Transport emissions contribute most to air pollution at around 85 percent. This problem is becoming very serious in developing countries and it is estimated that nearly a quarter of the world population is exposed to air pollutants from motorized vehicle gases. Silica is one of the materials that can be used to filter organic particles and is common in Indonesia. Silica is found in the Lapindo sludge and has been neglected as a waste. The use of nano-silica extracted from Lapindo sludge as a filter for air pollution in automobile exhausts may be an alternative solution for global warming problem. SiO2 extracted from Lapindo sludge was formed in nanoparticle size because it has good absorption capacity. SiO2, which was synthesized from Lapindo sludge, is processed into an adsorbent layer. The SiO2 adsorbent has a large adsorbent surface, a large pore volume and a small porous particle size, which is indicated by the porosity. The adsorbent absorbs organic pollutants very effectively after 3 layers applied. This adsorbent is also classified as environmentally friendly as it only uses one catalyst process for SiO2 material from Lapindo mud.
AIPER (Alternative Air Pollution Filter): Vehicle Pollution Filter With Synthesis Lapindo Mud Based On Silica Dioxide
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Transport emissions contribute most to air pollution at around 85 percent. it is estimated that nearly a quarter of the world population is exposed to air pollutants from motorized vehicle gases. Silica from Lapindo is one of the materials that can be used to filter organic particles and is common in Indonesia because it has good absorption capacity. The adsorbent absorbs organic pollutants very effectively after 3 layers applied. it only uses one catalyst process for SiO2 material from Lapindo mud.