Pengeringan Sludge Limbah Cair dari Tempat Pembuangan Sampah Secara Elektroosmosis pada Skala Semi Lapang

Abstract

Wastewater treatment in a IPAL produces a semi-solid residue known as sludge. As a semi-solid material and derived from a variety of mixed waste, the sludge is difficult to be transported and still contains harmful substances to the environment. Therefore, a technology needed to reduce the water content in sludge so it can be easily transported and the amount of the harmful substances can be reduced. One method that has been introduced is electroosmosis. This study aims to test the effectiveness of the electroosmosis sludge drying technique at semi field scale and to know the influence of electroosmosis on heavy metal reduction in sludge from liquid waste management. This research use sludge from IPAL TPA Bantar Gebang and was designed on a semi-field scale. The device was made from: (1) plastic box which has 100 x 50 x 40 cm for length, width and height and 0.5 mm thickness, (2) the positive electrode which is made from graphite and the negative one which is made from copper, (3) electrical current connecting cable (4) a 30 V voltage power supply. After the electroosmosis process is completed, a five centimeters thick sludge taken horizontally between anode and cathode. This study shows that drying process by electroosmosis can be done with TPS sludge type. Electroosmosis can reduce the moisture content of the sludge from 1700% to about 1300-1000% of in 17610 minutes (293.5 hours) using 30 V voltage. The drying or dewatering process still not done effectively because some problems such as electricity cut out in the power supply. Electroosmosis drying changes the chemical properties of the sludge, such as pH and can lower the concentration of heavy metals in the area near to anode and also increases and accumulates the metals at the cathode.