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Recovery of Lithium from Geothermal Fluid at Lumpur Sidoarjo by Adsorption Method
Noerochim, Lukman;
Satriawangsa, Gita Akbar;
Widodo, Amien
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol 48, No 2 (2016)
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2016.48.2.6
The recovery of lithium from geothermal fluid at Lumpur Sidoarjo, Indonesia was investigated employing an adsorption method with polymer membrane as container. The lithium concentration in geothermal fluid from Lumpur Sidoarjo used in the present study was about 5 mg/l. Lithium manganese oxide (LMO) was selected as a promising adsorbent material due to its non-toxic, topotactical behavior and low cost. In this study, LMO with single Li/Mn mole ratio was prepared, i.e. Li1.6Mn1.6O4. The adsorbent was synthesized by solid state reaction at 500 °C for 5 hrs. A lithium uptake yield from the geothermal fluid of around 6.6 mg/g was obtained.
The Influence of PEG400 and Acetone on Polysulfone Membrane Morphology and Fouling Behaviour
Aryanti, P.T.P.;
Joscarita, Shelli R.;
Wardani, Anita K.;
Subagjo, S.;
Ariono, Danu;
Wenten, I Gede
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol 48, No 2 (2016)
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2016.48.2.1
Modification of polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane was conducted by blending polysulfone with PEG400 and acetone as additives. The influence of each additive on the resulted membrane morphology and fouling characteristics were investigated. The experimental results showed that the hydrophilicity of the polysulfone membrane was improved by the increase of PEG400 in the polysulfone membrane. The water contact angle of the membrane was decreased from 76.1° to 38.31° when 35 %wt of PEG400 was added into the polysulfone solution, while the water content of the membrane was increased by around 38%. The high concentration of PEG400 in the polysulfone solution led to the formation of longer finger-like cavities in the membrane structure and resulted in a thicker membrane skin layer. The high concentration of PEG400 also contributed to the increase in hydraulic resistance of the membrane due to organic matter fouling. This problem could be minimized by the addition of acetone into the polysulfone solution, which resulted in a lower fouling resistance of organic matter during up to five hours of peat water filtration.
Skewed Pressure Characteristics of Equivalent Load in Double-Arch Tunnel
Li, Chunliu;
Wang, Shuren;
Wang, Yongguang;
Cui, Fang;
Yang, Fan
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol 48, No 3 (2016)
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2016.48.3.8
It is of great importance to reasonably estimate the surrounding rock load of a double-arch tunnel for the design, construction and stability evaluation of the tunnel. Currently, the basic theory on surrounding rock pressure of double-arch tunnels is insufficient for properly making the design and calculations. Generally, simplified calculations based on experience are used, such as the calculation method of Protodyakonovâs theory, the building code method and others. Considering the fact that the surrounding rock pressure of double-arch tunnels has skewed distribution characteristics, a computational model of a double-arch tunnel was built using data from an actual excavation of a highway tunnel. Taking some factors into consideration, such as different stress states, different construction methods and different sizes of double-arch tunnels, the pressure evolution of the surrounding rock was analyzed during step-by-step excavation of the double-arch tunnel. The results showed that in each condition the surrounding rock pressure of the double-arch tunnel displayed skewed distribution characteristics. The skewed distribution of the surrounding rock pressure varied with changes in stress state, construction sequence and excavation size. The skewed pressure of the double-arch tunnel was converted to equivalent load. The conversion method and distribution characteristics of the equivalent load are specified. They have important theoretical significance and practical value for similar engineering practices.
Development of Risk Coefficient for Input to New Indonesian Seismic Building Codes
Sengara, I Wayan;
Sidhi, Indra Djati;
Mulia, Andri;
Asrurifak, Muhammad;
Hutabarat, Daniel
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol 48, No 1 (2016)
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2016.48.1.5
In 2010 a national team (Team 9) developed the hazard curve and maximum considered earthquake (MCE) for the whole Indonesian area. The results were further applied in this study. Risk-targeted ground motions (RTGM) with 1% probability of building collapse in 50 years were developed by integrating the hazard curve with the structural capacity distribution. Parametric study on various variables that affect the log-normal standard deviation suggests a value of 0.7. In the effort to obtain the RTGM for the whole Indonesian region, integration was carried out using definite integration in which the curves are split into thin vertical strips and the areas below each curve are multiplied and summed. Detailed procedures and verification are given in this paper. An example of RTGM calculation was carried out for Jakarta City and then applied to the whole Indonesian region. Risk coefficients defining the ratio between RTGM and MCE were eventually developed and mapped. Risk coefficient development was generated for two periods of interest, i.e. a short time period (T = 0.2 seconds) and a 1-second period, respectively. Based on the results, for the period of 1.0 seconds 55% of Indonesian cities/districts have a risk coefficient in the range of 0.9 to 1.1 and about 37% in the range of 0.7 to 0.9, with only 5% in the range of 1.1 to 1.25.
Improving Gold Recovery from Artificial Preg-Robbing Ore by Pre-treatment using Blinding Agent and Resin-in-Leach
Mubarok, Mohammad Zaki;
Irianto, Prasetyo Sandha
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol 48, No 3 (2016)
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2016.48.3.3
In the present paper, the effectiveness of the use of blinding agents, ionic exchanger resins and the combination of them in improving gold extraction from simulated preg-robbing ore is discussed. The blinding agents used were kerosene, diesel oil and pine oil, while the ion exchange resins used were Lewatit Monoplus MP 800, Lewatit AF 5 and guanidine. Preg-robbing conditions were simulated by blending fine activated carbon with ore sample. The investigation results show that the presence of artificial carbonaceous materials at 2% (w/w) in the gold ore significantly reduces gold recovery. Pretreatment of artificial preg-robbing ore prior to cyanidation by mixing with kerosene, diesel oil and pine oil for 0.5h improved gold recovery up to 25.4%. A combination of pre-treatment using blinding agent and a resin in leach (RIL) test using Lewatit MP 800 resin demonstrated a synergistic effect that improves gold recovery up to a level of 99.5%,which is significantly higher than using activated carbon and without pretreatment.
Comparative Evaluation of Medical Thermal Image Enhancement Techniques for Breast Cancer Detection
Abdul Wahab, Asnida;
Mohamad Salim, Maheza Irna;
Yunus, Jasmy;
Ramlee, Muhammad Hanif
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol 50, No 1 (2018)
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Thermography is a potential medical imaging modality due to its capability in providing additional physiological information. Medical thermal images obtained from infrared thermography systems incorporate valuable temperature properties and profiles, which could indicate underlying abnormalities. The quality of thermal images is often degraded due to noise, which affects the measurement processes in medical imaging. Contrast stretching and image filtering techniques are normally adopted in medical image enhancement processes. In this study, a comparative evaluation of contrast stretching and image filtering on individual channels of true color thermal images was conducted. Their individual performances were quantitatively measured using mean square error (MSE) and peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR). The results obtained showed that contrast stretching altered the temperature profile of the original image while image filtering appeared to enhance the original image with no changes in its profile. Further measurement of both MSE and PSNR showed that the Wiener filtering method outperformed other filters with an average MSE value of 0.0045 and PSNR value of 78.739 dB. Various segmentation methods applied to both filtered and contrast stretched images proved that the filtering method is preferable for in-depth analysis.
Interdiffusion Behavior of Aluminide Coated Two-Phase α2-Ti3Al/γ-TiAl Alloys at High Temperatures
Basuki, Eddy A.;
Yuliansyah, Muhammad I.;
Rahman, Farhan M.;
Muhammad, Fadhli;
Prajitno, Djoko
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol 48, No 5 (2016)
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2016.48.5.3
Lower density materials of TiAl based intermetallic alloys have recently attracted intensive attention for the replacement of nickel-based superalloys used at high temperatures. As aluminium-rich titanium aluminide intermetallic compounds are normally brittle, two-phase α2-Ti3Al/γ-TiAl alloys have been developed. To increase the corrosion resistance of these alloy systems, an aluminide coating of TiAl3 layer is normally applied. During operation at high temperatures, however, interdiffusion between the coating and the alloy substrate can occur and decrease the TiAl3 layer thickness of the coating. The effects of temperature exposure on the growth of the TiAl2 interdiffusion zone layer on two-phase α2-Ti3Al/γ-TiAl alloys with a chemical composition of Ti-47Al-2Nb-2Cr-0.5Y-0.5Zr are presented in this paper. The exponents for kinetics and rate constant of the TiAl2 interdiffusion layer growth of this multi-component system were found under variation of temperature. The results were compared with those from other researchers.