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Characterization of Chitosan-Bentonite and Water Hyacinth Plant as a Potential Adsorbent
Author(s) -
Moondra Zubir,
Hafni Indriati Nasution,
Mutya Fika Safitri,
Agustina Mandasari
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indonesian journal of chemical science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2622-1349
pISSN - 2622-4968
DOI - 10.24114/ijcst.v1i1.16318
Subject(s) - hyacinth , adsorption , bentonite , chitosan , eichhornia crassipes , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , materials science , nuclear chemistry , characterization (materials science) , chemistry , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , aquatic plant , organic chemistry , geology , macrophyte , engineering , oceanography
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) has a very rapid growth in the waters so it can cause eutrophication. The silica content of 5.56% allows water hyacinth can be utilized as a natural adsorbent. Bentonit has an advantage as an adsorbent because it has an inter-layered structure that can be easily modified with chitosan, resulting in better performance as an eco-friendly adsorbent. This research aims to determine the characterization of chitosan-bentonite and water hyacinth as a adsorbent of Pb(II)removal. Characterization tests were performed using X-ray difraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR) spectrophotometry. From the results of quantitative XRD analysis can be seen that the adsorbent of chitosan-bentonit and water hyacinth have different adsorbent characteristic, but has the same crystal system that is triclinic crystal system.

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