Walisongo Journal of Chemistry
Vol 2, No 2 (2019): Walisongo Journal of Chemistry

The Study of Pineapple Peel (Ananas comosus L.) Waste Based-Electrolyte Medium: A Simple Experiment Design for the Students

Irvan Maulana Firdaus (Sekolah Menengah Atas Al Isryad Al Islamiyah Boarding School Purwokerto)
Rosiana Dewi Silvia (Sekolah Menengah Atas Al Isryad Al Islamiyah Boarding School Purwokerto)
Ahmad Faqih Amin (Sekolah Menengah Pertama Al Isryad Al Islamiyah Boarding School Purwokerto)
Rajwa Vourza Tsaqifa (Sekolah Menengah Pertama Al Isryad Al Islamiyah Boarding School Purwokerto)
Ira Purnama (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman)
Febiyanto Febiyanto (Universitas Gadjah Mada)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Dec 2019

Abstract

To promote the student curiosity and understanding in the electrolyte medium was carried out using home-made Volta cell. The electrode materials were iron and carbon for anode (-) and cathode (+), respectively. The experiment was designed by two models that were single-chamber (SC) and three series-packed chambers (3-SCs), respectively. Electrolyte properties could be investigated in pineapple peel (Ananas comosus L.)-based electrolyte medium during the operating time of 8 hours, respectively. The measured-voltage of 2.63 and 2.60 of the 3-SCs system could turn on the LED lamp. However, in this study, the decrease of voltage and current were due to the oxidation process of the pineapple peel-based medium under air, room temperature, and normal pressure during the long-operating time of the experiment. Finally, this research expected to provide additional valuable experience and knowledge as same as to facilitate in information delivering to the students in understanding the electrolyte medium from the waste or natural sources.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

wjc

Publisher

Subject

Chemistry

Description

Walisongo journal of chemistry is a peer reviewed and open access journal published by Chemistry Department, faculty of Science and Technology, UIN Walisongo Semarang. This journal covering all areas of chemistry including inorganic, organic, physic, analytic, biochemistry, and environmental ...