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Vol 11 No 1 (2017): Volume 11, Number 1, 2017
Uji validitas model shrinking core terhadap pengaruh konsentrasi asam sitrat dalam proses leaching nikel laterit
Jurusan Teknik Kimia, Fakultas Teknologi Industri, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan Jalan Ciumbuleuit No. 94, Bandung, 40141
Departemen Teknik Kimia, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Gadjah Mada Jalan Grafika No. 2 Kampus UGM, Yogyakarta, 55281
Departemen Teknik Kimia, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Gadjah Mada Jalan Grafika No. 2 Kampus UGM, Yogyakarta, 55281
Balai Penelitian Teknologi Material, Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia Jalan Ir. Sutami Km. 15, Tanjung Bintang, Lampung Selatan, 35361
Abstrak
Proses atmospheric pressure acid leaching merupakan salah satu proses pengolahan nikel laterit yang berpotensi untuk diaplikasikan dalam skala industri. Proses leaching ini dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor, diantaranya konsentrasi asam sebagai leachant. Studi ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mempelajari pengaruh konsentrasi asam sitrat terhadap penggunaan model kinetika shrinking core dalam proses leaching nikel laterit. Proses leaching dilakukan dengan memvariasikan konsentrasi asam sitrat sebesar 0,1; 1,0, dan 2,0 M. Kondisi operasi lainnya, seperti ukuran partikel, rasio padat-cair, suhu, kecepatan pengadukan, dan lama proses dijaga konstan pada 125-150 μm, 0,2 massa sampel/volume larutan asam, 85 oC, 200 rpm, dan 120 menit, secara berurutan. Hasil percobaan menunjukkan bahwa semakin tinggi konsentrasi asam sitrat yang digunakan, maka semakin tinggi pula nilai persentase recovery nikel yang diperoleh. Selain itu, uji validitas model shrinking core terhadap data percobaan menunjukkan dampak yang positif dalam mendeskripsikan fenomena fisis proses leaching.
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