CD Tugas Akhir
Pembuatan Karbon Aktif Dari Pelepah Kelapa Sawit Sebagai Penjernih Asap Cair
ABSTRACT
Activated carbon is widely known as an adsorbent material in various purification applications, including in the processing of liquid smoke. This study aims to determine the effect of temperature and activation time of activated carbon calcination on purification of liquid smoke. Dry oil palm frond waste with an amount of 6 kg was carbonized using the torrefaction method producing a charcoal yield of 36.6% and a liquid smoke yield of 43.52% (grade 3), then the charcoal was activated through a dual activation method, namely chemical and physical. Chemical activation was carried out by soaking oil palm frond charcoal in a sodium carbonate solution (Na₂CO₃) for 24 hours to increase pore formation. The process was continued with physical activation by heating at temperatures of 500°C, 550°C, and 600°C for 1, 2, and 3 hours. The results showed that increasing temperature and heating time had a significant effect on the properties of activated carbon. The best activated carbon was obtained at a temperature of 600°C for 3 hours, with a water content of 2.62%, ash content of 6.97% and an iodine adsorption capacity of 1535.85 mg/g, these results indicate that the quality of activated carbon has met the SNI NO 06-3730-1995 standard. The effectiveness test of activated carbon in clarifying liquid smoke produced liquid smoke (grade 1) which was clear yellow, with a pH of 4, a density of 1.034 g/ml, and a total titrated acid of 3.30%. All of these results are in accordance with the SNI NO 8985-2021 standard, activated carbon from oil palm frond waste shows high potential as an environmentally friendly liquid smoke clarifying material.
Keywords: activated carbon, oil palm frond, liquid smoke purification
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