Pattimura Proceeding : Conference of Science and Technology
2017: Proceedings of the 3rd International Seminar of Basic Science

STUDY OF BENTONITE ACTIVATION USING SULFURIC ACID AND ITS APPLICATION AS AN ADSORBENT OF RHODAMINE B DYE

Catherina M. Bijang (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Pattimura University, Ambon - Indonesia)
Dewi Sri (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Pattimura University, Ambon - Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jul 2017

Abstract

A study about activated bentonite with 2M, 3M, 4M Sulfuric Acid and its application as a Rhodamin dye adsorbent had been done. Bentonite was saturated with 3M NaCl before activated by acid. Performance determination of adsorbent is done by using Uv-Vis Spectrophotometric method. Concentrate determination of Rhodamin B dye made at a wavelength of 554 nm. The result obtained showed that the 2M sulfuric acid bentonite is the best adsorbent.

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