Judul: Sintesis Zeoli! X dan Nanokomposit ZeolitJTi02dari Kaolin serta Aplikasinya pada Adsorpsi Fotodegradasi Biru Metilena
Abstrak: Kaolin is rarely used as an adsorbent due to its low adsorption capacity. Therefore, kaolin was converted into zeolite and nanocomposite zeolitefri02. The products were then analyzed using x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope. The synthesized zeolite and nanocomposite were identified as zeolite A and zeolite X. The maximum adsorption capacity (Q) of zeolite and nanocomposite occured at the concentration of methylene blue at 300 mgIL with Q value of 17 mglg and 21 mg/g. The zeolite prepared using NaOH 2.5 I and aged at 24 hours had the highest Q value of 17 mg/g. The test results of their photodegradation properties indicate that the nanocomposite can degrade methylene blue at concentration 12.5 mg/L with percent degradation of 85.19%. The adsorption-photodegradation process of methylene blue was showed by the color of filtrate and precipitate the studied objects which were more pale than the color of control after UV irradiation at wavelength of 365 nm in 6 hours.
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Judul: Sintesis Zeolit dan Nanokomposit Zeolit/TiO2 dari Abu Layang dan Waterglass serta Uji Adsorpsi dan Fotodegradasinya
Abstrak: Coal fly ash contains 20.74% Si and 4.09% Al, rendering its possibility to be synthesized to zeolite. Zeolite was synthesized by smelting at 550 °C, and continued with hydrothermal method at 90 °C for 6 hours. The weighed fly ash was melted with solid NaOH and various amounts of waterglass at 550 °C for 1 hour, which were coded ZK1 for 1.0 g of waterglass added, ZK2 (1.5 g), ZK3 (2.5 g), ZK4 (5.0 g), and ZK5 (7.5 g). The results indicated that the zeolite has the character as type P1. ZK1 zeolite had the highest crystallinity (65%), therefore it was used further to synthesize zeolit/TiO2 nanocomposite. The nanocomposite was formed to improve the zeolite characters, especially adsorption-photodegradation capacity. The synthesized zeolite and the nanocomposite were tested for their adsorption capacities. The results showed that the ZK1 has the highest adsorption capacity, i.e. 147 mg/g. Optimization was performed on ZK1 and zeolit/TiO2 nanocomposite to compare their adsorption capacity and to determine their optimum conditions for adsorption. The optimum concentration of adsorbate that can be adsorbed by ZK1 was obtained at 400 ppm using 0.02 g adsorbent, with the adsorption time of 3 hours. Zeolite/TiO2 nanocomposite has optimum concentration of 250 ppm with the weight of adsorbent of 0.01 g, and the adsorption time of 1 hour. The nanocomposite zeolite was able degrade methylene blue under ultraviolet radiation for 6 hours at λ=365 nm.
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Judul: Karakteristik habitat kambing hutan Sumatera, Capricornis sumatraensis Bachstein, 1799 di kawasan Danau Gunung Tujuh, Taman Nasional Kerinci Barat
Abstrak: Kambing hutan sumatera (Capricornis sumatraensis sumatraensis Bachstein, 1799) telah dilindungi sejak tahun 1931 berdasarkan Peraturan Perlindungan Binatang Liar 1931 Nomor : 266. Populasi kambing hutan sumatera di alam dikhawatirkan akan menurun disebabkan adanya berbagai faktor yang mengancam kelestariannya seperti perburuan liar dan perusakan habitat yang terjadi di Kawasan Danau Gunung Tujuh. Menurut Borner (1974) dalam Direktorat Penyuluhan KSDA (1994), kawasan Danau Gunung Tujuh merupakan tempat pembiakan ideal untuk kambing hutan.
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