Open AccessKARAKTERISTIK ARANG AKTIF AKASIA (ACACIA MANGIUM WILLD) YANG DIAPLIKASIKAN SEBAGAI BAHAN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KUALITAS AIR
Author(s) -
Elma Wona Purba,
Alpian,
Yanciluk,
Wahyu Supriyati
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jurnal hutan tropika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2656-9736
pISSN - 1693-7643
DOI - 10.36873/jht.v14i2.1154
Subject(s) - charcoal , activated charcoal , carbonization , chemistry , acacia mangium , activated carbon , pulp and paper industry , water content , horticulture , adsorption , environmental science , organic chemistry , biology , engineering , biochemistry , geotechnical engineering
The production volume or amount of Acacia wood used is generally low compared to thevolume of wood harvested. Not a few woods that are cut cause wood harvesting wastesuch as branches and twigs. One of the uses is processing the waste into activatedcharcoal. Activated charcoal is charcoal whose cavities or pores are cleaned from othercompounds so that the adsorption power of liquids and gases increases. This researchuses the Acacia wood of the stem, branches and twigs which is first through thecarbonization process and then used as activated charcoal. The active charcoal testsinclude yield, moisture content, volatile matter content, ash content, carbon boundcontent, absorption of benzene, absorption of iodine and absorption of methylene blue.Acacia quality test results of the stem, branches and twigs show that the activatedcharcoal of the stem has better quality than the active charcoal of branches and twigs.Overall the results of testing the quality of activated charcoal not all treatments meet therequirements of SNI 06-3730-1995, but when compared with the requirements of thequality of pharmaceutical chemistry, all tests for each treatment meet the qualitystandard requirements. The application of activated charcoal to drilled well water doesnot all improve water quality but still qualifies the drinking water quality standardsMinister of Health Regulation No: 416/Menkes/Per/IX /1990.Keywords: Active Charcoal, Acacia, Trunk, Branches, Branches, Drilling Well Water