STUDY OF BENTONITE ACTIVATION USING SULFURIC ACID AND ITS APPLICATION AS AN ADSORBENT OF RHODAMINE B DYE

  • Catherina M. Bijang Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Pattimura University, Ambon - Indonesia
  • Dewi Sri Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Pattimura University, Ambon - Indonesia
Keywords: Acid activator; Activated bentonite; Adsorbent

Abstract

A study about activated bentonite with 2M, 3M, 4M Sulfuric Acid and its application as a Rhodamin dye adsorbent had been done. Bentonite was saturated with 3M NaCl before activated by acid.  Performance determination of adsorbent is done by using Uv-Vis Spectrophotometric method. Concentrate determination of Rhodamin B dye made at a wavelength of 554 nm. The result obtained showed that the 2M sulfuric acid bentonite is the best adsorbent.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Published
2017-07-01
How to Cite
Bijang, C., & Sri, D. (2017). STUDY OF BENTONITE ACTIVATION USING SULFURIC ACID AND ITS APPLICATION AS AN ADSORBENT OF RHODAMINE B DYE. Pattimura Proceeding: Conference of Science and Technology, 1(1), 083-088. Retrieved from https://ojs3.unpatti.ac.id/index.php/pcst/article/view/1520