Aktivitas Fotokatalis TiO2 Terdoping Cr dari Air Limbah Penyamakan Kulit dan Uji Aktivitasnya untuk Degradasi Metilen Biru
Winda Andjani Maharani, Prof. Dr. Endang Tri Wahyuni, M.S.; Prof. Drs. Roto., M.Eng., Ph.D.
2023 | Skripsi | KIMIA
Enhancement of TiO2 photocatalytic activity under visible light through Cr metal doping from leather tanning wastewater has been carried out in this study. The doping process of Cr metal in TiO2 photocatalyst was carried out by hydrothermal method, through direct interaction between TiO2 powder and leather tanning wastewater with certain variation of Cr concentration. The synthesized Cr-doped TiO2 photocatalyst was characterized using SRUV, XRD, FTIR, XRF, and SEM. Furthermore, the activity of TiO2-Cr photocatalyst was tested on the methylene blue dye photodegradation under visible light with a system batch system. In dye photodegradation process, optimization of doped Cr content, irradiation time, photocatalyst mass, and pH of solution were carried out. Determination of methylene blue dye concentration after photodegradation was carried out using UV-Visible spectrophotometer. The result showed that Cr doping on TiO2 photocatalyst has been successfully carried out, which is characterized by the decrease of band gap energy (Eg) of TiO2 so the Eg of TiO2 enters the visible light region. Therefore, it makes TiO2-Cr photocatalyst able to absorb visible light and had greater activity under visible light irradiation than TiO2 without doping. The decrease in Eg value depends on the Cr doped concentration in TiO2-Cr. The most significant Eg decrease is shown by TiO2-Cr with mole ratio of TiO2:Cr at 1:0.5 with an Eg value of 2.99 eV from 3.24 eV. The result of TiO2-Cr photocatalyst activity test on methylene blue dye photodegradation under visible light showed that the effectivity of photodegradation was affected by dopant content, irradiation time, photocatalyst mass, and pH of solution. The effectivity of 4 mg/L in 30 mL of methylene blue solution in photodegradation process was optimally generated by TiO2-Cr (1:0.5) at 70.59% with optimum condition in 60 min of irradiation time, 5 mg of photocatalyst mass, and pH 7.
Kata Kunci : air limbah penyamakan kulit, doping Cr, fotodegradasi metilen biru, sinar tampak, TiO2