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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kondisi optimum larutan natrium karbonat yang mampu
mengasbsorp gas karbon dioksida dalam biogas. Proses absorpsi ini berlangsung dalam spray column
absorber dengan konstruksi fiber glass, berdiameter 10 cm dan tinggi 100 cm. Efektivitas kolom ini diuji
dengan melangsungkan proses absorpsi didalamnya, yaitu dengan mengontakkan biogas dan pelarut
secara countercurrent selama 3 menit. Pelarut yang digunakan adalah larutan natrium karbonat dengan
berbagai variasi konsentrasi (15, 20, 25, 30, 35 %berat). Setelah proses absorpsi, gas hasil absorpsi
dianalisa menggunakan ORSAT Analyzer dan Gas Chromatography (GC) untuk mengetahui kandungan
gas CO2 di dalamnya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa titik optimum tercapai ketika 25%berat
larutan natrium karbonat mengabsorp gas CO2 yaitu sebanyak 27,92%. Hal ini membuktikan bahwa
penggunaan larutan penyerap natrium karbonat efektif untuk mengabsorp gas CO2.
Kata kunci: Absorpsi, Natrium Karbonat, Karbon Dioksida, Spray Column Absorber
Abstract
Biogas was one of alternative energy. One of the highest impurities on biogas was carbon dioxide. This
research was conducted to determine the carbon dioxide absorption using sodium carbonate as absorbent.
Absorption process occured in spray column absorber, which is construct from fiber glass with 10 cm
diameter and 100 cm height. Biogas and absorbent were contacted each other by countercurrent flow for 3
minutes. Sodium carbonate concentration was varied from 15 to 35 %wt. After absorption process,
output gas were collected and analized by ORSAT Analyzer and Gas Chromatography (GC). Result of
this research showed that absorption with 25%wt sodium carbonate produces the highest carbon dioxide
absorption. Measurement of this point was 27,92 percentage of carbon dioxide absorption. This proved
that purification biogas with sodium carbonate in spray column was efective to carbon dioxide absorption.
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