The Adsorption Performance and Characterization of Activated Charcoal of Bone Char Against Acid Orange 7

Siti Fatimah (Department Of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Muhammadiyah Surakarta University, Surakarta, Indonesia Jl. A. Yani, Mendungan, Sukoharjo, Central Java,)
Yazid Rijal Azinuddin (Department Of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Muhammadiyah Surakarta University, Surakarta, Indonesia Jl. A. Yani, Mendungan, Sukoharjo, Central Java,)

JKPK (Jurnal Kimia dan Pendidikan Kimia)
Vol 7, No 3 (2022): JKPK (Jurnal Kimia dan Pendidikan Kimia)

The use of Acid Orange 7, a synthetic dye, in the textile industry harms the environment because it is carcinogenic. This research aims to remove the Acid Orange 7 dye dissolved in the water. This study used cow bone charcoal as an alternative adsorbent made by the carbonization method. In addition, the batch adsorption method was applied in the bleaching process of the synthetic dye waste, Acid Orange 7. Several tests, such as SEM, EDX, BET, XRD, and FTIR, were carried out to determine the characteristics and ability of activated charcoal from cow bones as an adsorbent for acid Orange 7 dye waste. Other organic adsorbents, such as graphene oxide and activated carbon, were used to compare the results. Bone char adsorption Acid Orange 7 62.2% efficiently. The adsorption efficiency of activated carbon is 79.8%, while graphene oxide has an adsorption rate of 89.4%. The findings revealed that bone char could be used to cure synthetic dye waste, Acid Orange 7, as an alternative. Additional treatment