FLUIDA
Vol. 18 No. 2 (2025): FLUIDA

Reduction of COD and Color from Non-Destructive Testing Wastewater Using Persulfate-Based AOPs Method

Bambang Soeswanto (Chemical Engineering Department, Politeknik Negeri Bandung, Bandung 40599)
Endang Kusumawati (Chemical Engineering Department, Politeknik Negeri Bandung, Bandung 40599)
Luthfi Alfaridzi Setiawan (Chemical Engineering Department, Politeknik Negeri Bandung, Bandung 40599)
Muhammad Rizal Firjatulloh (Politeknik Negeri Bandung)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Nov 2025

Abstract

PT Collins Aerospace is an aerospace component electroplating company that utilizes Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) in its production process, generating liquid waste containing fluorescent dyes—toxic, persistent, and complex organic compounds with a light green color. The initial Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) of the wastewater is 2880 mg/L. To treat this, the Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) method was selected for its ability to degrade complex organics into simpler, non-toxic substances like H₂O and CO₂. This study evaluates the impact of persulfate dosage, heating duration, and operating pH on the reduction of COD and color intensity. The parameters tested include persulfate dosages (100, 300, 500 ppm), heating durations (30, 60, 120 minutes), operating pH levels (4, 6, 9), and temperatures (room temperature and 65°C). Results show that the optimal persulfate dosage was 500 ppm, achieving 77.78% COD reduction and 52.5% color removal. The best heating duration was 120 minutes with 88.33% COD reduction and 58.79% color removal, while pH 6 yielded the highest efficiency, with 88.89% COD reduction and 76.13% color removal, resulting in a clear visual appearance. In contrast, treatment at room temperature showed decreased performance, with 61% COD reduction.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

kimia

Publisher

Subject

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

Description

FLUIDA (FLD, ISSN: 1412-8543, e-ISSN: 2723-7680) is a science and technology journal that contains articles taken from laboratory research results, simulation results of problems, conceptual analysis (the study of problem-solving in writing) about the production process, troubleshooting, and ...