SULFUR DIOXIDE REMOVAL OF SMOKE AREA IN RUBBER SHEET INDUSTRY USING WET SCRUBBER

Husaini¹ and Abdul Haris²

Abstract: The SO 2 can be produced from rubber sheet drying from wood burning rubber. The aim of this research is to design wet scrubber for sulfur dioxide removal in rubber sheet Industry. The study was conducted by entering the smoke from wood burning rubber into the wet scrubber. When SO 2 passes through the scrubber, at the same time drop water was spayed by different type of mist of nozzle in the bed. The SO2 is dissolved in water  and H2SO4was formed. The un dissolved of SO2in scrubber was detected using Pararosanilin method. All datas were evaluated by statistical method. Base on the results, the 3 mm of mist diameter bed has highest efficiency up to 86%. For the pressure 40 psi and 3 number columns were shown the efficiency about 87% and 86%, respectively. The highest efficiency was achieved by 3 mm of mist diameter; 40 psi bed-pressure; and 1 number of column is 97% and for 4 mm of mist diameter; 40 psi bedpressure; and 1 number of column about 96.8%.

Keywords : Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), removal, wet scrubber
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^{1 Public Health Program Study, Medicine Faculty at Lambung Mangkurat University, South Kalimantan, 70714, Indonesia}

^{2 Environmental Health Department at Polytechnic Health of Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, 70714, Indonesia}

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