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• Main Author: NAFI AKHSANI (NIM : 13014030) - KEVIN SUTANTO (NIM : 13014103), INDRA
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/28044
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

<p align="justify"> <br /> <br /> Indonesia is one of the largest archipelagic countries in the world with more than 17,000 islands stretching from Sabang to Merauke. Recorded 64.97% of the total territory of NKRI sovereignty or about 3.5 million square kilometers consists of oceans. Supported by a very strategic geographical location between 2 continents and 2 oceans and supported by the vision of the President of the Republic of Indonesia today, namely Joko Widodo to establish Indonesia as a maritime axis of the world, this certainly encourages the activity or busy traffic in the waters of Indonesia . The more busy the flow of sea transport, of course the risk of pollution is increasing. One of the most common forms of pollution is the oil spill. One of the cases that attract public attention is the spill of oil in Balikpapan Bay on March 31, 2018 as many as 40.000 barrels. Oil spills may come from tank leaks of vessels, ship accidents, offshore drilling, or sea loading and unloading terminals. <br /> <br /> Therefore, it is necessary to have an adsorbent oil boom capable of absorbing oil spills and can be used as the first treatment in cases of oil spills. On the basis of the above matters, this research is aimed at developing oil boom stuffing material by making the most of the use of domestic boom oil filler material available in the country with special emphasis on the use of natural raw materials. Oil boom is used in the form of mixture of kapok fiber and polypropylene fiber. The kapok fibers are obtained from the kapok tree and the polypropylene fiber used in the nonwoven type. <br /> <br /> This study consists of four main stages, firstly preparing a mixture of fiber, making oil boom, preparing adsorbat, and testing oil boom. The preparation stage of the fiber mixture is carried out by mixing the cotton fibers and polypropylene fibers according to the variation of the weight composition. At the stage of oil boom making is done by inserting the fiber mixture into the fabric wrapper and tying the two ends of the oil boom using rubber band. The preparation stage of the adsorbat is done by preparing sea water and poured into a container then added crude or diesel oil. And finally, the oil boom parameter test phase in the form of absorption test and buoyancy test and the determination of the best oil boom ingredients composition based on test results.The highest absorption was obtained on 100% kapok composition of 21.02 g fiber / g of minyak mentah and 14.12 g fiber / g diesel. The five variations of the composition have a buoyancy oer weight ratio of 5 to 15. <br /> <p align="justify"> <br />