Modifikasi Abu Layang Batu bara menjadi Sodalit dan Sodalit-CTAB untuk Adsorpsi Zat Warna Metil Oranye
RICKY FASHA SETIAWAN, Prof. Dr.rer.nat Nurul Hidayat Aprilita, S.Si., M.Si.; Taufik Abdillah Natsir, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D.
2024 | Skripsi | KIMIA
Penelitian terkait adsorpsi metil oranye telah dilakukan dengan menggunakan abu layang batu bara yang modifikasi menjadi sodalit dan sodalit-CTAB sebagai adsorben. Percobaan ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi kemampuan adsorpsi sodalit dan sodalit-CTAB terhadap metil oranye dan mempelajari kinetika adsorpsinya. Sodalit dimodifikasi dari abu layang batu bara yang diaktivasi menggunakan HCl dan NaOH pekat, kemudian dimodifikasi dengan CTAB, dan dikalsinasi. Selanjutnya, sodalit dikarakterisasi dengan menggunakan teknik FTIR, XRD, SAA, dan SEM. Sodalit hasil modifikasi kemudian digunakan sebagai adsorben metil oranye. Variabel-variabel penelitian meliputi massa adsorben, waktu kontak, konsentrasi awal metil oranye, dan pH larutan divariasikan untuk mengevaluasi kemampuan adsorpsi. Konsentrasi metil oranye dianalisis menggunakan spektrofotometer UV-Vis.
Research on the adsorption of methyl orange has been conducted using coal fly ash modified into sodalite and sodalite-CTAB as adsorbents. This experiment aims to evaluate the adsorption capacity of sodalite and sodalite-CTAB for methyl orange and to study the adsorption kinetics. Sodalite was modified from coal fly ash activated using concentrated HCl and NaOH, followed by modification with CTAB and calcination. Subsequently, the modifed sodalite was characterized using FTIR, XRD, SAA, and SEM techniques. The obtained sodalite was then employed as an adsorbent for the methyl orange adsorption process. Variables such as adsorbent mass, contact time, initial concentration of methyl orange, and solution pH were varied to evaluate the adsorption capacity. The concentration of methyl orange was analyzed using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer.
The research showed that coal fly ash could be
converted into sodalite zeolite adsorbent through calcination. SEM revealed that without adding CTAB, the CFA-S
sample formed larger agglomerated particles, whereas the addition of CTAB
resulted in smaller spherical particles aggregating into a zeolitic structure
(CFA-S-CTAB). FTIR analysis identified characteristic absorption bands of
sodalite related to oxygen-containing Si and Al groups. The CFA-S sample
appeared reddish-brown, while the CFA-S-CTAB sample had a similar but more
muted reddish-brown color. The resulting adsorbent has an adsorption
capacity of 60.975 mg g-1 for CFA-S and 65.789 mg g-1 for
CFA-S-CTAB. The optimum conditions for adsorption are an adsorbent mass of 0.1
grams, pH 2, contact time of 60 minutes, and an initial methyl orange
concentration of 5 ppm. The equilibrium adsorption data are better explained by
the Freundlich isotherm than the Langmuir isotherm. Additionally, the
adsorption kinetics follow the Ho pseudo-second-order model, indicating a
chemical adsorption process.
Kata Kunci : abu layang batu bara, adsorpsi, CTAB, metil oranye, sodalit