Adsorben Berbasis Limbah Padat Agar-Agar sebagai Penjerap Zat Warna Indigosol dan Zat Warna Limbah Industri Batik

Abstract

This study aimed to compare adsorption capacityof solid waste of agar and its carbonization results for indygosol dyes and to compare coagulation-flocculation using adsorpstion process to reduce batik industry waste dyes. The waste after treatment by netralization and coagulation-flocculation using alum reduced chemical oxygen demand (COD) and dyes percent by 45 % and 57.78 % at 50 and 150 ppm alum. Solid waste of agar contained 69.68 % crude fiber which indicates high carbon content in the sample. Solid waste of agar after carbonization had adsorption capacity and efficiency of 6.2394 mg/g and 83.38% for indigosol dyes, and could reduce dyes and COD in the batik industrial waste decreased by 59.81% and 22.19%. Solid waste of agar without carbonization resulted adsorption capacity and efficiency of 3.0644 mg/g and 40.87% for indygosol dyes, and could reduced dyes and COD of the waste by 52.78% and 18.13%.