Walisongo Journal of Chemistry
Vol 5, No 1 (2022): Walisongo Journal of Chemistry

Poly Aluminum Chloride (PAC) as Coagulant in Liquid Waste Treatment of Tofu

Riva Ismawati (Universitas Tidar)
Rina Rahayu (Universitas Tidar)
Rizqa Puspitarini (Universitas Tidar)
Ahmad Muhlisin (Politeknik Muhammadiyah Magelang)
Alene Tawang (Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Jul 2022

Abstract

The tofu craftsmen have not processed the liquid waste produced and disposed of the liquid waste directly into the waters as a result, the water quality has decreased. Tofu liquid waste has BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand), COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand), and TSS (Total Suspended Solid) exceeding the permitted quality standards. Treatment of tofu liquid waste needs to be done before being disposed of, one of which is by using coagulant. The purpose of this research is to know the value of BOD, COD, TSS, and pH of tofu liquid waste before and after the addition of PAC. The study was conducted by varying the concentration of PAC (10 mg/L, 30 mg/L, and 75 mg/L). The test results show that the tofu liquid waste has a BOD value of 3,890 mg/L, COD 9558.7 mg/L, TSS 2,905 mg/L, and a pH of 3.7. The use of PAC as a coagulant reduced the values of BOD, COD, TSS, and pH. PAC concentration of 75 mg/L can reduce BOD, COD, TSS, and pH values to 3,015 mg/L, 6,900 mg/L, 840 mg/L, and 3.59, respectively.

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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 ...