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Konversi Karbon Menggunakan Metode Plasma Tegangan Tinggi Berbahan Dasar Arang Tempurung Kelapa
ABSTRACT
Coconut shell charcoal is one of the products that can be converted into graphene using high voltage plasma technology. This study aims to determine whether using high voltage plasma technology with arc discharge method can convert charcoal into graphene and to analyze it using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) which aims to determine the crystallization structure. The occurrence of shifts and constrictions between the peaks indicates the main characteristic of the graphene. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) is used to determine the surface morphology of the converted charcoal, where the carbon structure after being exposed to plasma discharge will become more porous and micrometer in size. The arc discharge method is carried out by flowing an electric voltage source of 220V and using a transformer to increase the voltage to 10kV then connected to a rod electrode and plate electrode to produce a high-voltage plasma. The variables used in this study were the distance between the electrodes and the length of time the charcoal was exposed to high-voltage plasma discharge. From the analysis, it is found that the distance between the electrodes affects the characteristics of the plasma and graphene produced. At a distance of 1 cm the sound of the plasma produced is very strong and the color of the plasma is bluish orange, at a distance of 1.5 cm the sound of the plasma produced is not stronger than a distance of 1 cm and the color of the plasma is deep orange and at a distance of 2 cm the sound produced is not stronger than 1.5 cm and the plasma color is pale orange. The length of the plasma discharge treatment also affects the graphene yield, where the longer the treatment, the more graphene is produced.
Keyword: Charcoal, Coconut shell charcoal, Plasma, High voltage, Arc Discharge, Graphene, XRD, SEM
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