep process,  mainly to be implemented as fuel for  various diesel engines in Indonesia. The methanol consumption for  such process  is still  costly  as well, especially 2-3 times of free fatty acid (FFA) molar amount, which is dangerous as methanol being classified as hazardous chemicals, while the yield of palm oil methyl ester (POME) is just  70%­ volume roughly. The ozonide biodiesel synthesis is considered as a better alternative, which is quasi­-parallel ozonolysis reaction application in the conventional transesterification schema using ethanol to produce  ozonide biodiesel or ozonide methyl-ester.  The ozone gas being applied to the process is produced in situ by an ozone generator apparatus, using fresh and purified air as oxygen source, with about 5,5 g/h ozone production at 400-800 L/h air or feed flowrate. The ozonide biodiesel is favorable to ethanol (96 %-v) being used as reactant and or protic solvent than methanol, even using catalyst (zeolite/GAC) or not, at 55-72ºC and atmospheric condition. The ethanol utilization may be saved until 31,15-39,85 %-mol of conventional biodiesel process. The results obtained from the investigations give some interesting characteristics comparing to diesel fuel in Indonesia, especially better values of cetane index, BHP and torque.Keywords: Palm Oil, Biodiesel, Methyl Ester, Ethyl Ester, Ozonide, Ozonolysis AbstrakReaksi transesterifikasi yang diterapkan untuk sintesis biodiesel dari minyak sawit ataupun minyak­ minyak nabati lainnya dianggap belum memberikan perolehan yang ekonomis untuk pengadaan bahan bakar untuk mesin-mesin diesel di Indonesia. Penggunaan metanol sebesar 2-3 kali jumlah molar asam-asam lemak bebasnya (ALB) adalah tidak ekonomis sekaligus berbahaya mengingat sifatnya sebagai  bahan kimia beracun dan berbahaya (B3), sedangkan perolehan metil ester dari minyak saw it atau Palm Oil Methyl Ester (POME) hanya sekitar 70 %-v. Sintesis biodiesel ozonida dianggap sebagai alternatif yang lebih baik, yaitu aplikasi reaksi ozonolisis secara kuasi paralel dalam reaksi transesterifikasi tersebut menggunakan etanol, sehingga dihasilkan biodiesel atau etil­ester ozonida. Ozon yang digunakan merupakan produk in situ dari ozonator dengan bahan baku udara, pada laju produksi ozon sekitar 5,5 gram/jam dengan alir udara umpan 400-800 L/jam. Sintesis biodiesel ozonida ini lebih menyukai etanol (96%-v) sebagai pelarut protik dibandingkan dengan metanol, baik menggunakan katalis (zeolit/GAC) maupun tanpa katalis, pada suhu 55-72ºC dan tekanan atmosferik. Penggunaan etanol dapat dihemat sampai sekitar 31,15-39,85 %-mol dari jumlah yang diperlukan untuk sintesis biodiesel konvensional. Dari hasil uji kinerja produk biodiesel ozonidanya, didapatkan informasi tentang indeks setana, daya, dan torsi yang lebih baik dari minyak solar di Indonesia.Kata Kunci: Minyak Sawit, Biodiesel, Metil Ester, Etil Ester, Ozonida, Ozonolisis
Performance Test with TiO2 Modified Activated Carbon on Pilot Scale Phenol Removal Slamet Slamet; Ade Putera; Setijo Bismo
IPTEK The Journal for Technology and Science Vol 19, No 4 (2008)
Publisher : IPTEK, LPPM, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.12962/j20882033.v19i4.143

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The integrated of activated carbon adsorbent and TiO2 photocatalyst (TiO2/AC) has been synthesized and evaluated to remove phenol in the continuous pilot scale system. TiO2/AC was prepared by mixing of AC into sol system consisting of TiO2 Degussa P-25, water, and tetraehtyl orthosilicate (TEOS) solution as a source of silica. The mixtures then evaporated at ±97oC and calcined at 400oC. Performance test of the material was conducted using Tubular-V-Collector (TVC) reactor that equipped with 14 UV black light lamps. The experimental results show that the phenol could effectively be removed through simultaneous adsorption and photocatalysis. Within the residence time of 6 minutes, TiO2/AC could continuously remove the 50 ppm of phenol by 100% phenol removal as long as 5 hours.
PENGOLAHAN AIR YANG MENGANDUNG LINEAR ALKYL BENZENE SULFONATE (LAS) DAN AMONIA DENGAN KOMBINASI PROSES OZONASI GELEMBUNG MIKRO DAN FILTRASI MEMBRAN Setijo Bismo
Purifikasi Vol 12 No 2 (2011): Jurnal Purifikasi
Publisher : Department of Environmental Engineering-Faculty of Civil, Environmental and Geo Engineering. Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.12962/j25983806.v12.i2.200

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Salah satu upaya yang dilakukan untuk mengolah air yang mengandung senyawa Linear Alkyl Benzene Sulfonate (LAS) dan amonia adalah dengan proses ozonasi gelembung mikro dan filtrasi membran. Proses ini memanfaatkan keberadaan radikal hidroksida yang merupakan oksidator kuat yang mampu menguraikan senyawa organik dan anorganik bersifat racun dan sulit terurai di dalam air. Dari penelitian ini didapatkan bahwa proses ozonasi gelembung mikro dan filtrasi membran cukup efektif untuk menyisihkan senyawa LAS, namun tidak cukup efektif untuk menyisihkan senyawa amonia dalam air. Persentase penyisihan total LAS untuk konsentrasi awal 30 mg/L, 50 mg/L dan 100 mg/L masing-masing diperoleh sebesar 89,82 %; 84,20% dan 81,49% dan amonia sebesar 17,07%.
Magnetic Field Effects on CaCO3 Precipitation Process in Hard Water Saksono, Nelson; Bismo, Setijo; Krisanti, Elsa; Manaf, Azwar; Widaningrum, Roekmijati
Makara Journal of Technology Vol. 10, No. 2
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Magnetic Field Effects on CaCO3 Precipitation Process in Hard Water. Magnetic treatment is applied as physical water treatment for scale prevention especially CaCO3, from hard water in piping equipment by reducing its hardness. Na2CO3 and CaCl2 solution sample was used in to investigate the magnetic fields influence on the formation of particle of CaCO3. By changing the strength of magnetic fields, exposure time and concentration of samples solution, this study presents quantitative results of total scale deposit, total precipitated CaCO3 and morphology of the deposit. This research was run by comparing magnetically and non-magnetically treated samples. The results showed an increase of deposits formation rate and total number of precipitated CaCO3 of magnetically treated samples. The increase of concentration solution sample will also raised the deposit under magnetic field. Microscope images showed a greater number but smaller size of CaCO3 deposits form in magnetically treated samples, and aggregation during the processes. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis showed that magnetically samples were dominated by calcite. But, there was a significant decrease of calcite’s peak intensities from magnetized samples that indicated the decrease of the amount of calcite and an increase of total amorphous of deposits. This result showed that magnetization of hard water leaded to the decreasing of ion Ca2+ due to the increasing of total CaCO3 precipitation process.
The Effect of Ozone and Zeolite Concentration to the Performance of the Treatment of Wastewater Containing Heavy Metal Using Flotation Process Karamah, Eva Fathul; Bismo, Setijo; Simbolon, Hotdi M.
Makara Journal of Technology Vol. 12, No. 1
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The Effect of Ozone and Zeolite Concentration to the Performance of the Treatment of Wastewater Containing Heavy Metal Using Flotation Process. Industrial wastewater which contains heavy metal cannot be disposed to the environment directly, due to its toxicity. In this research, separation of metal from wastewater was conducted by sorptive flotation method, using Lampung natural zeolite as bonding agent. The most common diffuser used in the flotation process is air or oxygen. In this research, ozone is used as diffuser because it is a stronger oxidant and more dissolvable in water than oxygen. Besides, ozone is a coagulant aid and disinfectant. With ozone as diffuser, it is expected that the process become faster with higher efficiency. This research was conducted to determine ozone effectiveness as diffuser, compared with other diffuser, and also to determine optimum concentration and effectiveness of zeolite in flotation of iron, nickel and copper. The research result shows that separation of iron with air diffuser is 90.8%, air-oxygen diffuser is 95.7%, air-ozone (from air) diffuser is 99.7%, and air-ozone (from oxygen) diffuser is 99.7%. Natural zeolite is effective as bonding agent with optimum concentration equal to 2 gram/liter, producing separation percentage for iron equal to 99.70%, copper equal to 88.98% and Nickel equal to 98.46%.