Improving River Water Quality Using Ceramic Membranes from Clay and Zeolites

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of the composition of the material & size of clay and zeolite which has been active as the formation of ceramic membranes against the values of TDS, Turbidity, Fe & Mn, pH and Flux. Then this study determines the optimum results of water treatment membranes from these variations. This study uses a treatment method on membrane size and analyses river water samples. Data analysis used a Complete Randomized Block Design (RAKL) and focused on a simple water filtration process. Variations in the size of raw materials of natural zeolite 50/60, 60/80 and 80/100 mesh which have been activated with Sulphate Acid Concentration of 1 N. Water samples originated from the Krueng Pasee river in North Aceh. Total membrane weight of 700 grams. Variations in this study clay mass: natural zeolite 90%: 10%, 80%: 20%, 70%: 30%, 60%: 40%, & 50%: 50%. The results for pH parameters with membrane filtration obtained pH in accordance with the standard qualifications of drinking water group A, after filtering has increased. For the TDS, Turbidity, Fe & Mn parameters, the analyzed concentration decreases. The best comparison is 50% TL: 50% ZA & size 50/60 mesh for the flux test.