Pemanfaatan limbah padat palm kernel cake (PKC) sebagai sumber karbon aktif dengan proses kimia

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Solid waste of Palm kernel cake (PKC) is a by product of oil extraction from palm nut pose a serious environmental problem in some factories of Palm Kernel Oil (PKO. Thererfore the research about utilization of palm kernel cake solid waste (PKC) as a source of activated carbon was performed. From this research is to know quality of activated carbon using palm kernel cake as a row material to compare with the SNI 06-3730-1995. The process was carried out is chemical activation method with in laboratory scale using two types activator, which is phosphoric acid and potassium hydroxide at six different concentration 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, 10% and 12% respectively. Whereas, carbonization was held at temperature of 400oC during 120 minutes.

The result indicated that the quality of activated carbon according to key parameters using the lowest concentration of activator fulfilling with SNI 06-3730-1995 was produced by H3PO4 6% with iodine adsorption capacity 769 mg/g. Meanwhile for activator KOH 10% according to key parameters using the lowest concentration of activator fulfilling with SNI 06-3730-1995 was produced by with condition of iodine adsorption capacity 778 mg/g