Catherina M. Bijang
Department Of Chemistry, Faculty Of Mathematics And Natural Science, University Of Pattimura-Indonesia

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Journal : Indonesia Chimica Acta

Utilization of Clay as Adsorbent Laboratory Waste Catherina M.Bijang; Ivonne Telussa
Jurnal Akta Kimia Indonesia (Indonesia Chimica Acta) Volume 1 No 1 - December 2008
Publisher : Hasanuddin University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20956/ica.v1i1.2446

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Treatment for laboratorium waste need to carry out for prevented environment pollution if accumulation occured in the world. Natural resources available in maluku like clay can used to treat heavy metal Pb and Cu wastes. This adsorben were clay from Ouw village in Saparua,Maluku. The clay were brown and black. Each clay were activated with soaked in sulfuric acid for 5 and 10 hours. The result showed that the black clay with activated for 5 hours in sulfuric acid had the best adsorb.This clay more effective for adsorp Pb2+ ion compare with Cu2+ ion.Keywords : clay, adsorben, heavy metal.