Open AccessThe Analysis of Banana Peels are used as Water Purifying Materials
Author(s) -
Prantasi Harmi Tjahjanti,
Iswanto Iswanto,
M. F. Luliafan,
Andi Muhammad Fahruddin,
R. R. Ernanda
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1764/1/012174
Subject(s) - banana peel , rainwater harvesting , raw water , environmental science , pulp and paper industry , wastewater , water treatment , waste management , chemistry , environmental engineering , food science , biology , ecology , engineering
Banana peels are generally considered to be waste usually thrown away, but in fact it has important benefits to clear water. The purpose of this study is to use banana peels to clear dirty water from rivers. The process used is filtered coated water using gravel sand, charcoal, palm fiber and the final filter layer is banana peels that acts as a place to disinfect raw water against germs and bacteria still present in the water. The results obtained indicate that water purification using banana peels meets the criteria for physical testing, including water levels with a pH between 7.0 8.5, and does not interfere with the taste and smell of water. Rainwater and river water can be used as cleaning water because the pH meets all requirements but cannot be used as clean water because bacteriologically all samples do not meet the drinking water