Edy Wibowo, Iqbal Dwi Cahyo, Naily Ulya, Mamat Rokhmat, Suwandi Suwandi, Suprayogi Suprayogi, Sutisna Sutisna, Putut Marwoto, Imam Sumpono
We report utilizing IR 64-rice husk as green adsorbents for degrading methylene blue in aqueous solutions. We attempted to significantly enhance the degradation ability of rice husk through a simple process-drying under the sun irradiation and boiling in the water. A photometer was used to determine the percent degradation of MB in the solutions. We obtained that the boiling treatment is more effective for enhancing the degradation ability of rice husk than sunbathing process. The use of boiled rice husks could reduce MB in the solutions up to 89%. Indeed, the degradation ability of IR 64-rice husk can be significantly increased through a simple treatment so that it possesses a great chance to be developed as a green adsorbent with incredible performance. © 2023 Author(s).
Engineering Physics, School of Electrical Engineering, Telkom University, Jalan Telekomunikasi, Terusan Buah Batu, West Java, Bandung, Indonesia; Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Jember, East Java, Indonesia; Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
