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Performance Study of Absorption Tower and Adsorption Reactor to Eliminate Ammonia Gas as Pollutant

Version 1 : Received: 28 November 2021 / Approved: 1 December 2021 / Online: 1 December 2021 (10:22:31 CET)

How to cite: Sari, I. R. J.; Fatkhurrahman, J. A.; Andriani, Y. Performance Study of Absorption Tower and Adsorption Reactor to Eliminate Ammonia Gas as Pollutant. Preprints 2021, 2021120002. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202112.0002.v1 Sari, I. R. J.; Fatkhurrahman, J. A.; Andriani, Y. Performance Study of Absorption Tower and Adsorption Reactor to Eliminate Ammonia Gas as Pollutant. Preprints 2021, 2021120002. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202112.0002.v1

Abstract

Ammonia known as harmful gas that could impact on health and environment. Typically, ammonia gas emitted by fertilizer industry, rubber factory, etc. There are many options for advance industry to control ammonia gas pollution, absorption tower using water scrubber and using activated carbon as adsorption reaction could be an option. But for middle- and lower-class industry, it is common in Indonesia, as seen on many rubber factories, ammonia gas pollution is serious problem to control, actually they have used wet scrubber but eficiency is lower about 47%. This study measure performance for ammonia elimination as gas pollutant using absorption tower and adsorption tower in laboratory scale. Using electrochemical gas sensor, we measure both ammonia concentration for inlet and outlet simultaneously to settle saturation point of these two types of ammonia emission control. In conclusion, Ammonia absorbed in water proportional to saturation time and absorbent volume. Highest absorbed ammonia concentration 1.538 mg/L on 4000 mL absorbent. For Adsorption system, saturation time proportional and correlated to adsorbent weight and Adsorption capacity reverse correlated to adsorbent weight. Optimum adsorption point can be achieved from intersection curve between saturation time and adsorption capacity which is 1200 grams adsorbent

Keywords

ammonia; emission control; saturation point; absorption tower; adsorption reactor

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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