Equilibrium Journal of Chemical Engineering
Vol 7, No 2 (2023): Volume 7, No 2 December 2023

Adsorption of Ammonia in Wastewater Using Hyacinth (Eichornia Crassipes) Powder with The Assistance of Bio Balls

M. Ilham Nurdin (Department of Chemical Engineering, Ujung Pandang State Polytechnic, Makassar, Indonesia 90245)
Arifah Sukasri (Department of Chemical Engineering, Ujung Pandang State Polytechnic, Makassar, Indonesia 90245)
Jeanne Dewi Damayanti (Department of Chemical Engineering, Ujung Pandang State Polytechnic, Makassar, Indonesia 90245)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Aug 2023

Abstract

Abstract. Water pollution can be caused by the discharge of domestic wastewater containing contaminants. Ammonia is a water pollutant that has a bad impact because it can cause an unpleasant pungent odor and can inhibit or stop the growth of aquatic organisms because it interferes with oxygen binding, changes pH and affects enzymatic reactions and membrane stability in aquatic organisms. This research treats domestic wastewater contaminated with ammonia by means of adsorption using water hyacinth powder. In order to reduce ammonia contaminants in domestic wastewater. This study used a quantitative method which included the acclimatization stage, preliminary test, water hyacinth powder production, adsorption process, ammonia content analysis. The results showed that the use of water hyacinth powder in the most efficient adsorption process was 8 grams of water hyacinth powder and 60 bioballs in 10 liters of wastewater with a decrease in ammonia content of 93.47% for 24 hours. With the bioremediation process ratio, the ammonia content in wastewater can be reduced from 4.810 ppm to 0.314 ppm.Keywords:Adsorption, Domestic Wastewater, Ammonia, Water Hyacinth Powder

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Journal Info

Abbrev

equilibrium

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Subject

Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Chemistry Energy Engineering Materials Science & Nanotechnology

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Equilibrium Journal of Chemical Engineering (EJChE) publishes communication articles, original research articles and review articles in :. Material Development Biochemical Process Exploration and Optimization Chemical Education Chemical Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Designing, Modeling, and ...