DETERMINATION OF TEXTILE DYE CIBACRON RED ADSORPTION CAPACITY BY ACTIVE CARBON

• Main Author: D. Fashridjal (NIM 10501040), Faiz
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/6090
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

ABSTRACT: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The presence of dyes in textile industry waste can be fatal to water life. Active carbon has the strongest physical adsorption force of any material known to mankind. The adsorption capacity of the textile dye Cibacron Red by active carbon was determined. Initial steps in callibration and maximum wave length determination of the dye solution were performed. The effects of HCl concentration and duration of adsorption upon the adsorption of the dye by active carbon were sequentially studied. The amount of the dye adsorbed by active carbon was determined utilizing visible spectrophotometric methods. It was found that increasingly acidic conditions provide higher adsorption capacity. Increases ini adsorption duration also show an increase in adsorption. The result of the investigation yeild a adsorption capacity of 1.25 mg textile dye/1 g active carbon. The findings of this study hopefully may be usefull for application in the textile industry.